Checking your Simple Assessment tax bill

Simple Assessment is a method by which HMRC can assess where additional Income Tax is due by a taxpayer. A Simple Assessment letter is usually issued to taxpayers with reasonable straight forward tax affairs. The Simple Assessment notice of liability does not require...

On your bike tax-free

The Cycle to Work scheme was introduced over 20 years ago to help promote the use of environmentally friendly modes of transport. The scheme allows employers to provide bicycles and cyclists’ safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The scheme...

Class 2 and 4 NIC for the self-employed

There are two types of National Insurance contributions (NICs) payable by most self-employed people. These are known as Class 2 NICs and Class 4 NICs. Class 2 NICs are paid by all self-employed taxpayers unless they earn under the Small Profits Threshold (SPT),...

Access to cash to be protected

Recognising the need to maintain access to cash withdrawal facilities, the government is stepping in to set out a new access standard in the UK. The vast majority of people and businesses are set to be no further than three miles away from withdrawing cash under a new...