The average time for HMRC to answer calls triples!

Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, warn taxpayers that HMRC are taking longer to answer telephone calls. The National Audit Office have announced that HMRC’s call waiting time has tripled over the last eighteen months with the average call times...

Are you paying too much National Insurance?

Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, warn taxpayers that they may have paid too much national insurance. One consequence of the 2007-08 worldwide recession is that a large number of employees have seen no meaningful or, indeed, no increases in their...

Taxpayers warned about phishing scams!

Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, warn taxpayers that scammers making out to be from HMRC are trying to defraud you. Over the last few months, a number of our clients have contacted us about emails and, in one case a mobile phone text, purporting to...

Businesses failing to claim VAT on mileage allowance claims

Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, advice businesses on the VAT implications of employees claiming mileage allowance for work-related travel. Most business claim mileage when a director/employee uses their own private vehicle for business purposes....

VAT bonanza for not-for-profit members owned sports clubs

Local accountants and tax advisers, Trueman Brown, are a small firm of accountants who keep their client’s up to date with the latest developments. HMRC could be paying out at least £115m in overpaid VAT to not-for-profit member-owned sports clubs in the UK. A...