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New advisory fuel rates for company cars
New advisory fuel rates for company cars

HMRC has published new advisory fuel rates for company car users which take effect from 1 December 2024. The rates have decreased by 1p per mile for petrol and diesel engine cars. Whilst rates for LPG and electric mileage remains unchanged. HMRC reviews the advisory...

Autumn Budget 2024 Summary
Autumn Budget 2024 Summary

Autumn Budget 2024 SummaryChancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Billions in tax rises Ms Reeves said the Budget will raise £40 billion in...

Autumn Budget 2024 – Key Tax Announcements
Autumn Budget 2024 – Key Tax Announcements

Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her 2024 Spring Budget where she summarised the UK economic performance and announced her proposals for tax. In this budget, the chancellor announced that she will raise taxes by £40bn to increase government funding. In this...

VAT on schools fees from January 2025
VAT on schools fees from January 2025

Private school fees will no longer be exempt from VAT from 1 January 2025. Anti-forestalling provisions will be in place from 29 July until 30 October 2024. This means that any pre-paid fees paid for the first term of the school year will continue be exempt from VAT...

Date announced for 2024 Autumn Budget
Date announced for 2024 Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that she will deliver her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. This will be Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor. It should also provide an insight into what direction the new Labour government will take on tax policy....

Millions shifted into higher tax brackets
Millions shifted into higher tax brackets

As tax thresholds remain unchanged, the number of taxpayers paying the additional rate will exceed 1 million for the first time. Tax revenue and increasing burden This year, HMRC is projected to collect £63.2 billion in income tax, contributing to a total of £272.6...

Inheritance Tax Planning Guide
Inheritance Tax Planning Guide

Inheritance tax guide How can I reduce any inheritance tax liabilities? Planning ahead allows individuals and couples to employ strategies for reducing the value of their taxable estate, helping them stay under the inheritance tax threshold. Below we highlight some of...

Avoid the £10 Daily Penalty for Self-Assessment
Avoid the £10 Daily Penalty for Self-Assessment

£10 daily penalty for Self-Assessment starts on 1st May Starting from 1st May 2024, individuals who have yet to submit their overdue Self-Assessment tax return for the 2022-23 tax year will incur additional late filing penalties of £10 per day (capped at a total of...

Succession Planning for Farms
Succession Planning for Farms

Have you thought about succession and the long-term plans for your family farm? As agriculture makes up the highest concentration of family businesses passed through the generations, it is no surprise that succession is a key issue and is something farmers need to...

UK company size thresholds to increase
UK company size thresholds to increase

To cut complexity and burdens from legislative reporting requirements, the thresholds for company sizes in the UK are being increased by 50%. Following the Spring Budget, it has been announced by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that the company size thresholds will be...

The tax year ends on 5th April each year, why is this?
The tax year ends on 5th April each year, why is this?

Well you can blame the Romans, especially Julius Caesar and Europe. Back in 1582 the Pope Gregory X111 commanded the change from the Julian calendar as there was a problem.  It ran for 30 or 31 days for 11 months and it was only February that had 28 days (29 every 4...