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Tax and finance updates
Every day brings news of changes to tax law or government policy, or the emergence of facts and figures with implications for British businesses and individuals. Our daily news feed helps our clients keep their fingers on the pulse of what’s going on, with comment and insight from industry figures, government officials and trade bodies.
OTS publishes report on tax year-end change
New paper stops short of recommending tax year change.Business rates threaten 4 out of 5 retailers with closure
Calls for rates reform ahead of Government review.Lords committee launches probe into basis period reform
Call for evidence into basis period reform launched.Thousands overpay IHT on life insurance policies
£280m may have been paid unnecessarily in 2018/19.Widening tax gap casts doubt over MTD
HMRC misses out on £35bn in uncollected taxes.Average UK house price growth slows to 8%
Growth slows as SDLT holiday tapers off.Online service to transfer funds to SMEs launched
Online service to simplify apprenticeship levy funds allocation process.Shareholders and directors hit by dividend tax rate rise
The three dividend tax rates will increase for the first time since the 2010/11 tax year.Employers and employees to pay 1.25% more NICs
Rise in National Insurance to fund development of the health and social care tax.Inflation rises in August to 3.2%
End to pandemic-related subsidisation pushes up food prices.
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