Payrolling makes it easier for employees to see they’re paying the right amount of tax. It also makes it easier for employers as they will not have to send in a P11D for payrolled benefits. This webinar for HMRC will show you how to register for payrolling and what happens once you have registered, using examples.

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This webinar from HMRC is aimed at new company directors and more experienced directors who want to refresh their knowledge. It covers the Income Tax and National Insurance that directors pay and the payroll information that has to be submitted to HMRC.

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This short webinar from HMRC is for employers and covers the tax and National Insurance treatment of providing their employees with annual social functions such as a Christmas party or summer barbecue It does NOT cover reimbursing staff for the costs of entertaining or providing hospitality to customers or clients

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This webinar from HMRC is for employers and covers reimbursing employees undertaking travel on behalf of the employer. It provides an overview of the tax treatment of:

  • travel and subsistence payments to employees
  • mileage payments for employees using their own vehicle

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RES is revising and optimising the design of its Cairnmore Hill Wind Farm proposal, located approximately 4.5km northwest of Thurso.
An online exhibition is being launched on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to inform the community and local supply chain about the revised design and to gather comments.

The exhibition will be hosted on the project website at www.cairnmorehill-windfarm.co.uk and will provide a range of information, including opportunities for the local supply chain to get involved in the project.

RES will be offering phone and video call appointments on Wednesday 2nd February 2022 from 12 noon until 8pm to discuss any questions that people may have with regard to the proposal.

Appointments should be booked in advance with RES by calling 07900 193045.

Hard copies of materials will also be available from the date of the event, upon request, by contacting RES.

Comments to RES on the proposal must be submitted in writing via a ‘comments form’ which will be available on the project website from the date of the event. Hard copy comments forms will also be available upon request. The closing date for comments is Wednesday 2nd March 2022.

For more information please visit www.cairnmorehill-windfarm.co.uk or contact Euan Hogg, RES Development Project Manager, at euan.hogg@res-group.com.

See and download the flyer and advert here.

This webinar from HMRC will provide some of the basics of Making Tax Digital for VAT. This will include what’s changing, using software and keeping digital records, plus an introduction to penalty reform.

From April 2022, these requirements will apply to all VAT-registered businesses, to include those that have a turnover below the VAT threshold.

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This webinar from HMRC provides an overview of how to report coronavirus support payments and grants on your company tax return, what happens if you’ve claimed too much and records you need to keep.

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The Department for International Trade is running a series of webinars from Monday 22nd November to Wednesday 8th December to explore a wide range of topics relating to developing your business in China.

Topics covered in the series will include:

  • Understanding China’s market and the key considerations for growth
  • The opportunities available and how to overcome common issues
  • How to build a business in China while travel restrictions persist
  • The help available from the Department for International Trade

Webinars will each be focused around a particular sector, as follows:

  • 22nd November – Agriculture, Food & Drink
  • 23rd November – Retail & Consumer
  • 24th November – Professional and Financial Services
  • 30th November – Education & Skills
  • 1st December – Advanced Manufacturing
  • 2nd December – Technology & Smart Cities
  • 7th December – Creative Industries
  • 8th December – Life Sciences & Healthcare

To find out more and register for a webinar, click here. If you can’t make a webinar but are interested in one-to-one help from a China expert, visit https://www.great.gov.uk/markets/china

The North Highland Regeneration Fund (NHRF) would like to invite you to attend their fifteenth Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Pentland Hotel, Thurso on 29 September at 15:00.

This is an opportunity to hear about the work of the Fund over the past year, and to meet with the NHRF directors and team to discuss the support the Fund can offer to businesses in the region.

If you would like to attend, please let us know by emailing enquiries@nhrf.co.uk or calling 01847 500103 by Friday 24 September.