News
Our news covers a range of subjects, including some of the services that we offer and an update of the recent changes that have, or will take place.
End of tax year payroll procedures
11/05/2022
Making Tax Digital (MTD) reminder
11/05/2022
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise open for 2022
10/05/2022
Trading losses – carry back or carry forward?
10/05/2022
Super-deduction for equipment runs for one more year
10/05/2022
What to do with your company when you want to retire?
10/05/2022
Inflation, it’s personal!
10/05/2022
Strengthening consumer protection and enforcement
10/05/2022
Rules for claiming work from home expenses tightened for 2022-23
10/05/2022
A new approach to employee benefits
10/05/2022
Would your business survive if something happened to you?
10/05/2022
Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme
03/05/2022
Spring Statement 2022
03/05/2022
Living Wage
03/05/2022
Issues arising from the Ukraine crisis
03/05/2022
Climate-related disclosures
03/05/2022
Charity law reform
03/05/2022
Fraud Awareness
03/05/2022
Company law reform
03/05/2022
Safeguarding guidance
03/05/2022
Kids Company: Lessons to be learned
03/05/2022
Charities’ response to the war in Ukraine
03/05/2022
Looking back, and planning for the future
03/05/2022
Fundraising regulation
03/05/2022
Government scheme – discounts of up to £5k for accounting software
25/04/2022
Charities Bill received Royal Assent
25/04/2022
Shares for employees and directors – have you complied with your reporting requirements?
25/04/2022
Cashflow management strategies
25/04/2022
Resolving commercial rent debts
25/04/2022
What is plastic packaging tax?
25/04/2022
Economic forecasts dampen for 2022
25/04/2022
Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief – marriage & divorce
25/04/2022
iCloud +
25/04/2022
Towards Net Zero
25/04/2022
Increase in dividend tax rates
17/03/2022
Less than a month until Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT becomes law
17/03/2022
End of year tax planning
17/03/2022
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) Rate Changes
10/03/2022
Two million people missed self-assessment deadline
10/03/2022
Accounting changes for users of the Flat Rate Scheme
10/03/2022
Cryptoassets: How are they taxed in 2022?
10/03/2022
Lyndon and Charlotte clock up 10 years’ service
07/03/2022
HWB jumps into Hares of Hampshire sponsorship
07/03/2022
Trust Registration Service update
16/02/2022
National Apprenticeship Week
11/02/2022
Personal tax planning ahead of April 2022
09/02/2022
How to value your business in 2022
09/02/2022
£1 million of your estate is Inheritance Tax free
09/02/2022
Deadline looms for new hospitality and leisure grants
09/02/2022
New drive to promote woodland creation grants for landowners
09/02/2022
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2022
09/02/2022
Recovery Loan Scheme extended
09/02/2022
New head of payroll at accountancy firm
08/02/2022
Andrew Kershaw promotion
08/02/2022
HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised
19/01/2022
Report sheds more light on changes to R&D regime
12/01/2022
Construction industry scheme
12/01/2022
Pension contribution complications
12/01/2022
One in four buy-to-let landlords ‘plan to sell up in 2022’
12/01/2022
Health and Social Care NI contribution increase
12/01/2022
National Insurance holiday for employers of veterans
12/01/2022
Remember to declare COVID-19 grants on your tax return
12/01/2022
Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS)
11/01/2022
Funding social care
06/01/2022
Gift Aid developments
06/01/2022
Trustee recruitment
06/01/2022
Updated COVID guidance
06/01/2022
Charity model accounts
06/01/2022
Hybrid working
06/01/2022
Autumn budget
06/01/2022
SORP developments
06/01/2022
Fundraising guidance
06/01/2022
Dormant assets
06/01/2022
Trust in the charity sector
06/01/2022
Budget confirms one-year delay for basis period reform
10/12/2021
Fewer estates will have to deliver Inheritance Tax accounts from 1 January 2022
10/12/2021
Six-month extension for COVID-19 recovery loan scheme
10/12/2021
Reimbursing fuel for company cars from 1 December 2021
10/12/2021
VAT domestic reverse charge for construction industry supplies
10/12/2021
Inflation: UK prices increase at fastest rate for almost ten years
10/12/2021
HWB staff put stamp on charity fund-raising
11/11/2021
Extension for temporary £1m annual investment allowance
05/11/2021
Salary sacrifice could ‘dampen increased NICs costs’
05/11/2021
Hospitality and tourism VAT rate increases to 12.5%
05/11/2021
Capital Gains Tax Update
05/11/2021
Business tasks to outsource
04/11/2021
Pension options at the age of 55
04/11/2021
HWB Autumn Budget 2021
03/11/2021
Resilience is the key when it comes to leadership in business
25/10/2021
Budget Countdown – 27th October: HWB Predictions
22/10/2021
New Export Support Service launched
22/10/2021
Residence & domicile after Brexit
22/10/2021
1 in 5 UK employers consider making redundancies
22/10/2021
Capital Allowances on Plant in Residential Property
21/10/2021
Capital gains tax receipts climb 3% to record-high
17/09/2021
Top 30 common cyber vulnerabilities listed in a joint advisory document
17/09/2021
Claiming back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
17/09/2021
September is the last month for CJRS “Furlough” grants
03/09/2021
Accounting for Import VAT on your VAT return
03/09/2021
Accounting effect of tax rate increase
03/09/2021
5% rate on tourism and hospitality ends 30 September
03/09/2021
Big tax bills for the self-employed in 2022/23
03/09/2021
Guidance on SEISS turnover test issued by HMRC
10/08/2021
Starting a new business after COVID-19
09/08/2021
Taking charge of planning your estate
09/08/2021
Company loss relief can be claimed early
07/08/2021
Employer costs increase as furlough scheme winds down
06/08/2021
Personal development expert helps executives to navigate a recovery path
05/08/2021
Strategic challenges in the new normal
04/08/2021
Notifying the option to tax land and building is now 30 days
03/08/2021
Pensions tax traps catch out thousands more savers
02/08/2021
Sweeping VAT reforms in the EU will affect the UK’s online retailers
15/07/2021
Eviction protection extended for businesses most in need
13/07/2021
EU Commission announces the approval of the UK’s data adequacy
12/07/2021
Why choose an electric company car
12/07/2021
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage Competition
10/07/2021
Fifth self-employed income support grant to be paid in July
10/07/2021
Providing information for business rates revaluation 2023
09/07/2021
Furlough grant reduces to 70% for July
05/07/2021
Pension Contributions are tax efficient for employee and employer
05/07/2021
Gemma scores a major promotion at HWB
01/07/2021
Bounce back brings positive signs of economic growth
21/06/2021
Check that your shares qualify for CGT business asset disposal relief
09/06/2021
Self Employed Income Support Scheme Update
09/06/2021
Deadline approaches for SME Brexit support grant
08/06/2021
Nil rate band Will trusts are no longer tax efficient
08/06/2021
Extension of filing deadlines
07/06/2021
‘Freeport’ status brings SDLT tax breaks to the Solent
07/06/2021
Make filing your returns early less taxing
28/05/2021
Are you an “accepted” school under the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) regulations?
26/05/2021
Charities Bill and Dormant Assets Bill
19/05/2021
Right to work checks
13/05/2021
Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax for non-UK residents and companies
13/05/2021
Employee Ownership Trusts – the right thing for your business?
13/05/2021
VAT-registered firms start using digital links under MTD
12/05/2021
Fourth SEISS grant now available
12/05/2021
Marginal relief for Corporation Tax is back
12/05/2021
Details of latest CJRS ‘furlough’ grants
11/05/2021
A change in governance for the audit and accountancy sector
11/05/2021
National Minimum Wage and Sleep-in workers
10/05/2021
Tough times for tourism industry
26/04/2021
Understanding changes to IR35
20/04/2021
Corporate transparency and register reform
16/04/2021
The Budget 2021
16/04/2021
Fundraising Disclosures
16/04/2021
Guidance for AGM’s
16/04/2021
Charity Governance
16/04/2021
The end is in sight!
16/04/2021
HWB celebrates long-service awards while looking to the future
15/04/2021
Staff wellbeing in the Charity Sector
15/04/2021
Off-payroll working
15/04/2021
Filing the annual report
15/04/2021
Going concern reporting
15/04/2021
Responsible Investment
15/04/2021
Are you missing out on tax-free child care?
14/04/2021
New enhanced loss relief rules may result in extra tax refunds
14/04/2021
Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax
14/04/2021
Trustee Guidance
14/04/2021
Fraud and the pandemic
14/04/2021
Charity model accounts updated
14/04/2021
Have you reported in 30 days? Gains on UK residential property
13/04/2021
Harsher penalty regime for late payment of tax – did you miss it?
13/04/2021
More details on the new super-deduction for equipment
12/04/2021
It’s Official – James is a Responsible Individual
30/03/2021
Why the Third Sector may be contracting
17/03/2021
Changes to prompt-payment code aim to end late payments
08/03/2021
Opt-in to VAT deferral new payment scheme by 31 March 2021
08/03/2021
Buy new equipment before 6 April
07/03/2021
Don’t lose your 2020/21 personal allowance
06/03/2021
Men more likely to file a late tax return, says Hampshire accountancy firm
15/02/2021
Supreme Court rules in FCA business interruption case regarding COVID-19 claims
10/02/2021
VAT Deferral Extended
10/02/2021
Record number of small businesses ‘set to close for good in 2021’
09/02/2021
Delay repayments of Bounce Back Loans by 6 months
09/02/2021
Don’t miss out on valuable property reliefs on death
08/02/2021
Pre-Christmas furlough extension stems the tide of redundancies
07/02/2021
Warning as lockdown fraudsters target school academies
04/02/2021
Scam warning for self-assessment
25/01/2021
HWB celebrates exam success of team members
21/01/2021
Changes for the construction sector: Reverse charge VAT
14/01/2021
New year resolutions to save tax
14/01/2021
National living wage to increase alongside age threshold fall
13/01/2021
New year, new strategy?
12/01/2021
Passing on the family home
12/01/2021
Penalty payments from HMRC on the increase
11/01/2021
Furlough to be extended until April 2021
18/12/2020
Business evictions ban extended until March
11/12/2020
Claim your “furlough” grant by 14th
10/12/2020
Did you know that you can reclaim the tax on the interest of PPI payments you received?
10/12/2020
The suspension of wrongful trading provisions
09/12/2020
Off-payroll working for the private sector is on its way
09/12/2020
Are digital banking platforms suitable for businesses?
08/12/2020
Self-employed fear tax returns may affect fourth SEISS claim
08/12/2020
How about a virtual Christmas party?
08/12/2020
HWB appoints 2 new business advisers
03/12/2020
Business asset disposal relief – Entrepreneurs’ relief is no more (in name at least)
18/11/2020
To flip or not to flip? The pros and cons of changing your main residence
18/11/2020
Government extends furlough scheme following lockdown in England
18/11/2020
SDLT – The job of a solicitor or tax adviser?
17/11/2020
Airbnb reporting property rental details to HMRC
16/11/2020
Negative Interest Rates – What does it mean?
16/11/2020
The Charity SORP
10/11/2020
Independent examination of charity accounts
10/11/2020
How to report serious incidents
09/11/2020
Fraud and the Pandemic
09/11/2020
VAT and Digital Media
07/11/2020
Accounting for operating leases
07/11/2020
Filing the annual report
05/11/2020
Revitalising Trusts
05/11/2020
Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020
05/11/2020
VAT and supplies of e-publications
04/11/2020
Enhanced register of charities
03/11/2020
Diversity in the charity sector
03/11/2020
Gift Aid and trading subsidiaries during the pandemic
03/11/2020
Future charity SORP developments
03/11/2020
Charities and the HMRC Trust Registration Service
02/11/2020
COVID-19 Update
02/11/2020
Transparent and accountable governance
01/11/2020
Fundraising Guidance for Charities
01/11/2020
HWB rewards 40 years of loyal service
26/10/2020
HWB promotes Business Adviser to Associate Director
21/10/2020
Check if you are eligible for the Coronavirus LRSG
13/10/2020
Taxes to consider when moving home
13/10/2020
Tariff changes & key VAT issues at the border from 1 January 2021
13/10/2020
Discretionary Funding Available
12/10/2020
Commission set to recommend national living wage freeze
12/10/2020
Get ready for leaving the EU on 1 January 2021
11/10/2020
Finance cost relief for residential lets
11/10/2020
Tax group calls for extension to the annual investment allowance
11/10/2020
VAT is due on early termination fees and compensation payments
15/09/2020
How much is your business worth?
15/09/2020
October paper deadline for self-assessment
15/09/2020
Kickstart Scheme launches in November
14/09/2020
Are you funding your dependants tax efficiently?
14/09/2020
Penalty and Repayment regime for SEISS announced
14/09/2020
MTD for VAT to be extended to all VAT registered businesses in 2022
13/09/2020
Certain property business owners are liable to Class 2 NICs
13/09/2020
Third time’s the charm for Charity Wing Walk
11/09/2020
HWB expands its probate offering
25/08/2020
Time to incorporate your property portfolio?
17/08/2020
More details on hospitality VAT reduction
17/08/2020
Remotely witnessed wills to be officially valid in England and Wales
17/08/2020
New grants to boost recovery of small businesses in England
17/08/2020
Applications open for second phase of self-employed income support
17/08/2020
A multi-purpose vehicle with crew cab is a car
17/08/2020
Summer Statement
15/07/2020
Making and Registering a Lasting Power of Attorney during the Coronavirus Outbreak
13/07/2020
VAT Guidance – Hospitality and Tourism Sector
13/07/2020
Academies latest guidance
07/07/2020
Second self-employed income support grants to be paid in August
03/07/2020
Protecting your business against fraud
03/07/2020
HMRC may allow tax refunds for anticipated company losses
03/07/2020
Refunds of Quarterly Instalment Payments
03/07/2020
Good news for those out of time to claim a Stamp Duty Land Tax refund
03/07/2020
Flexible Furlough Started 1 July
03/07/2020
Home workers can claim £6 per week
02/06/2020
The Cycle to Work scheme explained
01/06/2020
Option to tax on land and buildings
01/06/2020
Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme Launch
21/05/2020
New Zero Rating of Electronic Publications
05/05/2020
Update on Government Supports – COVID19
28/04/2020
Home owners miss out on SDLT refunds
28/04/2020
CGT Private Residence Relief changes to go ahead
28/04/2020
Delayed Inheritance Tax reforms
28/04/2020
New System for reporting CGT on Property Disposal started 6 April 2020
28/04/2020
Impact on the High–Income Child Benefit Charge
28/04/2020
Chancellor ups annual pension allowance thresholds by £90,000
09/04/2020
Interest Rates Reduced
09/04/2020
Entrepreneurs’ relief lifetime limit slashed from £10m to £1m
09/04/2020
Structures and building allowance increased to 3%
08/04/2020
Changes to National Insurance Contributions
08/04/2020
State Benefits Increased
07/04/2020
Rollout of off-payroll rules to the private sector gets delayed
18/03/2020
Millions to get a tax cut as national insurance threshold rises to £9,500
18/03/2020
Buying new equipment before 6 April?
17/03/2020
Look at Year End CGT Planning before the deadline
17/03/2020
Record numbers sent in 2018/19 tax returns through self-assessment
17/03/2020
Pension Planning should be done before the end of the tax year
16/03/2020
Employer issues with automatic enrolment
16/03/2020
Consider using Google My Business
16/03/2020
Thousands file tax returns through self-assessment over Christmas
20/02/2020
30 day deadline for CGT payments on residential property disposals
20/02/2020
Employers to pick up the bill for 6.2% national living wage increase?
20/02/2020
Pension Dashboards in development
19/02/2020
What is Open Banking?
19/02/2020
New Rules for Electric Company Cars
18/02/2020
Changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief – Take advantage while you can
23/01/2020
Further tax increases for private landlords from April 2020 following changes to the main residence relief
21/01/2020
HMRC to maintain compliance crackdown on several fronts
17/01/2020
What will the 2020 budget contain?
17/01/2020
Key Business Trends for 2020
17/01/2020
New Guidance launched to help boards appoint trustees
16/01/2020
Making Tax Digital: What happens next?
16/01/2020
Quick Fixes for EU cross-border trade
17/12/2019
Self-Assessment Deadlines
17/12/2019
Tour Operators Scheme Update
17/12/2019
CASS Revision Updates
16/12/2019
Time for an electric company car?
16/12/2019
Low-risk ways to start a business
15/12/2019
‘Postpone off-payroll extension to the private sector until 2021’
15/12/2019
Talk Money Week 2019: Helping SMEs tackle auto enrolment
20/11/2019
Apply for more time for MTD digital links
14/11/2019
Stamp duty receipts in England and Northern Ireland down 7% in 2018/19
14/11/2019
Keep details of your director’s loan account
13/11/2019
Solicitors’ Accounts Reporting Changes
13/11/2019
When will budget day be?
12/11/2019
Messages aim to promote pension saving to the self-employed
12/11/2019
Charity Governance
01/11/2019
Revitalising Trusts Programme
01/11/2019
Cyber Crime
01/11/2019
Independent Examination
01/11/2019
Related party transactions
01/11/2019
Revised Fundraising Code of Practice published
01/11/2019
Oxfam and the implications for all charities
01/11/2019
Charity Tax Commission report
31/10/2019
Charity SORP reform
31/10/2019
Charities SORP (FRS102) Update Bulletin 2
31/10/2019
Legacy Notifications
31/10/2019
Gift Policy
31/10/2019
Brexit related issues
30/10/2019
VAT Refunds
30/10/2019
Publication of charity trustee names
30/10/2019
External scrutiny benchmark
30/10/2019
Register of charitable trusts
30/10/2019
Gift Aid and donor benefits
30/10/2019
VAT: Making Tax Digital
30/10/2019
HMRC to become a preferred creditor – again
17/10/2019
Get ready for the ‘off-payroll’ working rules
17/10/2019
Regulator slams poor standards of charity accounts audits
16/10/2019
Small employers risk losing the employment allowance in 2020
15/10/2019
Most VAT-registered businesses are signed up for Making Tax Digital
14/10/2019
International network for HWB
02/10/2019
Brexit – What now for businesses that trade with the EU?
24/09/2019
No VAT penalty if you missed the first quarterly MTD deadline
23/09/2019
End to poor payment practice?
23/09/2019
Understanding intestacy rules
22/09/2019
Residence and domicile
06/09/2019
Off payroll working rules going ahead
14/08/2019
Businesses urged to inform staff of tax-free childcare
14/08/2019
IHT relief for business and farms
14/08/2019
Treasury urged to rethink buy-to-let crackdown
13/08/2019
5G Networks
12/08/2019
Advisory Fuel Rates for Company Cars
25/07/2019
Using a PAYE Settlement Agreement to Pay Some of Your Employee’s Tax
25/07/2019
Hybrid Cloud Technology
25/07/2019
Most Gifters Are ‘Unclear on Inheritance Tax Rules’
24/07/2019
Calls Grow for Delay in Extending IR35 to the Private Sector
24/07/2019
Non-compliant Employers Face Auto-enrolment Spot-checks
24/07/2019
HWB advises on MBO of GLS Design Limited
21/06/2019
Is Auto Enrolment costing you and your employees money?
21/06/2019
P11D Forms Due Soon
12/06/2019
Reporting the issue of shares or options to staff
12/06/2019
Doctors lobbying for pension changes
11/06/2019
Some cars only qualify for 6% tax relief now
11/06/2019
Risk assessment and contingency planning
10/06/2019
CBI: ‘Unsustainable’ business rates system in need of reform
10/06/2019
Landlords feeling the pinch as tax measures begin to bite
16/05/2019
Extracting Profit from the Family Company
16/05/2019
Possible changes to CGT private residence relief
16/05/2019
Accounting for charities
15/05/2019
Rent a Room Relief to continue for Airbnb Landlords
15/05/2019
Avoid late filing fees by submitting accounts on time
13/05/2019
GDPR a year on – how are SMEs shaping up?
08/05/2019
Retention of staff in the charity sector
08/05/2019
Grant reporting principles
08/05/2019
Sleep in rates of pay
08/05/2019
Immigration rules changed 10 January 2019 & Right to Work
08/05/2019
Fund Raising Regulator
08/05/2019
Personal Service Company Changes from April 2020
16/04/2019
Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Starts April 2019
16/04/2019
Registering for Making Tax Digital for VAT
16/04/2019
VAT Domestic Reverse Charge in the Construction Industry
14/04/2019
Ministers give thumbs-up for probate revamp
14/04/2019
HWB Accountants to host lunch event and round table for organisations interested in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
01/04/2019
2017 – 2018: Charity mergers decline by 25%
01/04/2019
Year End Pension Planning
21/03/2019
Making Tax Digital for VAT: one week to go
21/03/2019
Year End Capital Tax Planning
21/03/2019
Minimum contributions rise to 3% for employers in April
20/03/2019
Simplified import procedures in the event of “no deal”
20/03/2019
Government launches service to prepare firms for EU exit
20/03/2019
The Importance of Good Corporate Governance
19/03/2019
Five important Payroll legislative changes to be aware of in 2019
12/03/2019
HWB Payroll Services Survey Results
08/03/2019
Partners hit by avoidable ISA tax charge
28/02/2019
The risks of a tax investigation
28/02/2019
Auto-enrolment fines rise 146%
27/02/2019
Dual-registration service passes 200,000 milestone
27/02/2019
No deal Brexit – What about VAT?
26/02/2019
Corporation Tax Relief back for acquired good will
26/02/2019
HWB sponsors Social Enterprise category at Winchester Business Excellence Awards
21/02/2019
Your three year auto-enrolment anniversary
20/02/2019
Why your business should move to Online accounting
14/02/2019
Seven undisputable reasons your business needs a Chartered Accountant
13/02/2019
VAT and the option to tax as a charity landlord
13/02/2019
Six common payroll mistakes
12/02/2019
Outsourcing Payroll
30/01/2019
R&D investment grows to £23.7bn in 2016/17
30/01/2019
New Year Resolutions to Save Tax
29/01/2019
OTS calls for inheritance tax system to be digitised
29/01/2019
New Capital Allowances for Commercial Buildings
28/01/2019
Increased Capital Allowances Started 1 January 2019
28/01/2019
HWB pledges to support vital mental health charity in South
24/01/2019
HWB expands school leaver and graduate trainee programme
22/01/2019
Charity Commission serious incident reporting
14/01/2019
Update Bulletin 2, Charities SORP (FRS 102) published
14/01/2019
Charity Financials
14/01/2019
Charity Digital Code of Practice
14/01/2019
Top VAT errors seen in charities
14/01/2019
Are you prepared for Making Tax Digital?
07/01/2019
The Annual IHT Exemption – Use it or lose it!
21/12/2018