< 1minute to readNew to our publications section is a summary of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. This passed into law at the end of last year with the aim of tackling fraud. The foundation for these reforms was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then powers were introduced to challenge money laundering. Also featured in the …
2minutes to readThere have been recent cases where taxpayers’ bank account details have been amended on the HMRC portal, without their knowledge, so that VAT repayments have been diverted to a third party. Has HMRC contacted you to say your details have been changed? It is understood that Large Business ‘customers’ are being contacted by HMRC to …
3minutes to readWe explain the recent changes to the High-Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC). At the March 2024 Spring Budget, the Chancellor announced welcome developments to the HICBC from 6 April 2024. Seen widely as an unfair regime, the current threshold imposes a tapered clawback of child benefit on the highest earner within a household, provided their …
< 1minute to read1 April 2024 saw the VAT 12-month taxable turnover threshold rise from £85k to £90k. This measure was announced by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget with the aim of helping to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The deregistration threshold limit also increased by £5,000 from £83,000 to £88,000 from 1 April 2024. For …
< 1minute to readIn an easy-to-read format, our tax data cards contain a snapshot of the tax rates and bands for individuals and businesses for the financial year 2024/25. Download a copy here, or get in touch with either our Leicester or Loughborough offices for a printed card. Rates, bands and allowances covered include those for: Income Tax …
< 1minute to readAs part of an ongoing intention to improve the quality and reliability of Companies House information, various changes came into force on 4 March 2024. These relate to company incorporations and in the information held by Companies House. The information Companies House has about a limited company should be validated annually, this being the responsibility …
4minutes to readThe one sure thing with a family is that your financial circumstances are always changing. Reviewing your position with your accountant in the last weeks of the tax year will mean the full use of bands and allowances. Here we give an overview of considerations for married couples and civil partners, children, grandparents, and those …
5minutes to readThe last few weeks of the tax year are a good time to review your financial arrangements with your accountant. Make sure your family and business finances are arranged as efficiently as possible. We are still in a period where the freeze of many tax rates and thresholds continues to increase the government’s tax take, …
< 1minute to read20.2.24 HMRC announce a u-turn on the classification change we reported on last week. So.. for now, double cab pickups will continue to be treated as goods vehicles rather than cars, and businesses and individuals can continue to benefit from its historic tax treatment. The government will change the law at the next available Finance …
7minutes to readThe 2024 Spring Budget The main themes in the Spring Budget delivered by Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, on 6 March were growth, public services and lower taxes. On growth, there was relatively little to excite – the Office for Budget Responsibility upgraded its forecast for the current year by 0.5% and now predicts the UK economy …
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