Copywriting
Professionally written content for your website or blog
Bob Edwards, our founder director, writes two 300 word articles a week on topical tax and other business related issues and makes them available to subscribers. He also writes copy for firm's websites on a price per assignment basis.
To optimise Search Engine Optimisation benefits of the blog copy service we recommend that you edit the copy, albeit slightly, so that copy posted to your website has a unique footprint.
Topics covered by recent blog posts
More time to file tax returns and pay tax due
Published 10th January 2022
More time to file tax returns and pay tax due (extract from article)
HMRC is responding to the pressures we all feel as the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, makes normal life difficult once more.
The offer by HMRC is generous. Basically, they have announced that taxpayers who have still not filed their self-assessment tax returns for 2020-21, will be granted an extra month to file online without triggering a penalty, and an easing of late payment penalties if unable to meet tax payments falling due on 31 January 2022.
In a recent press release issued 6 January 2022, they said:
Are you registered to use MTD for VAT?
Published 10th January 2022
Are you registered to use MTD for VAT? (Extract from article)
Businesses are reminded to take steps to prepare for Making Tax Digital for Value Added Tax (VAT) before it becomes mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses from 1 April this year.
Making Tax Digital is designed to help businesses eliminate common errors and save time managing their tax affairs.
Making Tax Digital for VAT is part of the overall digitalisation of UK Tax. In a recent independent study of over 2,000 businesses, 69% reported experiencing at least one benefit from Making Tax Digital. These included preparing and submitting returns faster and increased confidence that they were getting tax right. Sixty-seven percent of businesses also felt Making Tax Digital had reduced the potential for mistakes in at least one aspect of the record keeping, preparing and submitting returns process.
Will your earnings exceed any of these amounts in 2021-22?
Published 5th January 2022
£100,000 - Loss of income tax personal allowance
Your income tax personal allowance - £12,570 for 2021-22 – will be reduced by £1 for every £2 your adjusted net income exceeds £100,000.
If your projected earnings for the current tax year are expected to be in excess of £100,000, perhaps for the first time, you still have three months to consider planning options to help you avoid this potential reduction in your personal allowance for 2021-22.
(This post examines a number of issues that open up tax planning opportunities for 2021-22.)
Don’t forget to declare COVID-19 grants
Published 5th January 2022
HMRC have issued the following guidance to taxpayers who may have received COVID-19 grants during the 2020-21 tax year.
“If you claimed Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) or received Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants, you’ll need to include details of all the taxable coronavirus support scheme payments you received during the 2020 to 2021 tax year.
This post elaborates on grants that are taxable and need to be reported to HMRC.
PRICING
The weekly blog copy service costs £90 per month plus VAT, monthly contract.
If you are a subscriber to our Fee Builder program you are entitled to a 50% discount.
Fees for other copywriting requirements are agreed prior to commencement.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
All the documents we send you are open source – no copyright restrictions. You can change the copy to best represent your own preferences or those of your marketing agents. We recommend that you edit the copy, albeit slightly, so that copy posted to your website has a unique footprint.