Bank of England (BoE) base rate rises to 0.75% – what it means for consumers and businesses
The Bank of England (BoE) base rate rose to 0.75% in March in response to Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rising to 5.5% - almost triple the BoE’s target of 2%. Inflation is set to continue rising throughout the year with the Russian invasion of Ukraine creating...
Reclaim Marriage Couples Allowance
Married Couple’s Allowance can be transferred between spouses and civil partners, and while 2m couples have claimed this since it was introduced back in 2015, there are many more people who are entitled to claim it.Go back four years The allowance, which is worth up...
4 Ways To Manage Stress
National Stress Awareness Month 2022 In the spirit of National Stress Awareness Month, here are our top 4 tips for helping you manage stress. Learn to breathe It sounds silly but there are many great apps and videos out there that can teach you to control your...
End of year tax planning – what you need to consider
The new tax year on April 6 is accelerating quickly towards us, and now is the time to make sure that any last-minute allowances you may not have made the most of in the 2021/22 tax year are mopped up. There are plenty of allowances that have a time limit on each tax...
Businesses helped by COVID-19 support could face unexpected tax bills
Businesses and self-assessment taxpayers are being reminded they need to include all grants paid as part of the COVID-19 support payments in their tax returns, as some may think these were non-taxable. Have you set money aside to deal with tax on support grants? HMRC...
Spring Statement round-up
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement on March 23 was limited on giveaways, but there were some measures designed to help people struggling with the highest rates of inflation in 30 years. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has forecast that inflation will average...
Stamp Duty Land Tax – why this will increase as house prices rise and what you can do to reduce it
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) receipts were somewhat skewed in the last year as the SDLT holiday for properties worth up to £500,000 was phased out on June 30, 2021, and the holiday for properties worth between £125,000 and £250,000 ended on September 30. These two...
IHT receipts up by £700m – but why you should see this as a ‘voluntary’ tax
Inheritance tax (IHT) is one of the most hated taxes there is, mainly because for many people their estate faces a 40% tax rate which is higher than they would have paid during their lifetime. HMRC’s latest figures reveal there has been a £700m increase in IHT...
Understanding Making Tax Digital April 2022.
Starting 1 April 2022, all VAT (value-added tax) registered businesses must comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD), regardless of what their turnover is. Up until that point, businesses under the VAT threshold (turnover less than £85,000 per year) didn’t have to comply...
Bounce-back loans – where are we now?
The bounce back loans, CBILS and CLBILS for larger companies were some of the most generous schemes available to businesses suffering from the impact of lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, paying out a total of £80 billion to help keep businesses afloat. The...
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