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HMRC takes three years to answer letter
An accountancy firm had to wait over three years to receive a response from HMRC about an issue facing a client's accounts Max Austin,...
Max Austin
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Homeowner loses £83k SDLT appeal
HMRC has won a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) appeal over a disputed stamp duty land tax (SDLT) bill related to whether the property was...
Max Austin
Dec 5, 20233 min read


National living wage increases to £11.44
The Chancellor has confirmed a 9.7% rise in the national living wage from April, worth over £1,800 a year for a full-time worker Sara...
Sara White
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Autumn Statement 2023: self-employed Class 2 NICs abolished
The Chancellor has abolished Class 2 National Insurance contributions for self employed workers and cut the rate of Class 4 NICs Sara...
Sara White
Nov 30, 20232 min read


Autumn Statement 2023: National Insurance cut by 2%
The Chancellor has cut the rate of employee National Insurance by 2% to 10% to take effect in January, reducing total tax for basic rate...
Sara White
Nov 29, 20233 min read


Autumn Statement: R&D relief changes go ahead in 2024
The overhaul of R&D relief will go ahead from April 2024 merging the two systems and reducing the intensity threshold from 40% to 30% for...
Will Drysdale
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Autumn Statement 2023: small business rates frozen
A £4.3bn support fund for small businesses over five years has been announced, along with the small business multiplier being frozen at...
Will Drysdale
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Q&A: higher rate stamp duty transactions
In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Vivienne Cheung explains the rules around higher rate stamp duty land tax on property purchases...
Croner-i My VIP Tax Team
Nov 24, 20234 min read


HMRC late payment interest rate hits 7.75%
HMRC has revised interest rates with late payment bills charged 7.75% from 22 August, the highest rate since 2001 Sara White, Editor,...
Sara White
Nov 23, 20231 min read


Property developer jailed for £300k invoice fraud
A house builder has been jailed for three years after defrauding a finance company out of £295,000 by altering invoices and bank...
Max Austin
Nov 22, 20232 min read


HMRC helplines struggle to manage call load
More than a third of calls to HMRC remain unanswered as taxpayers cannot get through to an adviser Sara White, Editor, Accountancy Daily...
Sara White
Nov 21, 20232 min read


HMRC pursues Uber for £386m VAT bill
HMRC has demanded Uber pay an extra £386m worth of VAT over its use of the tour operators margin scheme Max Austin, Reporter, Accountancy...
Max Austin
Nov 20, 20232 min read


HMRC catches website scammer 6,500 miles away
Cybercrime experts at HMRC have helped bring down a prolific fraudster who sold criminals software to scam UK taxpayers Sara White,...
Sara White
Nov 17, 20232 min read


HMRC clarifies rules on basis period tax reporting
HMRC has issued guidance on changes to reporting income affecting self employed, sole traders and partnerships under the basis period tax...
Sara White
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Over 60% of tax disputes last more than a year
Three in five businesses (61%) are involved in a tax dispute with HMRC which has lasted more than 12 months Sara White, Editor,...
Sara White
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Q&A: BPR on gift of shares within seven years of death
In this week’s Q&A, Croner-i tax adviser Marsha Haywood explains the tax implications of using business property relief as part of...
Croner-i My VIP Tax Team
Nov 14, 20232 min read


Charity Commission digital filing service goes live
Charities will have to file annual returns via the Charity Commission’s new digital account service as legacy system is closed Sara...
Sara White
Nov 13, 20232 min read


Interest rate held at 5.25%
The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5.25% for the second month running, with no likelihood of a rate cut until mid...
Sara White
Nov 10, 20233 min read


Avios flight points may be taxed, warns HMRC
British Airways Avios members may have to pay VAT on tickets bought with Avios points as a result of HMRC’s review of the airline’s VAT...
Sara White
Nov 9, 20233 min read


Late tax appeals: what you need to know
Taxpayers have 30 days to appeal a tax demand from HMRC at tribunal based on Maitland ruling but there are some exceptions to the tight...
Meg Wilson
Nov 8, 20236 min read
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