News

July 26th 2010
The Budget and how the VAT changes will affect charities

The main Budget news for the charity sector is the increase in the VAT standard rate to 20%, to take effect on 4th January 2011
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July 6th 2010
Unleashing the potential of trustees' reports

Article from CharitiesDirect.com, Amanda Francis writes about the importance of trustees' reports
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June 25th 2010
Bad debt relief claims

The VAT Tribunal has allowed an appeal against HMRC's decision to refuse to pay retrospective claims for VAT bad debt relief (BDR).
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June 17th 2010
VAT - Change of Liability for "Pay Per Click" Advertising.

Charities are able to obtain VAT refund for "Pay per click" advertising
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March 30th 2010
Changes to GPs' sick notes

The burden on employers extends even further from 6th April 2010
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February 25th 2010
Online filing of VAT Returns

Compulsory online filing of VAT Returns introduced - Does it affect you?
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November 2nd 2009
Public Benefit, an issue for all charities

The Charity Commission's findings from the first twelve public benefit assessments carried out show that no charity can afford to be complacent.
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