Deadline Despatch is delighted with the support received from Harwood Hutton

"Deadline Despatch has used Harwood Hutton as it’s accountants and tax advisers for over 20 years."

Formed in Gerrards Cross in 1980, Deadline were among the first courier companies to identify the immediate transport requirements of the rapidly expanding Thames Valley Business Community.

The company now operates from 4 offices, handling local, nationwide and global deliveries. Last year the Inland Revenue conducted a P.A.Y.E. inspection of Deadline Despatch’s business. They concluded that Deadline Despatch were offering certain benefits to a group of employees and not to all employees, therefore Deadline Despatch should have treated these benefits as “benefits in kind”, and dealt with the tax consequences accordingly. The cost to Deadline Despatch was to be in excess of £20,000. Graham Corney, Partner at Harwood Hutton, reviewed the situation for Deadline Despatch. He spoke to the Inland Revenue on their behalf and was able to show that there were no unreported benefits in kind. All employees were able to receive these benefits – however, for various reasons some employees were not able to make use of them, although the benefits were available.

The Revenue acknowledged this, with the result that Deadline Despatch did not have to pay the additional tax and NIC charge in excess of £20,000. How can Harwood Hutton help? We have a team of specialists who advise on expense and benefit matters. We can assist by advising on the best range of benefits for your employees and manage the P11D process for you. Our experts also regularly negotiate P11D dispensations with the Revenue.