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Mini Budget – September 2022
Chancellor brings forward further medium-term fiscal plan measures As the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics. However, recent events have been unprecedented. At the Mini Budget a new Prime Minister and Chancellor launched a new agenda, ‘The Growth Plan’....
Mini-budget announcement – 5 key tax changes
Following the recent appointment of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. There has been a cabinet reshuffle with Kwasi Kwarteng appointed Chancellor. Following his appointment, the new Chancellor announced a ‘Mini-budget’ which took place this morning. This was one of...
Budget 2021: When is the Budget?
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his 2021 Budget on Wednesday 3rd March 2021. What time is the Budget? The Budget is expected to take place at about 12:30 pm, straight after PMQs. The first part of the statement typically begins with a review of the...
DAC6 – How have the rules changed since leaving the EU?
DAC6 is a system of mandatory reporting of cross-border tax arrangements, where these affect one or more EU member states and fall into one or more particular characteristics (hallmarks). Following the UK leaving the EU, DAC6 will no longer be applied in its entirety....
ATED – Claim annual relief on your residential property
Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) is an annual tax that requires limited companies owning UK residential properties with a value of more than £500,000 to complete an ATED return. You must complete an ATED return if your property: Is located in the UK Is a...
Chancellor Announces Budget for 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak Announces Budget for 3 March 2021 The Budget is an annual announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the Government’s plans for spending and taxation for the upcoming tax year. Next year’s Budget will outline plans for the 2021/22...
Government extends £1 million tax break
HM Treasury has announced that the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) will remain at £1 million until 1 January 2022. The AIA allows businesses to claim same-year tax relief for capital investments in plant and machinery assets and was due to revert to £200,000 on 1...
Chancellor Announces Job Support Scheme
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new Job Support Scheme to top up the wages of workers on reduced hours along with other emergency measures to assist businesses. We have provided a summary of the announcements. Job Support Scheme The new Job Support...
What are Growth Shares?
Growth shares entitle key employees to share in the future growth of the company. They are commonly used to reward or incentivise employees but can also be useful for effective inheritance and succession planning. What are growth shares? They are a separate class of...
COVID-19 Government Funding Update
COVID-19 Government Funding Update Please note that current guidance is changing all the time but the following is an up to date summary as at 23 March 2020 of current schemes in place to assist with business interruption resulting from the Coronavirus outbreak....
Hawsons are here to help COVID-19
During this difficult time Hawsons are here to help and support their clients as best they can The Government has announced new measures to help businesses through this difficult time. The first being the tax helpline to support businesses affected by coronavirus. If...










