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Employer advice and support for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay

June 1, 2023 11:47 am Published by
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It’s exciting news in the office when one of your employees makes the lovely announcement that there’s a baby on... View Article

Increases to National Minimum Wage from 1st April 2023

February 27, 2023 1:47 pm Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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Every April, new and updated employment law provisions come into force.  If you employ people within your business, you should... View Article

Preparing for the UK’s Health and Social Care Levy

February 18, 2022 9:47 am Published by
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Karen
Karen joined FCF from an administration background and completed her CIPP qualification with FCF in May 2016. Karen heads up our payroll department and ensures that FCF delivers a consistently high quality service to payroll clients and their employees.

Karen specialises in direct payment payrolls for local authorities.
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From April 2022, the UK’s Health and Social Care (HSC) Levy, announced on 7th September 2021, will come into effect.... View Article

How Will the New Health and Social Care Tax Impact You?

October 7, 2021 9:16 am Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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On 7th September 2021 the U.K Government announced the introduction of a new Health and Social Care tax measure to... View Article

Budget 2021 – Key Points & How They Impact You

March 8, 2021 4:59 pm Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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On 3rd March 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the 2021 Budget which unveiled a range of new measures to set... View Article

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Taxation & Declaration of COVID-19 Government Support Payments

January 15, 2021 1:31 pm Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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Since the first UK lockdown in March 2020, the government has announced an unprecedented amount of support for businesses and... View Article

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The Job Retention Bonus – What You Need to Know

July 15, 2020 9:42 am Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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On 8th July 2020, The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ as part of... View Article

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Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – Updates From 1st July

June 17, 2020 3:34 pm Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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Please note that this information was superseded by changes made by HMRC in November 2020. The latest updates to the... View Article

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April 2020 IR35 Changes – What You Need to Know

March 12, 2020 8:47 am Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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Please note, on the 18th March 2020, the Government announced a 1-year delay to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) reform... View Article

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Is Your Business Ready For Its First Employee?

September 25, 2019 4:38 pm Published by
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Steph Roffey
Steph is a Chartered Accountant with many years’ experience working in audit compliance and general accountancy. She is a Fellow of the ICAEW and has extensive knowledge of accountancy and tax for the self employed.
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It is a familiar dilemma for many small businesses and sole traders. Business is booming and the future is looking... View Article