Tax Fact-Sheets

Payroll – basic procedures

Here is an outline of what you need to do to set up and run your payroll.  If your business is in the Co. Antrim area we, at Proactive Accounting, can help you to set up and run your payroll or we can run your payroll for you. New Employer In order to set up…

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Payroll Real Time Information

The Real Time Information requirements are wide ranging and potentially onerous on employers. We provide a summary below. If your business is in the Co. Antrim area we, at Proactive Accounting, can help you to set up and run your payroll or we can run your payroll for you. We set out below details of…

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Payslips

Employers in the Co. Antrim area should be aware of the legal requirements concerning payslips – here is the Proactive Accounting guide to the essentials… Most employees receive payslips and take them for granted, but what are the legal requirements? All workers, including those working part-time and temporarily, are entitled to receive a written payslip…

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Pooled cars and vans

Proactive Accounting can advise employers in the Co. Antrim area on the use of pooled cars and vans. Here is an overview of the main considerations… Some employers, or groups of employers, find it convenient to have one or more cars or vans that are readily available for business use by a number of employees.…

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Travel and subsistence for Directors and employees

We summarise the main areas to consider in deciding whether tax relief for travelling and subsistence expenditure is available. If you are an employer or employee in the Co. Antrim area we, at Proactive Accounting, can advise you on the expense rules. Travelling and subsistence expenditure incurred by or on behalf of employees gives rise…

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Bribery Act 2010

Under the Bribery Act 2010 it is an offence for organisations to ‘fail to prevent bribery’. The defence against this offence is to ensure that your business has adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery. If your business is in the Co. Antrim or surrounding areas we, at Proactive Accounting, can provide you with assistance or…

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Charities in Scotland: trustees’ responsibilities

Being a Scottish charity trustee brings responsibilities. At Proactive Accounting, we can provide guidance on the reporting requirements in the Co. Antrim area. It is often considered an honour to act as a trustee for a charity and an opportunity to give something back to the community. However, becoming a trustee involves a certain commitment…

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Recovering VAT on staff expenses

Proactive Accounting can help businesses in the Co. Antrim area with recovering VAT on staff expenses. Although the VAT rules normally prevent you reclaiming VAT on supplies that are not made direct to you, there are certain circumstances when the rules are relaxed. Subsistence Expenses For instance, the VAT element of subsistence expenses paid to…

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Cash basis for the self-employed

We consider the optional rules which allow small unincorporated businesses to calculate their profits for tax purposes on a cash basis rather than the normal accruals basis. Accruals basis and cash basis One example which illustrates the difference between the accruals basis and cash basis is that credit sales are included in the accruals basis…

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Company secretarial duties

Certain information about a company must be publicly available including, for example, the company’s annual accounts, registered office address and details of directors, company secretary (if there is one) and members. Providing and updating this information has historically been the job of the company secretary. If your company is in the Co. Antrim area we,…

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