Farage promises £20k tax-free threshold - but at what cost?
Budget

Farage promises £20k tax-free threshold - but at what cost?

1m Accountancy Age

Farage promises £20k tax-free threshold - but at w...

Nigel Farage has pledged to raise the personal tax-free allowance to £20,000, a move the Institute for Fiscal Studies says could cost up to £80bn annu...

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Bank of England to delay rate call as May cut nears certainty
Economy

Bank of England to delay rate call as May cut nears certainty

2m Marina Mouka

Bank of England to delay rate call as May cut near...

The Bank of England will delay its much-anticipated interest rate decision tomorrow (Thursday, May 8) by precisely two minutes to observe a national m...

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Reeves rules out wealth tax rises in Autumn Budget
Budget 2025

Reeves rules out wealth tax rises in Autumn Budget

2m Accountancy Age

Reeves rules out wealth tax rises in Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out any increases to UK wealth taxes in the upcoming Autumn Budget, putting an end to speculation over potential hi...

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Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes behind it
Budget 2025

Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes behind it

3m Marina Mouka

Final countdown: Reeves’ Statement and the stakes ...

When Chancellor Rachel Reeves rises to deliver her Spring Statement on Wednesday, she will be doing so with a tighter fiscal straitjacket than any of ...

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

Accounting firms disagree on future of CGT as General Election looms

2y 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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Tory MP: IR35 has become ‘Frankenstein’s monster’
Contracting

Tory MP: IR35 has become ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

2y Sam Alberti

Tory MP: IR35 has become ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

According to the senior Conservative, the Tory party must have one eye on the next general election in deciding the future of the off-payroll working ...

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Labour’s private equity tax raid would ‘substantially weaken’ UK PLC, experts say
Politics

Labour’s private equity tax raid would ‘substantially weaken’ UK PLC, exper...

2y Sam Alberti

Labour’s private equity tax raid would ‘substantia...

Fresh analysis suggests that HMRC is missing out on around £600m per year due to the carried interest loophole Read More...

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

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

2y 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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Rishi Sunak must ‘press the reset button’ on small business support
Budget

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

3y 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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IR35 repeal U-turn a ‘massive oversight’
Politics

IR35 repeal U-turn a ‘massive oversight’

3y Sam Alberti

IR35 repeal U-turn a ‘massive oversight’

The UK government’s U-turn jeopardises the contracting market and vital supply chains, experts say Read More...

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Tax experts call on PM’s successor to make “vital” improvements to tax system
Tax

Tax experts call on PM’s successor to make “vital” improvements to tax syst...

3y Rebecca Whittaker

Tax experts call on PM’s successor to make “vital”...

President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation says HMRC’s performance standards are ‘falling short’, reinforcing the need for reformed digitalisati...

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IR35: Tory MPs write to Chancellor
Politics

IR35: Tory MPs write to Chancellor

6y Chris Jewers

IR35: Tory MPs write to Chancellor

Conservative MPs John Redwood and Andrew Bowie have both written to Sajid Javid, urging him to suspend or extend the IR36 6 April 2020 deadline until ...

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IR35: Chancellor makes review pledge
Politics

IR35: Chancellor makes review pledge

6y Chris Jewers

IR35: Chancellor makes review pledge

Conservatives become the next party to say they will review IR35 legislation in the build-up to the general election, following Labour, Liberal Democr...

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Boris Johnson PM: Industry reacts
Brexit

Boris Johnson PM: Industry reacts

6y Chris Jewers

Boris Johnson PM: Industry reacts

We have collected reactions from industry figures and the wider business community, giving their thoughts on the appointment of the UK’s new Prime Min...

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AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans
Politics

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend plans

6y Tom Lemmon

AAT casts doubt over Boris Johnson’s tax and spend...

The AAT have questioned the affordability and value of Boris Johnson’s tax and spending proposals, as he bids to become Prime Minister Read More...

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Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bob Ward
Practice

Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bob Ward

6y Accountancy Age

Accounting in the North: An interview with EY's Bo...

In our latest deep dive, we look at how accountancy is growing in the North, the regional challenges faced, and how EY is part of this Read More...

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Trendsetting or trendjacking: should brands adopt a political stance?
Politics

Trendsetting or trendjacking: should brands adopt a political stance?

6y Gayleen Huggins and Peter Carr

Trendsetting or trendjacking: should brands adopt ...

Propero Partners assesses whether firms should share political views with current and potential customers Read More...

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Beware the supply chain ides of March
Brexit & Economy

Beware the supply chain ides of March

6y Jamie Taylor

Beware the supply chain ides of March

Whatever the Brexit day result finance teams are building agility into their supply chain to mitigate any eventuality Read More...

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KPMG on Brexit: Businesses are welcoming progress but remaining cautious
Brexit

KPMG on Brexit: Businesses are welcoming progress but remaining cautious

7y Accountancy Age

KPMG on Brexit: Businesses are welcoming progress ...

For KPMG "businesses that crave certainty and detail will have heard very little in recent days to make them feel they can now relax" Read More...

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Update on Brexit: Will the political declaration be reached this weekend?
Brexit & Economy

Update on Brexit: Will the political declaration be reached this weekend?

7y Accountancy Age

Update on Brexit: Will the political declaration b...

Following talks in Brussels, what news does Theresa May have as we approach the summit of European leaders this Sunday? Read More...

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Global tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook face new digital services tax from Budget
Budget

Global tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook face new digital services ta...

7y Accountancy Age

Global tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook fac...

Philip Hammond announces a new tax on digital services that will apply to global tech companies with revenues of over £500m a year Read More...

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10 key announcements from the Budget 2018
Budget

10 key announcements from the Budget 2018

7y Accountancy Age

10 key announcements from the Budget 2018

Fiscal Phil delivers a comprehensive Budget, covering everything from the VAT threshold, digital tax, and stamp duty to IR35, Brexit, and Austerity Re...

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Eight takeaways from the Wall Street Journal CFO Network Annual Meeting
Brexit & Economy

Eight takeaways from the Wall Street Journal CFO Network Annual Meeting

7y Workday | Sponsored

Eight takeaways from the Wall Street Journal CFO N...

Here are eight takeaways from the Wall Street Journal CFO Network annual meeting, held 11-12 June in Washington DC Read More...

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Political scientist Ian Bremmer: how CFOs can navigate today’s world
Brexit & Economy

Political scientist Ian Bremmer: how CFOs can navigate today’s world

7y Workday | Sponsored

Political scientist Ian Bremmer: how CFOs can navi...

Political scientist Ian Bremmer shares his views on challenges and opportunities ahead for finance leaders in the current geopolitical environment Rea...

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Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurrency, Brexit and taxing the digital economy
Brexit

Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurrency, Brexit and taxing th...

7y Accountancy Age

Financial Secretary to the Treasury on cryptocurre...

Accountancy Age caught up with Mel Stride, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to discuss cryptocurrency, Brexit updates, the EU proposed digital...

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HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile to be investigated by MPs
Big Four

HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile to be investigated by MPs

7y Accountancy Age

HMRC’s refusal to raid top Tory donor Lycamobile t...

After a French probe into Lycamobile uncovered money laundering and tax fraud, HMRC refused to raid the company, citing its political donations Read M...

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Women in Finance: 11-15 revealed!
People In Business

Women in Finance: 11-15 revealed!

7y Accountancy Age

Women in Finance: 11-15 revealed!

It's day two of the Women in Finance reveal! Here are the five women who have been named in positions 11-15 – based entirely on your votes Read More...

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