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‘A situation in which a person is in a position to derive personal benefit from actions or decisions made in their official capacity’ is defined as a conflict of interest.’ Trustees have a duty to act in the best interests of their charity.

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Getting the classification right for the supply of goods or services is always important when it comes to VAT. Food retailing is one area where the boundaries between standard and zero rated items can give rise to difficulty. For example, is takeaway food supplied by a business ‘hot’? A lot can hinge on getting the answer right, as a recent tax tribunal case shows.

It will come as no surprise to have confirmation that it’s predominantly the older household that owns the UK’s housing wealth. International property experts, Savills, believe that 75% of the UK’s homeowner equity is held by the over 50s.

According to the latest statistics 121,500 first-time buyers have saved a total of £284,000,000 following the introduction of a relief for first-time buyers under the Stamp Duty Land Tax rules which apply in England and Northern Ireland.

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HMRC is working with more than 150 software suppliers who have said they will provide software for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTDfV) in time for April 2019.

It’s been an eventful year for Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI). EMI made headlines in April, when HMRC revealed problems obtaining continued EU state aid approval.

New company car advisory fuel rates took effect from 1 September 2018. The guidance states: 'You can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply'. The rates only apply to employees using a company car.

Bookkeeping can become very complicated for Charities, as they have extra requirements for accounting for their income and expenditure (e.g analysis over different types of funds, such as restricted, unrestricted, designated or endowment.)Some charities keep handwritten ledgers, others excel cashbooks and some use desktop based softwares, however, an increasing number of charities are turning to cloud accounting. There are a number of benefits to using cloud based accountancy software to manage your charity finances.