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NRB partner with England hopeful Bohannon
Pictured above (L to R): Scott Lees, Josh Bohannon, Neil Whittingham, Adrian Farrimond. NR Barton are proud to announce their partnership with Lancashire cricketer Josh Bohannon. The Lancashire batsman was top scorer in Division One of the Championship last season,...
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HMRC set to reform R&D tax relief system
Following a recent review, HMRC have estimated they have lost out on £311m in the last 2 years alone due to fraudulent and incorrect claims. Consequently HMRC have put plans in place to reform the current R&D tax relief system in an attempt to reduce these issues....
NR Barton assist on Bromak recruitment sale
Fawkes & Reece, the southern England-based construction, civil engineering and built-environment recruiter, has expanded its recruitment coverage in the UK with the acquisition of Bromak Ltd. Based in Bolton, Bromak provides permanent and freelance candidates to...
Payroll Year End: Are you ready?
Payroll year end is fast approaching and now is the time to act to ensure you have put plans in place to ensure your payroll team are prepared. One of the key things to remember is that you must report to HMRC on the previous tax year by 19 April. At the same time it...
HMRC confirm R&D offset position
HMRC’s policy team have issued some good news to businesses with the confirmation that R&D tax credit repayment claims will not be subject to offset against tax deferred under a coronavirus scheme. This means that if your business has, for example, deferred its...
The INCREDIBLY INTERESTING History of Income Tax in the UK part 2
It all began in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII ordered a change of calendar from the Julian (named after Julius Caesar), which had been in use since 42 BC to the Gregorian. The Julian calendar, which consisted of eleven months of 30 or 31 days and a 28-day...
The INCREDIBLY INTERESTING History of Income Tax in the UK (part 1)
On 9 January 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced a desperate and widely abhorred measure to help cover the cost of his country’s wars with France. As part of his government’s fiscal policy, Pitt introduced a direct tax on his citizen’s...
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