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The cost of tax HMRC
May 12, 2025

The cost of tax


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HMRC may not have as many friends as it claims to have ‘customers’, but is it value for money? We explore the findings of the National Audit Office’s report.

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May 6, 2025

No change again to automatic pension enrolment thresholds


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The government has confirmed that there will be no revisions to automatic enrolment in workplace pensions for 2025/26. For a government facing an investment shortfall following a £40 billion tax

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Failure to prevent fraud
April 28, 2025

Failure to prevent fraud: New guidance issued


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The failure to prevent fraud offence comes into force on 1st September 2025. Business owners must ensure their company complies with this new legislation.

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Audit Exemption and Thresholds 2025
April 23, 2025

Changes to audit exemption 2025: What you need to know now


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From 6 April 2025, the audit exemption thresholds changed in UK. But what are the new audit requirements and what are the benefits of retaining an audit?

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April 22, 2025

Tax year beginning planning


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The start of the new tax year warrants as much planning as the end of the old tax year. While the end of the tax year on 5 April is

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Digital
April 16, 2025

Making Tax Digital – Income Tax from 6 April 2026


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HMRC is modernising the UK tax administration system to enable real-time digital reporting. Making Tax Digital (‘MTD’) is a key part of this initiative, requiring taxpayers to maintain digital records

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April 14, 2025

Where is your wealth?


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One of the nation’s largest investment managers has examined investors’ attitudes in the UK relative to other major developed G7 nations with interesting results.   Personal wealth distribution    Housing  Pension 

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April 7, 2025

Breaking down 2024 inflation


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Inflation fell in 2024, dropping to 2.5% from 4.0% in 2023. So why didn’t it feel like that? At the end of 2022, inflation in the UK, as measured by

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March 31, 2025

What does 31 January mean for online sellers?


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The end of January was not only the deadline for personal tax returns but also marked a new tax era for online sellers. In the first month of 2025, online

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inflation
March 17, 2025

2024: a year of growth for investments


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The global market outlook showed an improvement for 2024 with the US achieving more than 20% returns for a second consecutive year. Index  2024 change  FTSE 100  +5.7%  Standard &

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March 10, 2025

From new year to year end – keeping a tax-planning resolution?


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Once again, it is the time of year to do some final thinking around tax year-end planning. Unsurprisingly, the traditional drivers for tax planning have been the tax year-end (Saturday

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March 3, 2025

National Savings & Investments and cuts


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National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has been busy reducing its interest rates in recent months. NS&I has roots going back to 1861, when Gladstone, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, launched

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