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Redundancy protection extended for parents
Parents and unpaid carers are due to receive new employment rights which will grant them extra protection from redundancy while on...
Max Austin
Jul 12, 20232 min read


Charities Act 2022 changes from 1 June
The Charity Commission has clarified changes to the Charities Act 2022 including rules on selling or leasing charity land and use of...
Sara White
Jul 11, 20232 min read


HMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 June 2023
HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 June 2023, cutting diesel rates. Sara...
Sara White
Jul 7, 20231 min read


Self assessment threshold rises to £150k
HMRC has confirmed that from tax year 2023 to 2024 onwards, the self assessment threshold for taxpayers taxed through PAYE only, will...
Sara White
Jul 6, 20231 min read


CPS calls for mileage tax on electric cars
Electric vehicle drivers should be charged on a pay as you go basis for every mile driven to ensure they contribute to the tax coffers....
Sara White
Jul 5, 20233 min read


Electrical blinds are not tax deductible
HMRC has clarified the rules on claiming VAT relief on the installation of electrical blinds in building projects. Sara White, Editor,...
Sara White
Jul 4, 20232 min read


Residential properties and tax liability
From principal private residence relief to inheritance tax and capital gains tax, home owners need to keep up to speed with tax...
Chris Thorpe
Jul 3, 20234 min read


UK tax vacancies fall year-on-year
Professional tax jobs in London plunged by 13.8% compared to 2021, which saw a total of 16,000 vacancies registered, according to a...
Max Austin
Jun 29, 20232 min read


Plans to simplify construction industry scheme
HMRC is consulting on plans to simplify the administrative burden of the construction industry scheme by simplifying some reporting...
Sara White
Jun 26, 20233 min read


HMRC late payment interest rate reaches 7%
HMRC has revised interest rates with late payment bills charged 7% from 31 May, double the level just a year ago. Sara White, Editor,...
Sara White
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Examining the law on staff tips
Since 2015, the Government has been investigating the idea of controlling how tips are distributed to staff in the hospitality sector....
Stacie Cheadle
Jun 22, 20234 min read


Avoiding holiday pay headaches this summer
Suzanne Gallagher, head of UK payroll at Employment Hero, looks at the payroll complexities related to holiday pay with tips and advice...
Suzanne Gallagher
Jun 21, 20234 min read


One in five taxpayers will pay 40% tax
The five-year freeze on thresholds will drag 2.5 million more taxpayers into higher rate income tax by 2027. Sara White, Editor,...
Sara White
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Nearly 80k complete self assessment forms early
More than 77,500 taxpayers filed their tax return for the 2022-23 tax year on 6 April 2023, more than double the figure five years ago....
Sara White
Jun 16, 20232 min read


HMRC clawed back £33m in unpaid tax from landlords
HMRC targeted almost 5,500 landlords last year and recovered £33m in unpaid tax, as the authority re-prioritised its activities following...
Max Austin
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Loan charge letters sent to taxpayers
HMRC has written to more taxpayers affected by the loan charge to tell them that large tax bills remain outstanding with daily interest...
Sara White
Jun 14, 20232 min read


HMRC sitting on £11.9bn in overpaid corporation tax
Businesses overpaid £11.9bn in corporation tax in the last tax year, with HMRC unlikely to address overpayment unless the company...
Sara White
Jun 13, 20232 min read


HMRC pauses MTD for income tax pilot
Following the delay to the rollout of the extension of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for income tax, HMRC has stopped the pilot programme....
Sara White
Jun 12, 20233 min read


VAT break for pharmacists from 1 May
The VAT treatment of medical services carried out by staff directly supervised by pharmacists will be exempt from VAT. Sara White,...
Sara White
Jun 9, 20232 min read


Inheritance tax planning tips from houses to pensions
Clear communication during lifetime can forestall a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to inheritance issues, but tax planning is...
Ian Dyall
Jun 8, 20236 min read
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