Apr. 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026
Making Tax Digital launches but few are ready
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Making Tax Digital (MTD) is now live but given the low numbers registered with HMRC, many affected are still looking at how to comply.
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April 28, 2026
An unwelcome April Fool’s for business tax changes
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The start of April rolled in some far from funny business tax changes such as reduced capital allowances and increased penalties.
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April 13, 2026
Breaking the tax code
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If you have received a new tax code recently, check it. A recent Freedom of Information request revealed some bad news for taxpayers.
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April 7, 2026
Are you ready for April’s tax and pension changes?
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The start of the tax year on Monday 6 April (Easter Monday) brought a variety of tax and pension changes, few of them welcome.
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March 9, 2026
Another freeze to the tax thresholds
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While much attention has been paid to successive government freezes of tax thresholds, there is another prolonged threshold freeze with similar distortionary effects.
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March 4, 2026
Spring Forecast 2026 – No hidden surprises
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In her Spring forecast the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves made no additional fiscal announcements, but the projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility highlighted the downward trajectory for inflation and incremental growth. Whether these numbers will weather the latest international storm remains to be seen.
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March 2, 2026
Don’t fall into the communication gap on Making Tax Digital
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Many potentially affected taxpayers have not yet engaged with a major change in tax reporting.
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February 23, 2026
Tax charges to rise on loans to directors
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The tax charge when a director, who is also a participator, has an outstanding loan with a close company is going up by two percentage points.
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February 16, 2026
Property income tax rates going up
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Landlords are facing an across-the-board two percentage point increase for property income tax rates from 6 April 2027.
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February 9, 2026
Increased cost for copies of grant of probate
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While the cost of obtaining probate in England and Wales remains the same, the cost for each official copy of the grant has increased significantly.
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January 26, 2026
And now for the next new tax year
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With the festivities behind us, it is time to turn our thoughts to 5 April and the new tax year.
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January 22, 2026
Renters Rights Act to go ahead with reforms
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The Renters Rights Act recently received Royal Assent. Detailed guidance is yet to be published, the first phase of reforms will be introduced soon.
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