Here at 1st Contact Tax we have been providing small and local businesses with up-to-date advice on what measures they can take to ensure that they are completely compliant when dealing with the HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs). We appreciate that this is not the best time for small ... [More]

1st Contact offers a number of accounting and contracting services which are all geared towards helping you and your business to survive this current recession and to come out on the other side in a competitive and strong position.   If you’ve kept an eye on the recent news ar... [More]

In the past, if it were found that UK personal tax payers had overpaid on income tax, stamp duty or national insurance then once a refund was processed accordingly, interest would be included in the final sum. This has now changed as a result of a rate cut enforced by the Bank of England. La... [More]

In a recent article released by the BBC, the run up to the 31 January deadline for self assessed tax returns, has seen the most “sophisticated and prolific” tax fraud scam in the UK to date. Having flooded the UK media, numerous reports affirm that fraudsters are allegedly targeting co... [More]

The current economic turbulence that has hit the UK is set to affect the job market as a whole, and there is speculation that this may have a ripple effect on individual contractors. It is during these trying times that expert financial services group 1st Contact urges contract workers across... [More]