Compliance Services

Most growing businesses treat compliance as a box-ticking exercise. Accounts filed. VAT submitted. Payroll processed. Deadlines met. Job done. But here’s what 40 years of working with professional services firms...

The Latest Minimum Wage Position Minimum wage rates in the UK changed on 1st April 2025, meaning workers aged 21 and above are entitled to at least £12.21 per hour....

For many businesses, compliance sits quietly in the background. Accounts are filed, payroll runs are processed, VAT returns are submitted, and deadlines are met. It is easy to see compliance...

For many law firms, an SRA audit can feel like something to get through rather than something to prepare for strategically. There is often a concern about whether records are...

What’s Happening? Residual client balances continue to reign as one of the most persistent compliance risks that law firms face in 2026. Despite years of guidance, repeated SRA communications and...

What’s Happening Companies House has now finalised its transition over to GOV.UK One Login across their core filing services. Since 13th October 2025, WebFiling users must sign in through the...

We regularly see professional service firms encounter the same accounting challenges. They may seem negligible, yet they can interfere with profit, increase tax and slow down year-end reporting. DSK Accountants...

When planning pension funding, inflation is often acknowledged but not always fully reflected in contribution decisions. Using an average inflation rate of around 5% over recent years helps to illustrate...

Automatic enrolment for workplace pensions has helped many employees to start making provision for their retirement with employers and government also contributing to make a larger pension pot. The law...

A claimant made allegations of unfair dismissal, discrimination, and detriment resulting from whistleblowing. While his claim against the Council was subsequently withdrawn early on, the claim against the private limited...

In general, entertaining employees is an exception to the normal rule that business entertainment costs are not allowable for tax purposes. If an employer provides entertainment exclusively for employees and...

The Additional State Pension is only available to those who reached the state pension age before 6 April 2016 and are receiving the Old State Pension. The Additional State Pension...

Setting up the correct tax code when a new employee starts is essential, as even small payroll errors can lead to unnecessary tax overpayments and avoidable complications later on. When...

A Tribunal recently ruled that payments made for work into a third-party trust constitute immediate employment earnings. This decision effectively precludes employers from using loan-based structures to obfuscate remuneration. Mr....

From 6 April 2026, significant changes to PAYE rules will affect umbrella companies, recruitment agencies, and end clients, increasing shared responsibility for payroll compliance across labour supply chains. Umbrella companies...

The High Court recently ruled on the interpretation and enforceability of “discretionary” bonus provisions in employment contracts. Mr. Gagliardi brought a breach of employment contract claim against a former hedge...

There are a number of annual payroll reporting issues that employers are required to complete. With the tax year ending on 5 April 2026, this means there are several key...

Did you know you can monitor any UK company for free and get email alerts when key details change, which can help protect your own business from unexpected or unauthorised...

Providing the right information when you start a new job helps ensure your tax code is correct from the first pay day and avoids the risk of paying too much...

While company cars often come with tax implications, there are specific situations where the associated benefits may be exempt. There are circumstances where it can be possible to offer employees...

The trivial benefits legislation provides a simple and practical tax exemption that allows employers to give small non-cash benefits to employees without triggering tax or National Insurance charges. To qualify...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the initiation of legal or arbitral proceedings by an employer against a ‘whistleblower’ who has made a protected disclosure constitutes an actionable detriment...

As we move into the start of 2026, it is not that long until the current 2025-26 tax year comes to an end and there are a number of payroll...

Employees with company cars may be paying unnecessary tax on private fuel, when reimbursing the cost of private fuel in full can often remove the car fuel benefit charge altogether....

As an employee, you pay tax on certain company benefits, such as cars, accommodation, and loans. Your employer calculates the tax you owe and deducts it through Pay As You...

A recent ruling has increased the scope of statutory protection for whistleblowers to include covered detriments against co-workers under the Employment Rights Act 1996. A Mr. Rice was dismissed by...

From 6 April 2026, new tax rules will expand workplace benefits relief. The changes will simplify the treatment of certain low-value workplace benefits-in-kind (BIKs), affecting both employers and employees. The...

Employees with a second job, third job or more may be able to defer or delay paying Class 1 National Insurance on their additional employment. This deferment can be requested...

Many modern companies insist on the inclusion of restrictive covenants to limit the freedoms of employees upon the termination of their contracts. However, the High Court recently reinforced the stringent...

The Chancellor has kept the main pension allowances unchanged but has confirmed a new cap on salary sacrifice arrangements that will apply from April 2029. There had been heated speculation...