Hillingdon & Uxbridge Business Breakfast (HUBB) - Thursday 14 November

In partnership with the Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce

Guest speaker Naheed Hanif from Business Tendrils will present on ‘Social Media Marketing for Professional Services’. Hear about how firms are using clever digital marketing whilst accommodating regulatory guidelines, managing risk and benefiting from a modern professional approach to engaging with their clients and the public at large. We will be looking at different online platforms to provide you with something new along with tips to analyse the return of investment for this modern communication channel.

Networking with local professionals

Continental breakfast included

When:  Thursday 14^th November 2013, 8am - 9am

Where: Bay Lodge, 36 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1PH.

(Car Parking:  There are 7 spaces in front of our office available on a first come first served basis. Further parking can be found at the local Conservative Club – map and directions will be sent with event booking confirmation)

We would be delighted if you could join us, friends & colleagues welcome! please RSVP emma.zovich@wardwilliams.co.uk

Catching up with Landlords' Income Tax

As you may have seen or heard in recent advertisements, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are stepping up their attempts to ensure that everybody pays the correct amount of tax.

A number of campaigns have been launched, the latest of which is their Let Property Campaign, which is set to run for 18 months.

Under the terms of the campaign, landlords who have previously failed to inform HMRC that they have received rental income may make a disclosure and get the opportunity to bring their tax affairs up to date with reduced penalties. 

It is estimated that there may be as many as 1.5 million such landlords, and as HMRC are now actively reviewing Land Registry data with a view to identifying them, it seems that the prophetic wording in their advertising may very well come to fruition.

The disclosure procedure involves self-assessing what is owed, including interest and penalties.

The calculation of penalties is initially along the lines of what is deemed appropriate, which may be as little as 15% (or even less) of the tax not previously paid over.  However, this is in the form of an offer and may or may not be agreed by HMRC.  Certain guidelines are given to reduce penalties to take into account factors of disclosure, co-operation and severity.

However, if penalties are levied on the basis of HMRC’s discovery, they can be based on as much as 100% of the tax not previously paid!  In view of this, coming forward and making a voluntary disclosure is strongly encouraged.

Although the campaign is not exactly an amnesty, the charges that will be levied on the basis of such a disclosure are clearly considerably less than might otherwise be the case.

If this campaign is relevant to you, and you need to make a disclosure, please get in touch with your usual Ward Williams contact or email jamie.roth@wardwilliams.co.uk

National Minimum Wage rates

The National Minimum Wage rate per hour depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice - you must be at least school leaving age to get it.

Year	21 and over	18 to 20	Under 18	Apprentice*
2013 (from 1 October)	£6.31	£5.03	£3.72	£2.68
2012 (current rate)	£6.19	£4.98	£3.68	£2.65
2011	£6.08	£4.98	£3.68	£2.60
2010	£5.93	£4.92	£3.64	£2.50

* This rate is for apprentices under 19 or those in their first year. If you’re 19 or over and past your first year you get the rate that applies to your age.

Ward Williams & ActionCOACH GrowthCLUB Action Plan Workshop - 8th November - Free Event!

This half-day interactive and practical business workshop will give you the opportunity to step out of your business and get focused. At the end of the workshop you will have a clear picture of where your business will be in 90 days, and will have created a tailored step by step 90-day Action Plan to get you there.

You will learn how to transform and grow your business by building new principles into the way you and your team work. Then, crucially, you will learn how to implement your new skills and systems on a daily basis to achieve real results.

Refreshments & light buffet lunch included

When:  Friday 8^th November 2013, 8.30am – 1.30pm

(8.30am registration & networking, 9am start)

Where: 39-43 Monument Hill, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8RN

(Car Parking: there are 10 spaces behind our office available on a first come first served basis. Please find our office map here.  Alternative local car parks: Baker Street and York Road)

We would be delighted if you could join us, places are limited so be sure to register your interest here