Bruce Roberts & Co.Ltd

31/07/2025

Sole Traders and Landlords take note of the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime.

For the first time in decades, the self assessment tax return process is getting an onerous shake-up. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to experts about how Making Tax Digital will actually impact self-employed people

20/12/2024

A Happy Christmas to all our clients! We will be open through the holidays except for the bank holidays and 27th December.

24/07/2023

We are in the process of migrating our telephone system. We have lost the old system and have yet to connect to the new system (as the providers seem incapable of talking to each other). As such we have no working phone system. If you need to get in touch please email us, as this is still working. We apologise for any inconvenience.

09/06/2023

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/hmrc-to-close-self-assessment-helpline-for-three-months?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKINS090623&utm_content=AWUKINS090623+CID_36c45ba99f05740007748448fc1f3a61&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

10/04/2023

I’ve lost interest in football over the last few years but am delighted by this result. Big win. The city will be buzzing tonight.

FULL TIME | Wrexham 3-2 Notts County

The Red Dragons blow away the Magpies!

🔴⚪️ |

22/12/2022

We wish a Happy Christmas to everyone.

The office will be closed on the 26th and 27th of December and the 2nd of January. Other than that we will be open the other working days but with a slightly reduced service level.

Photo is Ruabon Mountain.

21/12/2022

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been delayed for a fifth time. It will now start in 2026 (unless it is delayed again).

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1711742/hmrc-income-tax-changes-delay

31/10/2022

From 1 January 2023 there is a new regime for VAT penalties for late filing and late payment. Here is a good article from BDO explaining what is new.

https://www.bdo.co.uk/en-gb/insights/tax/vat-and-indirect-taxes/vat-penalties-from-1-january-2023-points-add-up-to-penalties

23/09/2022

Today's 'mini budget' was a pretty major event. Catch up with a summary here:

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng outlines changes to tax, stamp duty and rules for those claiming benefits.

16/09/2022

An interesting chart showing public sector receipts (taxes etc) and expenditure by age range. Shows how the workng age population funds the services of those in early and late life, as you would expect.

02/08/2022

Interesting. Presumably this will also make it easier for HMRC to ensure they collect the tax and NI on tips.

https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/uk-government-backs-new-reforms-making-it-unlawful-employers-withhold-tips-staff

03/02/2022

Rises are coming soon. Worrying that HMRC don’t seem able to work out a percentage!

Multiple government web pages make the technically inaccurate claim that planned National Insurance contributions are going to rise by 1.25%, when it’s actually a percentage point increase.