As part of the Government’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has fast-tracked the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022. At the same time, it published a white paper that will make dramatic changes at Companies House, and to the information that Limited Companies must put into the public domain. These changes are […]
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Will your Year End need to change?
As part of the recent Budget announcements, it was confirmed that all self-employed individuals and partners will switch from current year basis to tax year basis from 6th April 2024. What does this sentence full of accountancy jargon mean? There’s going to be a significant change in how tax is calculated, which will take effect […]
Read MoreCompanies House Late Filing Penalties are back!
Companies House Late Filing Penalties are back! Companies House has updated its Covid-19 guidance and has ended payment breaks for late filing penalties. UK registered private companies, public companies, and limited liability partnerships (LLP) will once again be given an automatic penalty if they file their accounts after the deadline. Over the last 18 months, […]
Read MoreAccounts Filing deadlines
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 became law on the 25th June 2020. This automatically extended Companies House filing deadlines for accounts that were due to be filed between 28th June 2020 and 5th April 2021. The extensions were put in place to enable companies to focus their efforts on maintaining their business during […]
Read MoreAnnual Fee Review Update
Within our standard terms and conditions, we mention an annual fee review on the 1st April. In February 2020 we warned clients that we’d need to increase our fees slightly from 1st April 2020, despite avoiding doing so the year before. We needed to take account of inflation and price increases from our suppliers, but kept […]
Read MoreCOVID Changes at Companies House
In an attempt to protect staff and to maintain their services, Companies House have made quite a few changes to their operations. Working under COVID safe guidelines and with reduced numbers able to work in the offices, there have been some significant delays in their processing of correspondence, documents and forms. It’s hoped that the […]
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