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The Government’s new Pension Schemes Bill is expected to make it easier for millions of people to manage their pensions, by improving returns, and combining smaller pension pots to create bigger and better pension funds. The benefits of combining smaller pension pots...
Just under 300,000 self-assessment tax returns were filed in the first week of the 2025/26 tax year, according to HMRC, way ahead of the deadline of January 31, 2026. A total of 299,419 tax returns were filed between April 6 and April 12 – 28,503 more than the same...
Umbrella companies are typically used by recruitment agencies to employ workers on temporary contracts, in sectors like IT, healthcare, construction and education. Usually, the contractor or temporary worker will work for a client, the client pays the recruitment...
HMRC’s challenges in administering the tax system, as it has become increasingly complex, have been revealed in Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report, with trust in the agency falling, and costs rising significantly. The simplification of taxation has...
The Government has revealed a package of changes designed to simplify the tax and customs system and to help deliver its ‘Plan for Change’. There are 26 measures included in the changes, plus two administrative measures to strengthen the “integrity of the tax and...
Anyone making disposals of assets on or after October 30, 2024, will need to take some extra steps to calculate any Capital Gains Tax (CGT) due. These extra steps, which will affect individuals, trustees and personal representatives, have resulted from the...
Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts from April 2024 to March 2025 have risen by £800m compared to same period the previous year. This is largely a feature of the nil rate band – the amount you can have in your estate before you must pay IHT – and the residence nil rate...
Companies registered at Companies House are being warned to keep on top of their responsibilities, such as filing their confirmation statements on time, otherwise they could face new penalties. Companies House will still support businesses to help them comply with...
The first 100 days of the Trump administration has certainly created consternation across the world, as Donald Trump’s implementation of tariffs – which have been on again and off again and are currently suspended for most countries at the time of writing – have...
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