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  • DANBRO named Bauer & Cottrell Associate Member

    25/03/2013

    Award-winning contractor accountant and payroll specialist DANBRO is proud to announce it has been named a Bauer & Cottrell IR35 Associate Member.

  • Other Announcements for Your Finances (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    A new childcare scheme is to be introduced to support working families with their childcare costs. For childcare costs of up to £6,000 per year, support of 20 per cent will be available worth up to £1,200. From the first year of operation, all children under five will be eligible and the scheme will build up over time to include children under 12.

  • Pensions and Investments (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    The pension annual allowance has been £50,000 since 2011/12, but it is being reduced to £40,000 from 2014/15. Unused annual allowance from the three previous 'pension input period' years (annual periods commencing from when the pension started or from when the first contribution was made after 6 April 2006 if the pension started before this date) may be carried forward and added to this annual allowance. If an individual's pension savings for a tax year exceed this total, the annual allowance charge is applied to the excess. The annual allowance charge is linked to the individual's marginal rate of income tax.

  • Personal and Trust Taxes (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    The income tax personal allowance for individuals born after 5 April 1948 is increasing from £8,105 to £9,440 for 2013/14 and further increasing to £10,000 in 2014/15. In subsequent years the income tax personal allowance will be amended by the increase in the consumer prices index. To compensate for this the basic rate limit is reducing from £34,370 in 2012/13 to £32,010 in 2013/14. It will further reduce to £31,865 in 2014/15.

  • Other Announcements for Businesses (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    Bank Levy

  • Business Taxes (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    Corporation tax

  • Vehicle Taxation (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    Company car tax rates

  • VAT and Indirect Taxes (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    VAT

  • Other Announcements (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    Stamp duty land tax

  • For Your Finances (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    Key announcements affecting your personal finances.

  • For Businesses (Budget 2013)

    21/03/2013

    A new allowance for employers' National Insurance contributions and an accelerated reduction in corporation tax to 20 per cent from April 2015 were some of the key announcements for businesses in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget 2013.

  • Budget 2013

    21/03/2013

    Chancellor George Osborne's fourth Budget statement was delivered on 20 March 2013 against a challenging domestic and global economic backdrop.

  • Texting - A Powerful Tool for Recruiters

    07/03/2013

    A recent worldwide recruiter customer survey from Sheffield based mobile communications company Dialogue, have revealed the importance of text messaging in the recruitment industry.

  • Is Software Ruining Your Employment Chances?

    07/03/2013

    In a market where on average there are 23 applicants per job the process of narrowing down the candidates is a pain staking one. No wonder many of the largest companies on the globe are turning to software to screen applicants.  In a recent survey by the BBC it was found that in 20 of the world’s biggest organisations 18 used these programs (applicant tracking systems).

  • Oil and Gas Boom Creates Skill Shortage

    07/03/2013

    Despite the recent news that around 34,000 jobs are expected to be created in the oil and gas sector over the next two years there are worries that a skill shortage will make expansion impossible.

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