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16 Want To Avoid A Penalty? Contact Robb Eden for: Accounts Preparation & Analysis PAYE & Book-keeping • Vat Returns Personal Tax • Sage Training Business Tax More than just accounts - a personal service tailored to your needs. We will work with you to get the best from your business. 01608 651802 robbeden@aol.com The October deadline for filing a paper Tax Return is now past & it’s time for those of you who have yet to submit a Return to do so as time is getting short. You may have read that HMRC have reaped a huge amount in penalties this year & that figure is set to go higher as the Revenue are increasingly issuing penalties for even the slightest oversight. Remember, if you are late in filing there will be an automatic £100 penalty even if you have no tax to pay or even if you’ve paid the tax by the January 31st deadline. It is most important that your Return is filed before the deadline otherwise the clock will keep ticking. If you have still not filed after three months, daily penalties of £10 will start accruing, up to a maximum of £900. After six months there will be a further penalty of 5% of the tax due or £300, whichever is greater. After a full year’s delay there will be another 5% or £300 charge & so it goes on. In addition, interest is levied on the penalties. So be warned!! Whether you’re in business, or solely submitting a Return because you receive a pension or other income, is most important to spend a bit of time organising your paperwork. I suggest reviewing your paperwork at least once a month or when relevant statements or certificates are received. If you are able to, it helps keeping a spreadsheet as you can tick off the items as they come in. It also makes sense to keep your bank statements in order, checking statement numbers to ensure that none are missing. You can then match the amounts & dates received to ensure that nothing is missing. More often than not paperwork is filed and is never seen again. However, in my experience, a clear and concise filing system helps when deadlines loom. Many businesses operating good systems sometimes get better results; many even seeing increased turnover and profits, many who do not are constantly under pressure, missing deadlines and paying the price. Which would you prefer? Robb Eden is based in Moreton-in-Marsh. He can be contacted via e-mail at robbeden@aol.com or by telephone 01608 651802. New audio podcasts help charity trustees develop knowledge and skills The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has launched the first in a new series of audio podcasts, designed to help charity trustees develop their understanding of their duties under charity law. The first episode is available to download from the Commission's website www.charitycommission.gov.uk, explains what trustees need to do to protect their charity against fraud. The 10-minute programme, presented by the Commission's Head of Investigations and Enforcement, Michelle Russell and Jamie Johnson, Head of Action Fraud, also explains what trustees should do if their charity does fall victim to fraud. The podcasts will complement the Commission’s existing communication channels and also be available via You Tube. “We hope our podcasts will help trustees familiarize themselves with the basic principles of charity law as set out in our guidance. They are designed not to replace the guidance and information available on our website, but to serve as easy, more informal introductions to trustees' roles and duties in different circumstances. We are deliberately keeping them short to allow busy trustees to listen in whenever they have a few minutes to spare". More information is online or contact 0845 300 0218.
Article by John Webb, Chairman There are more than five hundred local talking newspapers in the United Kingdom serving their communities by providing local news in recorded formats for people who are unable to read newsprint. The movement began in the early 1970s in Aberystwyth following a visit by the town’s librarian to Vasteras in Sweden where he was impressed to find that the town had established a recorded newspaper for blind people. The idea swiftly gained the support of Round Table and other charities around the UK who were keen to support the idea. Local talking newspapers are represented nationally by The Talking News Federation which estimates that over 100000 people regularly listen to their local talking newspaper. The Cotswold Listener, a registered charity, is the local talking newspaper covering the north Cotswolds, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham. Since its beginnings in 1978, The Cotswold Listener's purpose is to help the visually impaired stay in touch with what’s happening in their local community and stay aware of the issues that are of interest to them; enabling them to live their daily lives more independently, whilst providing entertainment and engagement. Anyone who is unable to read newsprint owing to any visual impairment is welcome to join as a listener and the service is completely free of charge. The Cotswold Listener is produced weekly throughout the year and is available on CD or memory stick, and sent out free of any postage charge. It will also be available via a new website. The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Two new Board members are required for the Cotswolds Conservation Board as part of a national recruitment campaign across nine protected landscapes by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Board members are required to reflect the importance of these special landscapes/areas, with responsibility for conservation, recreation, access, land management and resources, addressing both local and national interests. The appointments will commence from April 2013 and are initially for up to four years with the option of re-appointment for a total period of up to 10 years. The Cotswolds Conservation Board consists of 37 members, 15 of whom are nominated by local councils, eight by parish councils and 14 are appointed by the Secretary of State. The new appointees will have the opportunity to work with other members to help steer and champion the management of the AONB and the Conservation Board so that it delivers a wideranging series of benefits throughout the Cotswolds AONB, promoting conservation of the area’s natural beauty, increasing public understanding and enjoyment of its special qualities, and maintaining the social and economic well-being of local communities. Details of the achievements of the Board during 2011/12, are online: www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/annualreview Application packs are available on the Defra website: www.defra.gov.uk/rural/protected/nationally/aonb The closing dates for applications is Friday 16 <strong>November</strong>. Each week’s edition lasts around eighty minutes and comprises a news section, a magazine section of general interest articles and helpful information specifically for the visually impaired. The news is reproduced by kind permission of the Gloucestershire Echo and the Cotswold Journal. The Cotswold Listener is based in Cheltenham, is run entirely by volunteers and funded entirely by donation. More than forty volunteers donate their time and expertise on a rota basis acting as news readers, magazine presenters, sound recorders and administrators to ensure that each week’s recording goes out every Thursday morning, fifty-one times a year. We welcome enquiries from new volunteers. We currently have 170 regular weekly listeners and are always willing and able to welcome more. If you would like more information or would like to try The Cotswold Listener or know someone who might, please phone or email us and we’ll be in touch. The Cotswold Listener, 21 Rodney Road, Cheltenham, GL50 1HX 01242 252072 admin@cotswoldlistener.co.uk Charity Registration No. 276631 Member of the Talking News Federation 17
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