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New financial reporting standards for companies are making the level of disclosure for smaller companies much simpler. Two main options exist for smaller companies and some thought has to be given as to which might suit your company.  Bright Brown is fully versed on the new ...

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Slowly but surely all employers are reaching the staging dates from which they will have to apply the new rules for bringing their employees into a Workplace Pension Scheme.  Opting out of such schemes is at the discretion of the employee, not the employer, so any employer n...

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Those of you running companies will know you need to file an annual return each year at Companies House, although the dates for these are not always easy to remember! From June these returns will be replaced by an Annual Confirmation Statement. Although they may ...

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Did your company have a change of shareholders during the year ended 5 April 2016? If so, you may need to report this to HM Revenue & Customs by 6 July 2016 to ensure that no tax has become due on any transfers under the employment-related securities rules. If in doubt, seek professio...

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Those of you running companies know who your shareholders and directors are, but can you identify the persons of significant control? From April companies and LLPs are required to maintain a register of these persons as part of their statutory records, and from June will be requi...

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If you are an employer providing benefits to anyone by reason of their employment you should now be completing P11D forms for the year ended 5 April 2016 to report these to HM Revenue & Customs. Beware, you may be providing reportable benefits to someone who is not necessarily your employee, ...

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