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Submitting your Plastic Packing Tax return – HMRC update

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Plastic Packing Tax is now operational. On 1 July 2022, HMRC updated their guidance on how to submit your Plastic Packaging Tax return. When to submit your return. Your tax returns must cover the below accounting periods.

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Capital vs revenue expenditure in the context of properties

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The distinction between capital and revenue expenditure for tax purposes can be difficult to make. Tax relief for revenue expenditure is given in the tax year that it is incurred. Overview Article written by Daniela Moss and Rutvik Patel, Menzies.

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Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor

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A tax partner once told me about a client who complained that every number on his tax return prepared by the CPA firm was wrong because the amounts had been rounded. Famous (and sometimes funny) Public Accounting Quotes. Interstellar Tax Debt Self Prepared Tax Return Mindset?

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Bitcoin Halving 2024

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. If you are a trader or miner , remember that transaction fees are subject to income tax too, so even if the value of bitcoin goes down and transaction fees rise, you will need to report this income on your self-assessment tax return.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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Big 4 Big Four Reshape Consulting Workforce, Strategy With Rare Layoffs [ Bloomberg Tax ] The Big Four accounting firms have leaned into their tech advisory work and data analytics services—areas ripe for revenue growth—as interest rates and the artificial intelligence boom reshaped demand for consulting services.

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Private Tutors and UK tax

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. So, if a tutor is earning less than £1,000 in a tax year from an online platform there will be no requirement to notify HMRC of this source or make a disclosure. The tax calculations can potentially go back up to 20 years depending on the circumstances.

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Private Client: Spring Budget 2024 Predictions & Wish List

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Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Income tax Tax Liabilities Given the increased interest rates, more taxpayers will be benefitting from increased interest on income. This means more taxpayers may find themselves with undisclosed tax liabilities and/or needing to file a tax return.