As part of H M Revenue & Customs goal to achieve being digital by 2030, with 90% of customer interactions being online, today they have announced a new online service for workers to take control of their tax affairs. To stay in line with the current technology...
Following numerous delays, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) is only a year away from being made compulsory for individuals with an annual gross rental income and/or a gross self-employed income of over £50,000. The income threshold will be lowered over...
Spring Statement 2025 SummaryChancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025. In the run up to the event, the Chancellor stated that she ‘remains committed to one major fiscal event a year to give families and...
Autumn Statement 2022 On 17 November 2022, the government undertook the third fiscal statement in as many months, against a backdrop of rising inflation and economic recession. The Chancellor laid out three core priorities of stability, growth and public services. The...
Making Tax Digital for income tax is being introduced on 6 April 2024. It will affect self-employed individuals and landlords with annual business or property income above £10,000. For general partnerships, the start date has been set at 6 April 2025. LLPs will join...
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’....
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...
Filing VAT returns Businesses must file their VAT returns using functional compatible software. Most businesses are doing this successfully, but those who do not may be charged a £400 penalty for each VAT return filed. Keeping records digitally Businesses must also...
Introduction We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As...
On 1 April 2019 (this was not a joke!!) HMRC introduced Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT. Businesses above the current VAT threshold of £85,000 have since needed to submit their VAT returns using “functional compatible software”. As of 1 April 2022, all VAT...
Hawsons Chartered Accountants turned 165 years old in 2019 Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John...
Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline HMRC have said that a few businesses could qualify for an extension to their Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT soft landing period. Under current rules for VAT everything must be done digitally including transfers,...