Two thirds of accountants say poor HMRC services hurting small businesses
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Two thirds of accountants say poor HMRC services hurting small businesses

4w Rachael King

Two thirds of accountants say poor HMRC services h...

Following the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on March 6, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) surveyed its members for their insight ...

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UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 
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UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 

2m Accountancy Age

UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fi...

The UK's Spring Budget 2024 prioritises stability, growth, and fairness. Explore key reforms in public spending, tax, and inflation, and their impact ...

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Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-term
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Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-term

2m Rachael King

Forget the budget, we need to be thinking longer-t...

Amid economic uncertainty, UK political parties are betting on innovation-driven sectors like technology, manufacturing, and green energy to power gro...

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Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?
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Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?

2m Robert Marchant

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in nex...

Is there headroom for tax cuts in next week’s Budget, and if so, what will they be? The ‘headroom’ is, of course, a wholly fictitious number, created ...

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UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024
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UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024

2m Accountancy Age

UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Bu...

As the UK braces for the Spring Budget 2024, businesses across the nation are keenly awaiting Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal announcements. Wit...

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Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners
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Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

2m MHA

Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

As we get closer to the Budget and there is talk of public spending reduction to fund his proposals, we think a cut by the Chancellor to the headline ...

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Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: What accountants need to know
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Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: What accountants need to kn...

3m Rachael Kennedy

Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: Wh...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hinted at the possibility of further tax cuts in the upcoming spring Budget, during his time at the World Economic Forum...

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Should the Autumn Statement have been tougher on late payments?
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Should the Autumn Statement have been tougher on late payments?

4m Institute of Financial Account...

Should the Autumn Statement have been tougher on l...

With an Autumn Statement that has received mixed reviews, one aspect that has flown somewhat under the radar is the commitment to public sector paymen...

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Helping businesses manage labour costs
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Helping businesses manage labour costs

5m Accountancy Age

Helping businesses manage labour costs

Discover how accountants can help businesses adapt to the new higher living wage, focusing on budgeting, financial planning, and compliance strategies...

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Autumn Statement preview 2023
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Autumn Statement preview 2023

5m Greg Noble

Autumn Statement preview 2023

Jeremy Hunt has made it clear that his main priority is to continue to reduce inflation ahead of the next election Read More...

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Significant tax changes in Autumn Statement could be viewed ‘negatively’ by businesses
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Significant tax changes in Autumn Statement could be viewed ‘negatively’ by...

6m Greg Noble

Significant tax changes in Autumn Statement could ...

The cumulative corporation tax earnings from April to September reached £43.3 billion Read More...

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Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as General Election looms
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Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as General Election looms

7m Greg Noble

Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as Gene...

CGT receipts have increased by over 100% in the past five years and reached a record level of £18bn in the last year alone, and a further 18% increase...

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‘Arbitrary’ new R&D threshold could encourage fraud
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‘Arbitrary’ new R&D threshold could encourage fraud

1y Sam Alberti

‘Arbitrary’ new R&D threshold could encourage frau...

40% R&D threshold is an "arbitrary" number and may exclude many SMEs, accounting experts caution Read More...

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‘Further complexity’: accountants split on new R&D reliefs
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‘Further complexity’: accountants split on new R&D reliefs

1y Sam Alberti

‘Further complexity’: accountants split on new R&D...

New R&D tax measures mark 'return to generosity' but add complexity, argue accounting experts Read More...

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Spring Budget: UK will not enter a recession, says Jeremy Hunt
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Spring Budget: UK will not enter a recession, says Jeremy Hunt

1y Greg Noble

Spring Budget: UK will not enter a recession, says...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the contents of his first Budget in the House of Commons Read More...

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What to look out for in the Spring Budget, according to the accounting market
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What to look out for in the Spring Budget, according to the accounting mark...

1y Sam Alberti

What to look out for in the Spring Budget, accordi...

Though likely to be lacking in headline-grabbing policies, the 2023 Spring Budget could prove critical for the UK economy Read More...

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Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tories’
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Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tories’

1y Sam Alberti

Dave Chaplin: ‘IR35 is a growth issue for the Tori...

As the Spring Budget approaches, dissenters of the UK government’s increasingly complex contractor legislation are baying for change. HMRC has already...

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Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priority’ for Spring Budget
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Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priority’ for Spring Budget

1y Sam Alberti

Accounting bodies: HMRC service levels ‘top priori...

HMRC service levels have fallen to an “unacceptably low level” and must be urgently addressed as part of the forthcoming Spring Budget statement, the ...

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Chancellor ‘walking on a knife edge’ with Capital Gains Tax
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Chancellor ‘walking on a knife edge’ with Capital Gains Tax

1y Greg Noble

Chancellor ‘walking on a knife edge’ with Capital ...

There has been an 18% increase in CGT in the last year alone Read More...

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Self-employed ‘abandoned’ as IR35 absent from Autumn Statement
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Self-employed ‘abandoned’ as IR35 absent from Autumn Statement

1y Sam Alberti

Self-employed ‘abandoned’ as IR35 absent from Autu...

Clarity is desperately needed following a series of U-turns, market participants have said Read More...

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Autumn Statement 2022: UK officially in recession amid gloomy economic forecasts
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Autumn Statement 2022: UK officially in recession amid gloomy economic fore...

1y Greg Noble

Autumn Statement 2022: UK officially in recession ...

The Office for Budget Responsibility judged that the UK is already in recession, with the economy set to shrink by 1.4% next year Read More...

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Autumn Statement 2022: R&D relief for SMEs slashed
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Autumn Statement 2022: R&D relief for SMEs slashed

1y Sam Alberti

Autumn Statement 2022: R&D relief for SMEs slashed

The changes come amid “concerning” reports of abuse and fraud in R&D tax relief for SMEs, according to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Read More...

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Autumn budget preview: Jeremy Hunt must ‘clarify’ ambiguous IR35 rules
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Autumn budget preview: Jeremy Hunt must ‘clarify’ ambiguous IR35 rules

1y Greg Noble

Autumn budget preview: Jeremy Hunt must ‘clarify’ ...

Market participants are hoping Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will clarify IR35 rules in the upcoming Autumn budget Read More...

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Rishi Sunak must ‘press the reset button’ on small business support
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Rishi Sunak must ‘press the reset button’ on small business support

1y Sam Alberti

Rishi Sunak must ‘press the reset button’ on small...

Independent workers have been hamstrung by a series of “tax-grabs”, one expert said Read More...

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Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed
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Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed

2y Sam Alberti

Mini Budget 2022: IR35 reforms to be repealed

Market participants have welcomed the “huge victory”, but warned that the government mustn’t waste time in making its next move Read More...

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Spring Statement: R&D tax credits to be reformed in the UK
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Spring Statement: R&D tax credits to be reformed in the UK

2y Sam Alberti

Spring Statement: R&D tax credits to be reformed i...

Widening the scope of the scheme will help the UK become a “science superpower”, according to Chancellor Rishi Sunak Read More...

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Budget 2021: High Street given a boost as business rates slashed
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Budget 2021: High Street given a boost as business rates slashed

2y Sam Alberti

Budget 2021: High Street given a boost as business...

The temporary tax cut will apply to over 90 percent of all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses Read More...

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