Collapse of Austin Reed – fails to find buyer

Administrators fail to find buyers resulting in the fashion chain having to close of all their stores by the end of June. The close would affect around 1,000 staff in 120 locations. After the 116-year old in the business, the retailer collapsed days after BHS entered administration. Despite several proposals being put forward, they were unable… Read more…

Research claims management pressures causes accounting fraud

Research conducted by Professor Frank Hartmann of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) Hartmann states: “Managers are often guilty of pressuring their controllers to manipulate financial reporting because of personal interests such as securing a promotion or a bonus, or avoiding being fired. “This type of pressure is hard to resist by some controllers… Read more…

HMRC high-value tax cases drop 15%

HMRC high-value tax cases drop 15% HMRC announce 15 % reduction in high value tax cases, due to the following reasons: Naming & Shaming of companies investigated The high profile Google case The ‘crackdown’ on tax investigations To ensure you’re on the right side of HMRC contact Salhan Accountants.

SMEs warned to take care when choosing lenders

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is advising SMEs to read the fine print when seeking finance after its number of rejected lenders skyrocketed in the last two years. A growing number of so-called ‘bandwagon’ lenders and ‘flatpack’ finance providers have entered the commercial finance market and are posing a significant threat to… Read more…

The taxman’s new tax collecting powers

July 2016 will see the introduction of a new set of tax collecting powers that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be able to use when it believes tax is due that is not covered by a self-assessment tax return. The Finance Bill 2016 heralds the introduction of a new tax assessment system similar to… Read more…

Tax Evasion Criminal Sanctions

The Queen’s Speech in May saw the government announce its intention to bring the proposed Criminal Finance Bill before Parliament that will hold UK companies responsible for failing to prevent their staff facilitating tax evasion anywhere in the world by creating a new criminal offence for corporations that do not take action. The announcement follows… Read more…

Reliefs on Employee Travel Expenses curtailed

Since the start of the new financial year on 6 April 2016, employment intermediaries have had to consider whether a person is subject to supervision, direction or control (SDC) in their work when deciding whether travel from home to work and subsistence expenses can be paid to workers. Many Managed Service Company (MSC) providers have… Read more…