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Spring Budget 2023 – Social investment tax relief to end

It was confirmed as part of the Spring Budget announcements that the Social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme will end ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Creative industry tax reliefs

As part of the Spring Budget measures, the Chancellor announced that the government will extend the temporary higher rates for ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Alcohol and Tobacco Duty

As part of the Budget measures the Chancellor confirmed that the duty rates on beers, spirits, wines and ciders will ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Pension changes

One of the key measures of the Spring Budget was the announcement that the £40,000 cap on annual pension contributions ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Energy Price Guarantee

The Chancellor had previously announced that the energy price guarantee cap, which will see the average household have their energy ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Capital allowances

Designed in part to help offset the increased Corporation Tax main rate, the Chancellor announced the introduction of a new ...
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Spring Budget 2023 – Childcare changes

One of the main areas targeted by the Spring Budget was changes to childcare. Billed as a revolution in childcare, ...
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Spring Budget summary 2023

As expected, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, resisted pressure to reduce taxes in any significant way, and the majority of his ...
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New UK Data Protection rules

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was first introduced last Summer and paused in September 2022 so ministers could ...
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Corporation tax from 1 April 2023

Barring any unforeseen changes being announced at next week’s Budget, the Corporation Tax main rate will increase to 25% from ...
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Valuing an estate for IHT purposes

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is levied on a person’s estate when they die and can also be payable during a person’s ...
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NIC and company directors

Directors are classed as employees and pay National Insurance on annual income from salary and bonuses that exceed the Primary ...
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Adding employees to a workplace pension scheme

Automatic enrolment for workplace pensions has helped many employees make a start on providing for their retirement with the advantage ...
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National Insurance if working abroad

If you move abroad, it can often be advantageous to continue paying your UK National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in order ...
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Get information about a company

There is a significant amount of information about companies that can be obtained from Companies House. Companies House is responsible ...
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Incentive to invest

Next week, 15 March, the Chancellor will deliver his first Spring Budget. It will provide an opportunity to cushion companies ...
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Why credit control is vital

The ultimate financial objective of most trading companies is to convert their supply of goods and services into cash – ...
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National Living Wage rates from April 2023

New National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates come into effect on 1 April 2023. The new ...
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What is a Share Incentive Plan?

Share Incentive Plans (SIPs) were first introduced in July 2000 to give employees tax and NICs savings when they buy ...
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Tax when you sell shares

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is normally charged at a simple flat rate of 20% when you sell shares unless they ...
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Still time to claim Marriage Allowance

HMRC is reminding married couples and those in civil partnerships that there is still time to sign up for marriage ...
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New VAT penalty regime

The first monthly returns and payments affected by HMRC’s new VAT penalty regime are due by 7 March 2023. The ...
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Scottish Winter Payments Support

The Scottish Winter Heating Payment is a new Scottish Government benefit that replaces the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ...
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Breaking even – checking the numbers

In previous newsfeeds we have described how you can calculate the level of turnover you need to create in order ...
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