HMRC works hard to make sure that individuals and businesses pay their taxes. An seemingly obvious point. But is important to acknowledge the hard won success of their investigations into those who actively avoid paying [...]
Chancellor Sajid Javid had announced that the government’s next Budget will be on 6th November. Only one week after the date set by the Prime Minister for potentially leaving the EU without a deal. There [...]
During her speech, Her Majesty the Queen confirmed that “Measures will be brought forward to provide simpler oversight of pension savings.” This refers the Pension Dashboard part of the government’s Pensions Bill. After consistent campaigning [...]
The BBC have reported on an interesting disparity between UK councils when it comes to council garden waste recycling collection charges. Some are completely free of extra charge and others have up to nearly £100 [...]
Are you a new student? Congratulations. You did it. You got the grades. You’re off to university. And you’ve probably been working through the summer to save for your first term. Finances are tight for [...]
Tax is certainly not the most romantic element of your civil partnership planning, but it is an important one. When considering marriage and civil partnership status, most couples are looking for a legal definition of [...]
The British Medical Journal has published the findings of research led by Dr Pauline Scheelbeek which concludes that a 20% tax on sugary treats could reduce national obesity levels by 3%. Doesn’t sound much. But [...]
Only 2,320 small businesses took HMRC up on this tax break in the 2017-18 tax year. A decrease of 4% on the previous year. It’s notoriously difficult for new businesses to attract money from investors [...]
‘Accidental American’ is a term for people who were born stateside, but left as a baby or young child to live their whole lives in another country. This particular group of people are increasingly falling [...]
The first deadline for businesses to file their VAT returns using the new Making Tax Digital (MTD) system was 7th August. And 900,000 of the one million businesses who registered in time, submitted their return [...]
