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Corporate tax planning developments in United Kingdom | Lexology
All questions Local developments i Entity forms Most UK business of any significant size is carried on in a company, which might either be UK resident or the branch of a non-UK company. Partnerships (which are transparent for UK tax purposes) tend to be limited to the professions and to private equity-style investment structures.
Uniting the finance-HR divide
Finance and HR are different animals, right? No. Whilst they might have different methods, they often have common goals, especially when it comes to people. Both departments want the right people in the right places doing the right things. So why the perceived dichotomy? Because finance has traditionally been focussed on growth, M&A, investments and cost control, and HR on making sure people are in the right roles, are energised and well managed.
The casualties of the war for talent
As the job markets tightens, and technological disruption and competitive threats challenge corporate performance, we are witnessing a revival of the war for talent, a term first introduced by McKinsey in 1997 to refer to the fierce competition for the best and brightest employees. As a result, ten years after the financial crisis, investment bankers, hedge fund traders and private equity professionals are back reaping enormous financial benefits from their talent.
Corporates unprepared for Making Tax Digital VAT deadline
The government’s plans to make it easier and more effective for individuals and businesses to get their tax right and keep on top of their affairs are creating challenges for UK companies. According to research from accounting giant KPMG, nearly two thirds of businesses (64%) say that Making Tax Digital is a good idea but that they need more support with their plans ahead of the deadline of April 1 2019 for VAT.
How measuring internal communications can drive value
‘The workplace’ as a meaningful term, has pretty much had its day. For knowledge workers, there is no ‘workplace’ that has any meaning outside the single view of the individual – it is an online world that is defined by webchat, email, collaboration platforms, hot desks, and transport hubs.
Is your business ready for digital tax reporting?
Finance directors and CFOs face a big responsibility coming into 2019. That’s because they need to ensure their business is fully prepared for the major and imminent changes to tax reporting. It’s now just a couple of months until the April deadline for Making Tax Digital – the biggest change to affect accounting for decades. With such a monumental transformation just around the corner, it would be unsurprising if some directors were feeling a little trepidatious.
Why employees’ changing expectations could be good for salary budgets
Employee expectations of their workplace are changing, according to a new survey, and many employers are shifting their approaches to manage business impacts. According to the Aon Benefits and Trends Survey, 97% of organisations say that employee expectations of the workplace are rapidly changing.
VAT changes for online marketplaces and businesses using vouchers - Financial Director
The advances in electronic services, as more businesses move into virtual marketplaces with virtual payments, continues to provide challenges to the VAT system. The first directives were drafted in the 1960s and VAT has evolved considerably since then.
MTD – a Trojan Horse into your accounting records? - Financial Director
If you are thinking HMRC’s plans to move over 1 million VAT-registered businesses to the new Making Tax Digital reporting platform in April 2019 is a lot of bother for reporting just nine boxes of VAT data, then you are right. It is an enormous upheaval to deliver what HMRC already receives. But a closer look at the new reporting format being imposed by HMRC gives a big clue as to what’s coming next.
The collision of tax technology and the digital world
Tax functions are feeling the strain with several forces putting the UK’s tax departments under greater pressure than ever before. Keeping on top of increased regulation, Making Tax Digital (MTD), requirements to analyse and report varied data sets currently residing in traditional silos and the demand for increased, real-time reporting and transparency, are all forcing tax departments to evolve quickly.
Making the most of Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital has been an undercurrent to larger discussions, like Brexit, for some time. Many are still unclear what the impact will be and when. In short, under the new rules select businesses will need to submit their tax data electronically via HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) approved accounting software. The new rules are set to go live on 1 April 2019, just days after Brexit.
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