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The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his second Autumn Budget on Monday 29 October 2018. In his speech he stated that ‘austerity is coming to an end – but discipline will remain’. He also promised a ‘double deal dividend’ if the Brexit negotiations are successful but stated that there may be a full-scale Spring Budget in…

UK BUDGET DATE ANNOUNCED: MONDAY 29 OCTOBER SELF-EMPLOYED CLASS 2 NATIONAL INSURANCE WILL NOT BE SCRAPPED ‘NO DEAL’ BREXIT GUIDANCE AND SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY DEADLINE FOR ‘PAPER’ SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS HMRC HAS PUBLISHED AN UPDATED LIST OF DELIBERATE TAX DEFAULTERS GENUINE HMRC CONTACT AND RECOGNISING PHISHING EMAILS AND TEXTS HMRC IDENTIFY RECORD £15.6 MILLION…

WELCOME TO A NEW MEMBER OF STAFF MAKING TAX DIGITAL FOR VAT SCOTLAND INTRODUCES RELIEF FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS ONE MILLION COUPLES STILL ELIGIBLE FOR £900 TAX BOOST HMRC WARNING: TIME TO DECLARE OFFSHORE ASSETS NON-RESIDENTS CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON UK RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY STAMP DUTY CUT: 121,500 HOUSEHOLDS SAVE £284 MILLION SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS – MAKING…

FAREWELL WORKERS’ RIGHTS FOR PIMLICO PLUMBER LATEST GUIDANCE FOR EMPLOYERS UK ‘TAX GAP’ FALLS TO 5.7% HMRC EXTENDS RTI LATE FILING EASEMENT UNTIL APRIL 2019 HMRC SAVES PUBLIC £2.4M BY STOPPING FRAUDSTERS VAT REVERSE CHARGE FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONSULTATION ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE CONTINUES   FAREWELL In August, Walker Thompson will be saying farewell to one…

ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS TAX REFUND SCAMS WARNING FROM HMRC 200,000 RECEIVE BACK PAY AS HMRC ENFORCE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE OFF-PAYROLL WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR CONSULTATION UNIVERSAL CREDIT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT STATE AID APPROVAL GRANTED FOR THE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE WALES TO SET DEVOLVED INCOME TAX RATES ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY…

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Welcome to a new member of staff GDPR Employer-Supported Childcare gets a reprieve Making Tax Digital for VAT from April 2019 Welsh Land Transaction Tax introduced Income tax changes from 6 April 2018 Update for employers and their employees Spring Statement announces consultations   WELCOME TO A NEW MEMBER OF STAFF This month we are…

TRIBUNAL RULES BBC JOURNALIST IS CAUGHT BY ‘IR35’ LEGISLATION ADVISORY FUEL RATES FOR COMPANY CARS SCOTLAND’S FIVE INCOME TAX BANDS AND TAX RELIEF FOR PENSIONS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES PENSIONS AUTO ENROLMENT REACHES A MILLION EMPLOYERS YEAR END TAX PLANNING TRIBUNAL RULES BBC JOURNALIST IS CAUGHT BY ‘IR35’ LEGISLATION A First Tier Tribunal has ruled that…

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION 2017 HMRC REJECTED SELF ASSESSMENT EXPENSES AND EXCUSES TAX-FREE CHILDCARE ROLL OUT HMRC HALTS THOUSANDS OF SCAM TEXT MESSAGES UPDATED LIST OF PROFESSIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS WHAT WILL THE SPRING STATEMENT BRING? SCOTLAND REVISE INCOME TAX BANDS GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION 2017 We have previously included articles on these Regulations which will impact…

SCOTTISH DRAFT BUDGET LAND AND BUILDINGS TRANSACTION TAX AND FIRST-TIME BUYER RELIEF WELSH LAND TRANSACTION TAX PROPOSALS TO EXTEND PENSIONS AUTO ENROLMENT TO YOUNGER WORKERS PAYING HMRC? NOT AT THE POST OFFICE OR BY CREDIT CARD HMRC WARNING ABOUT ITUNES GIFT CARD SCAM SCOTTISH DRAFT BUDGET Finance Secretary Derek Mackay delivered the 2018/19 Scottish Draft…