Insider July 2021

Sweeping VAT reforms in the EU will affect the UK’s online retailers, families hit with big bills after believing gifts would not be taxed, OTS considers bringing the end of the tax year forward and UK tax incentive ‘fails to deliver extra R&D spending’. Read more.

Insider May 2021

Super-Deduction tempts 51% of manufacturers to invest, VAT-registered firms start using digital links under MTD, HMRC rolls out new measures to ‘tackle CIS abuse’ and workplace pension contributions bounce back after slump. Read more.

Insider April 2021

Three-month extension for business rates holiday in England, new recovery loan scheme replaces previous COVID-19 loans, VAT-registration and deregistration thresholds frozen until 2024/25 and treasury issues guidance on the final two self-employed grants. Read more.

Insider March 2021

Opt-in to vat deferral new payment scheme by 31 March 2021, personal allowance and higher-rate threshold to increase 0.5%, changes to prompt-payment code aim to end late payments and record number miss self-assessment filing deadline due to COVID-19. Read more.