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Cooper Curtis Accountants, based near Southam, Warwickshire, celebrate their 5th anniversary this November.
Cooper Curtis provide specialised accountancy services for the recruitment industry.
Co-partner Brian Dormer says, '‘We are looking forward to introducing more client focussed services and to reaching out to others to share our success with them’
The workers details and payment details are supplied on a simple excel spreadsheet in a format given by HMRC, each quarter, by the 5th of the following month. If no workers were supplied in a particular quarter, a nil report must still be submitted by the deadline date.
The main reason HMRC brought in this reporting was to satisfy HMRC that PAYE should not have been operated on their payments and to tackle false self-employment.
Failure to submit these reports or submitting an inaccurate report can run into the £1,000's after a third offence so it is paramount that these are submitted with care.
You will need to sign up to HMRC's unique online service in order to file these reports here.
You must use HMRC’s template to input the details which can be found here.
Should you require any assistance in preparing and submitting these reports, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Post by Caroline
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The recent ransom-ware cyber attacks brought chaos to companies across the world. Small to Medium size firms will often be the target for criminals because they believe their chances of defeating security and gaining access are higher and once in, they can attack larger potentially more valuable organisations that have a relationship with the SME using compromised email accounts to phish contacts, customers and suppliers.
As much as 1 in 10 individuals will fall victim to phishing attacks via email and unwittingly allow criminals access to unsecured networks.
Because the phishing email is personalised, and appears to come from a recognised contact, many of these beat email security and are delivered to the inbox. Not expecting an attack, the recipient unknowingly opens the email and downloads an attachment, or clicking on a link, or entering in passwords releasing malware or ransom-ware into the device and across the system.
Criminals are getting more and more sophisticated with their attacks and they only have to get lucky once.
So what should I look out for in emails?
Look very carefully and ask yourself do you know this person and is this their usual email address?
You should always give your email a meaningful subject and expect to receive the same. Does the subject contain spelling mistakes, or excessive punctuation? Is it irrelevant or poorly written?
Fraudulent emails will typically ask for you to do an action, such as download an attachment or visit a website. Be wary of emails that ask for personal information and wiht a phishing email there is usually an urgency to the email.
Be wary of links in emails that could take you to a malicious website which poses as a normal looking one.
Attachments can transmit viruses so open only when expecting an email.
You should periodically change your passwords, and make them tough to guess. Use letters, numbers and symbols if allowed.
Check that security training is included in any induction process. It is important to explain phishing to reduce the risk of being caught by a cyber attack. Always be alert and follow the news and think before clicking links and replying to emails.
Shop only on websites with https and the padlock icon showing in the address bar.
When making purchases, use credit card over debit card as they are more likely to reimburse you for fraudulent transactions
Back up all your data regularly in the event of loss, theft or ransom demand and be careful when using wifi in cafe's, hotels etc and ensure it is the genuine network so ask the staff who work there. NEVER undertake purchases over an open network and remember if it sounds too good to be true, it's likely to be a scam.
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Brian at Tissington Hall, Derbyshire
‘Well, there's less than 2 weeks to go until my 50 miles Charity Cycle ride for Maggie’s Cancer Charity. My training is going well and my cycle team member, Sarah Allen has kindly accompanied me to help spur me along. I cycled 40 miles on the Tissington Trail in Derbyshire 2 weeks ago and completed another 20 miles over the Easter weekend.
A big thank you to those who have kindly sponsored me so far and there is still time for you to help me reach my £1,000 target for Maggie’s.’
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Please note, all our content is for general guideline only, every case is different and we would recommend speaking to us before taking any action as a result of the content. The content was correct at the time it was published.
