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May 16, 20221 min read
Almost 66,500 filed self-assessment returns on 6th April
Nearly 66,500 taxpayers filed their 2021/22 self assessment return on the first day of the new tax year, according to figures from HMRC....


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Mar 24, 20221 min read
2022 Spring Statement – the business reaction
Business groups have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement speech. Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British...


Lynne Gowers
Mar 18, 20221 min read
82% of VAT registered businesses are still unaware of MTD deadline
Although there is less than a month until the roll out of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT extension, 82% of eligible businesses are...


Helen Smith
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Dividend Tax increase from April 2022
Dividend tax is due to increase in April 2022, something which you need to be aware of if you are the director of a limited company, due...


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Mar 4, 20221 min read
FSB calls for relief for small employers in Spring Statement
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use the upcoming Spring Statement to help small employers...


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Mar 1, 20221 min read
Almost 100,000 taxpayers using HMRC's Time to Pay
Almost 100,000 self assessment customers have used online payment plans to spread the cost of their tax bill into monthly instalments...


Lynne Gowers
Feb 23, 20221 min read
HMRC reminds married couples to utilise Marriage Allowance
HMRC has reminded married couples and people in civil partnerships to sign up for the Marriage Allowance to help reduce their tax bill....


Lynne Gowers
Feb 13, 20221 min read
SDLT ‘needs to be reformed’, study suggests
Research carried out by mortgage lender Butterfield Mortgages has suggested that stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is outdated and needs...


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Jan 24, 20221 min read
Consumer group urges taxpayers to avoid using refund firms to claim tax rebates
Consumer group Which? has urged taxpayers to avoid using so-called ‘refund firms’ to claim tax rebates. Which? stated that people are...


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Jan 21, 20221 min read
COVID-19 support grants must be included on company tax returns
HMRC has warned that businesses must declare any coronavirus (COVID-19) support grants or payments on their company tax returns and...


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Dec 8, 20211 min read
Government responds to OTS on Capital Gains Tax
As part of its Tax Administration and Maintenance (TAM) Day on 30th November, the government responded to a two-part review of capital...


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Nov 12, 20211 min read
HMRC’s tax take falls by billions due to pandemic
HMRC saw a drop of almost £30 billion in tax revenues in the latest financial year because of the pandemic, according to its annual...


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Nov 5, 20211 min read
IFS predicts millions to be worse off next year due to tax rises
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has predicted that millions of people will be worse off in 2022 as a result of spiralling costs...


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Nov 2, 20211 min read
Payment period on residential CGT is doubled
The government has doubled the payment period for capital gains tax (CGT) on residential property from 30 days to 60 days. Although the...


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Oct 28, 20211 min read
Small firms losing £25 billion annually to tax admin
A study carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has showed that small firms are losing £25 billion per year as compliance...


Lynne Gowers
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Budget 2021 - a quick-fire overview!
In his second Budget of the year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak leaned heavily on his prospect of a brighter economic outlook. Mr. Sunak...


Helen Smith
Sep 29, 20211 min read
IoD urges government to reduce planned level of business tax rises
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is urging the government to use the upcoming Budget to reduce the planned level of business tax rises....


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Sep 22, 20211 min read
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax self assessment delayed for a year
The government has delayed the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax self assessment (MTD for ITSA) for a year, HMRC...


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Sep 18, 20211 min read
OTS says changing date of tax year end would be beneficial
Adopting a tax year which is either aligned with the calendar year or with a calendar month-end would have clear benefits, according to a...


Lynne Gowers
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Chancellor to deliver Autumn 2021 Budget on 27 October
HM Treasury has announced that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver the Autumn 2021 Budget on Wednesday 27 October. On 7 September the...