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The fee for plastic shopping bags in England will be doubled to 10 pence and extended to all shops from April 2021.
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 14/09/2020Over £30 million has been lost to pension scams since 2017, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
By Glen CallowPublished On: 14/09/2020Two self assessment deadlines are approaching:
5th October 2020
For those individuals who have not previously completed a tax return but need to report a liability for 2019/20.By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 14/09/2020The government has announced that more than 64 million meals were enjoyed by diners across the country during the government's Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 14/09/2020Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to carry out a thorough review of capital gains tax (CGT).
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 06/08/2020On 1 August, the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme began operating at eateries across the country.
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 06/08/2020The government has published a call for evidence on the overhaul of the business rates system that applies in England.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 06/08/2020HMRC has outlined the eligibility requirements for the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) that follows the furlough scheme as part of the government's measures to support the economy through the COVID-19 lockdown.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 06/08/2020Taxpayers who have received CJRS or SEISS grants are urged to doublecheck their entitlement as the 90 day period to inform HMRC of any overclaimed amounts is now law.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 06/08/2020On 15 July, the Scottish government reduced the rate of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) following a similar reduction to the rate of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the recent Summer Economic Update.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 06/08/2020On 21 July, the Treasury set out the next steps in its plan to extend Making Tax Digital (MTD) to all businesses and those taxpayers that file self assessment returns.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 06/08/2020On 27 July, the Welsh government reduced the rate of Land Transaction Tax (LTT) following the cuts made to SDLT and LTT across the rest of the UK.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 06/08/2020Property values in June were 0.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020New laws to spare divorcing couples having to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage took a step closer this week, as a Bill seeking to reduce family conflict gained Royal Assent.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020The shadow chancellor suggested those with the broadest shoulders' should share more of the burden to help the economy recover from Covid-19.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020The cricket season may only now be slowly getting underway, but May saw the Chancellor score two centuries which, in different times, would have deeply worried investors.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020The state pension triple lock may not survive much longer.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020The second quarter of 2020 saw a substantial switch back from the falls of the first quarter.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020A huge shock is unfolding in the UK labour market.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020Lenders have been pulling high loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Bank of Mum and Dad could step in to help out first-time buyers.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020There is no great surge of consumer confidence waiting to sweep us back into economic growth.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 16/07/2020On 8 July, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a three-point plan to support jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic when he delivered a Summer Economic Update to Parliament.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 13/07/2020Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary cut in the rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in order to boost confidence in the flagging housing market in his Summer Economic Update.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 13/07/2020On 18 June, the Bank of England increased the stock of purchases of UK government bonds by an additional £100 billion to help boost the UK economy following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 13/07/2020
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