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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use the forthcoming Budget to raise taxes.
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 09/03/2020The government has confirmed that reforms to off-payroll working rules for the private sector will go ahead from 6 April 2020.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 09/03/2020The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that employees will be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from day one when self-isolating rather than having to wait until day four under the SSP waiting days rules.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 09/03/2020With the end of the tax year looming there is still time to save tax for 2019/20.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 09/03/2020With Entrepreneurs' Relief speculated for reform or at worse scrapped in next week's Budget, we consider what this could mean for businesses.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 03/03/2020The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will introduce new rules in April this year that it says will make the costs of overdrafts clearer and easier to compare.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 10/02/2020Employees are allowed to claim tax relief on their annual professional fees or subscriptions to some HMRC approved professional organisations.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 10/02/2020HMRC has now published draft secondary legislation for the off-payroll working rules that are due to come into force in April this year.
By Jamie SkeldingPublished On: 10/02/2020Vengeful witches and pet hamsters feature in HMRC's list of imaginative excuses and expense claims, which has been published in the run up to the self assessment deadline.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 10/02/2020Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that he will deliver the 2020 Budget on Wednesday 11 March 2020.
By Kevin JohnsPublished On: 10/02/2020The leaders of the UK and European Union signed the Withdrawal Agreement, and the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 10/02/2020The government has confirmed that parents who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to two weeks' statutory leave.
By Jeremy KitsonPublished On: 10/02/2020Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, Kate Forbes, delivered the 2020/21 Scottish Draft Budget on Thursday 6 February 2020, setting out the Scottish Government's financial and tax plans.
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 10/02/2020The Lifetime ISA is now on its own as the ISA option for first time buyers.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 03/02/2020New calculations from the Office for National Statistics have lowered life expectancies.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 03/02/2020How will the new government affect your financial planning?
December's general election delivered a Conservative government with the sort of majority which consigns the knife-edge parliamentary battles of recent years to the past.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 03/02/2020The latest statistics from HMRC show the inflows to venture capital trusts (VCTs) have more than doubled since 2009/10.
By Glen CallowPublished On: 03/02/2020At Prime, we like to keep our clients updated on the changes that may impact themselves or their business.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 30/01/2020Preparations for our Le Tour in 24 challenge are well underway which aims at raising £10,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity.
By Morgan DaviesPublished On: 29/01/2020HMRC publishes details of deliberate tax defaulters, those people who have received penalties either for:
- deliberate errors in their tax returns or
- deliberately failing to comply with their tax obligations.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 07/01/2020The deadline for submitting your 2018/19 self assessment return is 31 January 2020.
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 07/01/2020The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on the government to address issues with the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC).
By Prime AccountantsPublished On: 07/01/2020The latest HMRC Agent Update includes guidance on the Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA).
By Steve HarcourtPublished On: 07/01/2020The Secretary of State has confirmed that the commitments being entered into, to make payments to clinicians affected by annual allowance pension tax, will be honoured when clinicians retire.
By Jeremy KitsonPublished On: 07/01/2020
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