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The fastest monthly growth of the services sector since 1997 and a fall in the number of workers on furlough signalled that the UK's recovery from the coronavirus crisis remained on track in May, as lockdown restrictions were relaxed across all four nations of the UK.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021Two years after the collapse of Neil Woodford's Equity Income fund, and with 300,000 investors still awaiting answers from the regulator despite being set to lose £1bn from its liquidation, industry commentators are calling for a solution to be found sooner rather than later in order to reinstate the public's faith in financial services.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021A global jump in inflation in 2021 is raising the prospect of a broader upward trend beyond a short-term pandemic reaction.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) examines how pension contributions fit into life-cycle patterns.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021The outcome of a recent High Court case is a warning for anyone challenging a will.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021House prices are likely to continue rising for some time despite hitting a new record high in May, one of Britain's biggest mortgage lenders has said.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest body to wade into the inheritance tax debate ' on a global scale.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021Worldpay's Global Payments report 2021 claims that cash payments in UK shops in 2020 made up 13.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/06/2021The forms P11D which report details of benefits and some expenses provided to employees and directors for the year ended 5 April 2021, are due for submission to HMRC by 6 July 2021.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 08/06/2021The temporary Trade Credit Reinsurance (TCR) scheme that helped struggling supply chain firms secure insurance protection during the pandemic will close at the end of June, it has been confirmed.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 08/06/2021The Treasury has launched a review into the effectiveness of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), the independent body responsible for helping to make the UK tax system simpler and easier to interact with for taxpayers.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 08/06/2021The UK government has confirmed that its plastic packaging tax (PPT) will come into force on 1 April 2022.
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 08/06/2021Freeport operators will be able to take advantage of a zero rate of secondary national insurance contributions (NICs) for employees, the government has announced.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 08/06/2021Businesses that deferred VAT payments last year have less than a month left to join online and pay in monthly instalments under the VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme, HMRC has warned.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 08/06/2021HMRC has confirmed that the fifth Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant covering the period May 2021 to September 2021 will open to claims from late July.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 08/06/2021What is it and is it worth accelerating spend?
For a limited window 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023, companies investing in qualifying plant and machinery assets can benefit from a 130% first year allowance.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 17/05/2021The Spring Budget on 3 March was not the end of the taxing story.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021A recent survey of people who have or plan to retire in 2021 provides interesting insights, whatever your intended retirement year.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021State pensions and the National Living Wage both increased in April.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021The role of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) has changed since they were launched over 20 years ago, so are they still worth having?
Since ISAs were introduced in April 1999 the ISA portfolio has been extended to include:
- Junior ISAs (for the under-18s).
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021Three letters, ESG, have become a major driving force in investment decisions.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021A recent report showed that global dividend payments held up much better than those in the UK in 2020.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021One of the last decade's more infamous financial scandals has finally reached a conclusion.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021The planned increase in corporation tax has changed some of the mathematics on incorporation.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 11/05/2021
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