Budget 2023

This wasn’t a particularly radical Budget but, after 13 years in power, you’d expect tax policy to already be broadly in line with the political outlook of the Government. And radical didn’t go particularly well for the last guy… Here’s the main things we’d highlight for our writer clients. Increase Read more…

Tax payment surcharges

The deadline for paying self assessment tax for the 21/22 tax year was 31 January 2023. Interest is payable on any late payment but there’s also a whopping 5% surcharge due on any unpaid self assessment tax which is still unpaid at midnight on 2 March 2023. If you can’t Read more…

Spreading your cash

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is a government-backed scheme that protects consumers in the event that a financial institution fails.  The limit of compensation per financial institution is £85,000 so, if you have more than this in one account, you need to look at spreading your investments across multiple Read more…

Cyber Essentials Award

We’re delighted that Writers Tax has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Certification. Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme aimed at protecting against the vast majority of cyber attacks. The certification process has reviewed how we protect our data using firewalls, multi factor authentication, anti virus software, system updates and Read more…

Year end tax planning tips

In association with our friends at Continuum (Financial Services) LLP we’ve put together a few tips for you to think about before the tax year end on 5 April 2022.  If you’ve any queries or are interested in an introduction to Stuart then don’t hesitate to get in touch. You Read more…