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Autumn Statement 2023: Key points at a glance

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has presented the details of his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons....

Updated tax guidance for electronic company car charging

HMRC has updated its guidance to clarify that there is no taxable benefit when an employer reimburses employees who charge their electric company cars at home....

Are we saying farewell to inheritance tax?

In July, the government was reported as holding talks on abolishing inheritance tax (IHT). This wasn’t given much credence at the time, but there are now reports that the March 2024 Budget will include a reduction to the 40% IHT rate as a prelude to future abolishment....

Don’t get caught in the VAT penalties net

The 50th anniversary of the UK’s introduction of VAT was earlier this year, but despite being around for a while, many VAT-registered businesses still find VAT too complex and confusing....

Guidance on deferring your state pension

With HMRC under pressure to collect more tax owed, it is moving away from the tolerance shown during the pandemic and back towards a normal level of debt enforcement activity. ...

Fraud countermeasure drives R&D tax relief changes

The level of fraudulent claims being made for research and development (R&D) tax relief has prompted HMRC to introduce a new procedure...

Finalising returns figures and filing early

HMRC is chasing taxpayers who have submitted tax returns for 2021/22 containing unresolved provisional figures, while also extolling the benefits of filing early for 2022/23....

Behind the numbers on income tax

New income tax statistics from HMRC appear to be good news, but the numbers are not what they seem. ...

Agri-tax reliefs set for restrictions

Draft legislation has been published that will, from 6 April 2024, restrict the geographical scope of agricultural relief and woodlands relief to property in the UK....

New PAYE process for High Income Child Benefit Charge

One of the many criticisms aimed at the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is that anyone caught by the charge needs to submit a self-assessment ...

Clark Andrews CA joins Martin Aitken

Clarkston-based Clark Andrews, a progressive and well-established chartered accountancy firm founded in 2005 by Robert Andrews and ...
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