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style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Newsletter September 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This month we have included a note of possible future changes in the Construction Industry, details of what happens to your pension fund when you die, notice of a tax amnesty for US citizens in the UK and an update regarding further changes at Companies House.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next newsletter will be published on Tuesday 6 October 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <div align=right> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article1"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Welcome from Jones Harris</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article1"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article3"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Beware Fake Tax Refund Scam</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article3"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article5"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Construction subcontractors beware!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article5"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article7"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tax Amnesty - United States of America</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article7"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article9"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Tax Diary September/October 2009</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article9"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width=50 style='width:37.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article2"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Introduction to Business Support</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article2"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article4"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Free Report - How to beat the Recession and Credit Crunch</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article4"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article6"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>What happens to your pension fund when you die?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article6"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1035" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article8"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>More changes at Companies House</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#article8"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article1></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1037" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Welcome from Jones Harris<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1038" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A warm welcome from Jones Harris and to the latest edition of the Tax e-Newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do you know someone, a friend, business associate or colleague, who you think would benefit from receiving their very own copy of the newsletter? 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Simply reply to this email or contact us by telephone.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We hope you enjoy the following news.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you would like your email address removed from our subscriber list please reply to this email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject bar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1039" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article2></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1040" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Introduction to Business Support<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1041" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have any queries from any of our articles relating to either VAT or PAYE, your queries should be referred to Ian Purdon by phone on 01253 777124 or by e-mail to <a href="mailto:support@nwbsc.co.uk"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>support@nwbsc.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian operates our sister company North West Business Support Centre Limited, who specialise in bookkeeping payroll and VAT services, and provide advice in these areas to Jones Harris clients.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1042" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article3></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1043" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Beware Fake Tax Refund Scam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1044" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In recent weeks we have seen a significant increase in e-mails being sent to taxpayers allegedly from HMRC advising of a tax refund being due.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please be aware that these are a scam. Do not action them in any way - in particular do not press on the link on the e-mail. HMRC would never contact you in this manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The type of wording is:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&quot;Tax Refund Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of XXX.XX GBP. Please submit the tax refund request and allow 6-9 days in order to process it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click HERE to submit your tax refund request.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Note: a refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons, for example submitting invalid records or applying after deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yours sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HM Revenue &amp; Customs&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1045" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article4></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1046" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Free Report - How to beat the Recession and Credit Crunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1047" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Beating recession and the credit crunch!<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We are sure you will have noticed the continuous press coverage during the past few months, warning us that recession is at hand and the credit crunch has arrived! Certainly it seems there is evidence to support this  tightening of bank and mortgage lending, a real slow down in economic growth, and falling house prices. <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>We have taken time out to write a report on the issues that we feel small businesses may be advised to focus in order to get financially fit  get into shape to survive in  leaner times. We have called the report:<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Small Business Survival Kit  beating recession and the credit crunch <u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>It has been a while since we have had a serious downturn in economic growth. It will bring with it, to a greater or lesser degree, a number of key pressures  falling profits, cash flow anxieties and so on.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The report includes a simple Risk Assessment Questionnaire (Yes/No answers to 22 questions) which will give you some indication of possible changes you can make now, to avoid potentially less palatable actions at some future date.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>If you would like a complimentary copy of our report to help you to take a realistic look at your business s ability to stay the course, please contact us.<u1:p></u1:p></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><u1:p>&nbsp;</u1:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>An interactive version of the questionnaire is available to use free of charge on our website at <a href="http://www.jones-harris.co.uk"><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt'>www.jones-harris.co.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=42755"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1048" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1049" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article5></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1050" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Construction subcontractors beware!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1051" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HMRC have indicated that they are considering reclassifying self-employed construction workers as employed. They have actually launched a consultation process with interested parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reclassified workers would be taxed through the PAYE system regardless of the length or brevity of each employment assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HMRC are convinced that a significant number of construction workers are taxed as if self-employed even though they are providing their services to contractors effectively as if they were employees. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>HMRC are calling this status issue &quot;false self-employment&quot;. HMRC plan to introduce legislation to protect income tax and national insurance revenue that they feel is being lost. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The consultation document that HMRC have published assumes that these changes will happen and simply seeks input as to how such changes should be introduced.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Comments on this proposal have to be sent to HMRC before the 12 October 2009; so change, if it is coming, may not be that far away!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=58258"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1052" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1053" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article6></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1054" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>What happens to your pension fund when you die?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1055" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The quick, or perhaps not so quick answer to this question can be found in the small print of your pension fund rules and regulations. The tax position and the practical answers tend to fall into the following broad headings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Up to age 75 you will have a degree of flexibility in the way in which you choose to take benefits from your fund. After age 75 you will be required to crystallise your fund - draw an income from your fund or buy an annuity. Interestingly after age 75 you also lose the right to take a tax free lump sum.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Usually you can crystallise your pension fund from age 50 (until 5 April 2010), 55 after 5 April 2010. Once you have crystallised your fund, then in the event of your death before age 75 your dependents have two choices:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. your spouse, civil partner or other dependants can use your fund to provide a pension. Any pension received would be taxed as earned income in the usual way, or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. your beneficiaries could elect to take the entire fund less a tax charge of 35%. (If you die before you have crystallised your fund, there would be no tax charge.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Once you have taken an annuity (i.e. you have purchased the right to a guaranteed income for the rest of your life) when you do die the right to the income ceases unless:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. the annuity provides for a guaranteed minimum period of payment and part of that minimum period is unexpired, or<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. the annuity provides for a spouse or civil partner's pension.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In all cases once an annuity is purchased the right to recover any of the pension fund surrendered is lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After age 75 the situation is a little more complex!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If an annuity is purchased the above comments still apply. However it is possible to take an alternatively secured pension, an ASP, This provides for an income, a pension, but does not require you to part company with your pension fund. If you die whilst taking an ASP the following choices apply:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. the fund may be used to provide a pension for a spouse, civil partner or other dependent, subject to tax.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. on the subsequent death of the spouse, civil partner or other dependent the fund can be passed to a charity with no tax charge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. if the fund is not passed to a charity it is subject to inheritance tax (at 40%). The residual 60% then remains unallocated. The legislation is unclear on how the unallocated fund can be used or indeed how long it remains unallocated. However if the pension scheme rules allow, it may be possible to add additional members and benefit them accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So the answer to the question, what happens to your pension fund when you die, is complicated. If you need clarification regarding your own scheme have a word with an Independent Financial Advisor, who we can recommend. If you need advice on the tax consequences we would be happy to take a look for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=58463"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1056" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1057" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article7></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1058" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Tax Amnesty - United States of America<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1059" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On the 23 March 2009 the IRS launched a 6 month voluntary disclosure process that allows US citizens to bring their tax affairs up to date in the US without triggering the full impact of the penalties normally levied when non-disclosure is discovered. The following commentary is quoted from the IRS web site at <a href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=210027,00.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=210027,00.html</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&quot;Taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts or entities should make a voluntary disclosure because it enables them to become compliant, avoid substantial civil penalties and generally eliminate the risk of criminal prosecution.&nbsp; Making a voluntary disclosure also provides the opportunity to calculate, with a reasonable degree of certainty, the total cost of resolving all offshore tax issues.&nbsp; Taxpayers who do not submit a voluntary disclosure run the risk of detection by the IRS and the imposition of substantial penalties, including the fraud penalty and foreign information return penalties, and an increased risk of criminal prosecution.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>US citizens are required to file a US tax return each year even if they have no tax liability. They should also include details of their interests in the UK whether they be limited companies, UK bank accounts or other UK investments, or interests in trusts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The present amnesty ceases on the 22 September 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=58668"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1060" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1061" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article8></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1062" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>More changes at Companies House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1063" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From the 1 October 2009 a director's home address can be protected from disclosure. If you would like take advantage of this new concession you need to register a service address, which could be your registered office address, with Companies House. This can be done online <a href="http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.companieshouse.gov.uk</span></a> from the 1 October 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you take no action your home address will be taken as your service address until changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just a quick reminder that other recent changes include:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1. You must be aged 16 or over to be appointed as a director.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2. You no longer have to appoint a company secretary, although you can do so if you wish.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3. You no longer need to hold an AGM unless you opt to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=58873"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1064" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1065" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><a name=article9></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:17.25pt'> <td width=2 colspan=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1066" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tl.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'>Tax Diary September/October 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width=2 style='width:1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:17.25pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:white'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1067" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/box_tr.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 September 2009 - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 30 November 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 September 2009 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 September 2009. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 September 2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 September 2009 - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for the month ended 5 September 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 September 2009 - CIS tax deducted for the month ended 5 September 2009 is payable by today.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1 October 2009 - Due date for corporation tax due for the year ended 31 December 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 October 2009 - PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 October 2009. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 October 2009)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 October 2009 - Filing deadline for the CIS300 monthly return for the month ended 5 October 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>19 October 2009 - CIS tax deducted for the month ended 5 October 2009 is payable by today.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Click here for a call back from our office regarding this article.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/servlet/com.scl.horus?version=2&amp;service=uktw&amp;function=moreinfo&amp;memberid=JON01&amp;month=September&amp;articleid=59078"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1068" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/email.gif"></span></a> &nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Back to top&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="#top"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1069" src="http://www.taxupdates.co.uk/uktw/images/arrow.gif"></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=4 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <![if !supportMisalignedColumns]> <tr height=0> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=1 style='border:none'></td> <td width=744 style='border:none'></td> <td width=2 style='border:none'></td> </tr> <![endif]> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:.75pt'> <td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1'> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td> <td valign=top style='padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'> <p><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DISCLAIMER - PLEASE NOTE:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> The ideas shared with you in this email are intended to inform rather than advise. 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