Ahead of today’s Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced yesterday that the UK National Living Wage (NLW) for those aged 21+ will...

The inflation rate in September has fallen unexpectedly to 1.7%, the lowest rate for three and a half years and below the Bank of...

People have until 5 April 2025 to maximise their state pension by making voluntary National Insurance (NI) contributions dating back...

HMRC is changing the way employees can claim PAYE employment expenses by going back to paper submissions through the post to reduce...

Warrenpoint welcomes a new Banking Hub at 7 Church Street, providing much-needed access to banking services after the closure of several...

Following the Budget last week, it has been announced that the long awaited pension auto enrolment scheme will commence on 30 September...

New non-compliance penalties for companies Registered companies are being warned to keep on top of their responsibilities ahead of new...

A grant of up to £500 per employee is available for businesses interested in providing a workplace training initiative for their...

Individuals who are required to complete a self-assessment tax return for the first time must notify HMRC by 5th October 2024. Those...

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5%.  The Bank’s monetary policy committee voted 8-1 in favour of no change this month....

HMRC is urging parents who claimed child benefit before 2000 to check if they are eligible to increase their state pension. Some parents...

Companies house has confirmed that from this autumn it will move to the new system which will be used by companies to access all online...

The HMRC company car advisory fuel rates that apply from 1 September 2024 have been cut for petrol and diesel vehicles by between 1p and...

In honour of National Payroll Week 2024 (2nd- 6th Sept) here is a reminder of the stress-free PAYE services that our team at Farrell &...

Plans to force employers to include details of employee working hours and dividends paid to directors on PAYE real time information...

Irish businesses in beef and forestry face challenges as new EU deforestation rules demand ‘deforestation-free’ certification, with...

HMRC is urging nearly a million parents with 16 to 19 year old children in education that they must renew child benefit claims urgently...

Further to the Bank of England cutting the base rate to 5% on 1 August, this has triggered a cut in HMRC interest rates. From 20th...

The Department of Finance is undergoing an exercise, called Reval 2026, which will revalue non-domestic rates that will help to inform...

HMRC has warned employers who take on extra staff over the summer to check if the workers are eligible for automatic enrolment into a...