Publications

Bodies representing UK businesses have described their relief after the job retention scheme was extended until 31 October. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the Government will continue to pay the wages of workers on leave because of coronavirus. Furloughed employees, therefore...

VAT rules for food and drink in the UK are “overly complex” and in need of reform, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has claimed. Chancellor Rishi Sunak used his Spring Budget to scrap the so-called ‘tampon tax’ when the Brexit...

Coronavirus has many people reflecting on their own mortality. So if you have more time on your hands during the lockdown, planning your estate may be a wise way to spend it. Benjamin Franklin observed there are only two certainties...

On Monday 16 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public to work from home where possible in an attempt to contain the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the UK. For more than 1.7 million people it was business as...

ATED is an annual tax payable mainly by companies that own UK residential property valued at more than £500,000 on 1 April 2020. You will need to complete an ATED return if the property...

COVID-19 Business Support Summary. What schemes are available to support you and your business?

The Government has delayed extending the off-payroll working rules to the private sector, as the UK fights to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Hot on the heels of announcing a £350 billion support package for struggling businesses, the Treasury pulled the...

The Government left it to the very last minute to announce its tax plans for 2020/21. Fortunately, Chancellor Rishi Sunak had few surprises up his sleeve in last month’s Spring Budget. Three of the main taxes in the UK...

It’s hard to believe Rishi Sunak has only been the Chancellor since Valentine’s Day, given what he’s had to deal with in a matter of weeks since. On the back of delivering a Spring Budget, Sunak has revealed an unprecedented multi-billion-pound stimulus...

Almost a million taxpayers missed the self-assessment deadline on 31 January, despite record numbers of compliance. Figures from HMRC showed that a record 11,122,967 taxpayers out of 11.7 million beat the midnight self-assessment deadline for 2018/19 on 31 January 2020...

Since the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have grown steadily into the public consciousness, and the taxman’s too. One the realm of geeks and hackers, cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream. In late 2017, the price of a single Bitcoin...

Back in 2012, less than half of private-sector employees in the UK had a pension scheme. Today, that figure is 85% and this huge increase is due to the successful rollout of auto-enrolment. It started with the largest companies and...