David Howard Blog

In little more than four weeks, the world has transformed. With global businesses striving to maintain a normal service in the face of staff shortages, remote working, and social distancing, it’s...

Rishi Sunak announced a number of further measures yesterday to support jobs and business sectors severely affected by the COVID outbreak. The key points are summarised below;

Short answer: no. There is no obligation to pay the second payment on account for the 2019/20 tax year by 31^st July 2020. This can be paid, along with any outstanding self-assessment tax...

Contributions (NICs) in the construction sector where off-payroll labour is concerned. Known as the IR35 Reforms, businesses that use workers contracted via an intermediary – typically a personal...

Having been in post for less than a month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his first Spring Budget in March, at a time of intense scrutiny and anxiety as the Covid-19 crisis intensified.

For the...

If you run a small business or handle the accounts for one anywhere in the UK, you'll need to keep up to date with all the latest changes the government makes to Value Added Taxation (VAT). Any...

Somewhere buried in the middle of the unfolding Covid-19 crisis in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his first Spring Budget. While the global pandemic is sure to leave a deep scar which...

The March 2020 budget brought in several green changes that will affect small and large businesses in the UK. Four new tax measures aimed at cutting carbon, nitrogen, and plastic waste will come...

As a contractor or freelancer, you may have heard about upcoming changes to IR35 but are unsure of what these mean for you. What is IR35 and how will the changes affect you? Read on to find out...

Accounting and tax services go hand in hand, yet many businesses still choose to have them overseen by different financial professionals. There are, however, many reasons why your business should...