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DownloadAutomatic Enrolment The legislation surrounding automatic enrolment in workplace pensions has now been in effect for five years. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has just won its first criminal prosecution against an employer for not providing a workplace pension scheme. Legal obligations have now been met...[more]
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The overwhelming majority of self-employed workers have no critical illness cover, leaving them open to financial ruin in the event of long-term sick leave. Scottish Widows polled 5,077 individuals and found 93% of Britain's 4.8 million-strong self-employed workforce has no critical illness cover. 76% of...[more]
Applying the change in the Bank of England Base Rate from 0.25% to 0.5% to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. Using the Late Payment Act we assist clients recovering debts, the Late Payment Act also allows the addition of reasonable costs...[more]
THE COMMON REPORTING STANDARDS (CRS) What is the CRS? The CRS is an international agreement designed to help combat tax evasion by automatically exchanging bank account (and other financial assets) information with the tax authority in the country where the owner of the account is...[more]
We are now at the stage where the majority of qualifying businesses in the United Kingdom have had their staging dates for the auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme. Companies that are still to have their staging dates are those that are counted as ‘new employers’ –...[more]
Dividend Tax Changes – Do You Need To File a Tax Return? Historically, dividends paid to UK taxpayers have benefitted from a tax credit, which has meant that the tax payers who would not be higher rate tax payers would face no additional tax liability...[more]
Simmons Gainsford raises money for Chailey Heritage Foundation Simmons Gainsford has proudly been raising money for Chailey Heritage Foundation and over the past year through initiatives such as quiz nights and sporting events. In July, Simmons Gainsford’s office in Uckfield along with Neva Consultants, held...[more]
Simmons Gainsford along with Neva Consultants, held the 5th annual Rounders tournament on Thursday 27th July at Maresfield Cricket Ground near Uckfield. The unpredictable weather hid away with streams of warm sunshine ensuring conditions were ideal as the players took to the field to participate...[more]