- Jan 23
HMRC trials answer by text system to cut call queues
Routine calls to HM Revenue and Customs will be answered by text, rather than by a human, in a trial aimed at improving its customer...
- Jan 15
Almost 5.7 million customers still to file their tax return
There is less than one month for around 5.7 million Self Assessment customers to file their tax return or they may face a penalty, HM...
- Jan 9
Minimum wage rates from April 2023 have now been announced
The National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to £10.42 from 1 April 2023, an increase of 92 pence or 9.7 per cent. Alongside the NLW, the...
- Dec 26, 2022
King Charles III banknotes unveiled
The Bank of England unveiled the design of the King Charles III banknotes. The portrait of The King will appear on existing designs of...
- Dec 23, 2022
Employees can ask for flexible working from day one
The new legislation will mean that workers will not have to wait for 26 weeks to seek flexible arrangements, as set out under the current...
- Dec 20, 2022
Treasury delays its programme to digitise the tax system for two more years
The biggest changes to personal taxation in a quarter of a century are to be postponed for a further two years because the computer...
- Dec 19, 2022
HMRC tightens rules for expense claims
Form P87 used to claim employment-related expenses will have more compulsory boxes from 21 December. Taxpayers can make claims for...
- Dec 7, 2022
UK May Need Digital Pound
The deputy governor said FTX's collapse highlights the need for more oversight of digital assets. Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor at the...
- Dec 1, 2022
Capital gains hit and inheritance tax frozen
Chancellor Hunt has cut the capital gains tax (CGT) annual exemption by over 75% and frozen all the inheritance tax nil rate bands for...
- Oct 21, 2022
HMRC contacts agents regarding closure of online VAT returns
HMRC has announced that you’ll no longer be able to use your existing VAT online account to file quarterly and monthly VAT returns. The...