In this month’s enews we include an update for employers on payroll penalties and NMW increases and guidance on the introduction of the VAT Mini One Stop Shop for digital services. We also include articles on mis-sold interest rate hedging products, guidance on Gift Aid and free admission, an update on the broadband voucher scheme and HMRC’s latest phishing scam.
Stuart is going to have a bone marrow transplant and will be in hospital for five to six weeks. Hopefully, this will happen within four weeks provided the chosen donor is suitable. This is an important step on his road to recovery.
Stuart has completed his second course of chemotherapy and is currently recuperating at home.
Griffin Chapman are pleased to announce that they have been awarded ACCA Approved Employer – Trainee Development Platinum status. This is in recognition of the support provided to ACCA trainees working towards the ACCA Qualification or Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) scheme.
In this month’s enews we report on VAT and prompt payment discounts, changes to flexible working rights, challenges to the calculation of holiday pay and new PAYE messages for employers. Please do get in touch if you would like more detail on any of the articles.
Businesses which currently offer prompt payment discounts (PPD) to their customers need to be aware that there are some changes ahead to the rules.
Stuart has had a few quiet days at home whilst continuing with ongoing tests. He is back in Addenbrooke’s next week for his second course of chemotherapy.
We regret to inform you that Stuart Bennett has been diagnosed with Leukaemia. He is currently in Addenbrooke’s Hospital undergoing treatment and will therefore be absent from the office for the foreseeable future.
His fellow Partners and Senior Managers will be dealing with his workload in his absence. We can assure you we will continue to provide the service and expertise you rightly expect from Griffin Chapman.
The Education Funding Agency has published the Academies accounts direction 2013 to 2014 (Accounts Direction).
Academies, as with other schools will often transact with individuals that are governors or businesses that they are connected to. A vast majority of these transactions will be as a result of individuals being willing and able to provide the service that the academy needs whilst providing the best value for money that the academy could obtain. In some cases however, the acts of a few individuals can mar the public perception of what is going on in a vast majority of these schools.