The Lodestar Blog
Tax tips, business news, Lodestar expert insight
Companies House Changes From 4th March
Big news for all limited companies. From the 4th March, Companies House, the UK's company registrar, is bringing in changes in respect of an update to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. The main change is that all companies will need to have a...
Autumn Statement 2023
This week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Autumn Statement with the underlying message that inflation is falling and public finances are stabilising, so focus is now being applied to reducing debt, cutting tax and rewarding hard work. If you want some bedtime...
Autumn Statement 2023 – All The Details
Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Autumn Statement with the underlying message that inflation is falling and public finances are stabilising, so focus is now being applied to reducing debt, cutting tax and rewarding hard work. HEADLINES National...
The C Word (Christmas!)🎄
With only 59 more days until Christmas many businesses are busy planning Christmas events and gifts to reward their staff and celebrate the end of a tricky year for most - but leaving an employee with a tax bill for a party or a gift would be an unwelcome Christmas...
Farewell Pay By Wise. Don’t Panic, We’ve Got You Covered
Xero have announced that the ‘Pay by Wise’ feature will be discontinued from 26th February 2024. This news will likely generate one of two reactions in you: Oh crap, how will we pay our suppliers now? OR Pay by Wise…..what was that? Either way, take a look at our 5...
Time To Pay Arrangements Go Online
HMRC have extended the facility for setting up Time to Pay arrangements online through your digital tax account. The online self serve facility now covers Self Assessment tax, PAYE and VAT and there are different criteria for each type of tax. Self Assessment - Income...