With the end of the 2017/18 tax year approaching, now may be the ideal time to think about how you can minimise your business and personal tax liability before 5 April 2018....

Recently published research has suggested that two thirds of businesses are ‘unprepared’ for the upcoming introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

The 2018/19 tax year starts on 6 April 2018, and along with it some changes to tax and business legislation will come into effect. Here, we outline some of the key measures...

With Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) set to be introduced in April 2019, the government has published legislation setting out the requirements for the initiative...

Research published by the Prompt Payment Directory has suggested that many small business owners are ‘struggling financially’ as a consequence of late payments, with 23% of businesses...

Recent reports have suggested that the UK’s current inheritance tax (IHT) system is ‘unnecessarily complicated’, with one business group going so far as to suggest abolishing the tax altogether...

Recently published figures have suggested that HMRC has ‘saved the public more than £2.4 million’ by combating cybercriminals and cybercrime. However, such crime remains a serious problem for businesses...

Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) is set to come into effect from 1 April 2019 for businesses which have a taxable turnover above the VAT registration threshold (currently £85,000)...

In an unexpected move, the government recently announced that it will not be abolishing Class 2 national insurance contributions (NICs) during this Parliament...

In his 2018 Autumn Budget speech, Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a so-called 'Digital Services Tax' (DST), which is set to come into effect from April 2020...

With the introduction of Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) rapidly approaching, new developments may affect how certain businesses prepare for the measure...

With the end of the 2018/19 tax year rapidly approaching, now is the ideal time to ensure you are making the most of the available allowances and exemptions...

If you’re of a certain age, the golden age of pop music was the 1980s.

When MTV burst onto the scene and a fleet of media savvy new artists—Madonna, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper—had the public hypnotized... 

In the 2018 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a handful of changes to capital allowances, including the introduction of a new allowance, termed the Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA)...

A study recently suggested that being given the option to work flexibly is amongst the most popular work benefits desired by UK employees. Meanwhile, separate research also revealed that 56% of professionals...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the 2019 Spring Statement yesterday, responding to the latest economic forecasts published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)...

The beginning of the 2019/20 tax year ushers in a handful of changes to tax and business legislation. Here, we outline some of the key measures to take note of...

Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) is now live. Firms with a taxable turnover above the VAT registration threshold (currently £85,000) must comply with the new rules...

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) recently called for a comprehensive review of the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) system, to ensure tax agents can 'see relevant client information' and 'access a number of key services'...

Research published recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) suggested that just 45% of individuals seeking to make a financial gift are aware of the inheritance tax (IHT) rules and exemptions...

Next April will see HMRC apply changes to the way off-payroll workers of medium and large organisations in the private sector are taxed. This move is an extension of the changes to off-payroll working rules that were applied to the public sector in 2017. Here, we take a look at the regulations...