UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 due to fuel duty freeze and rise of electric vehicles
UK Treasury

UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 due to fuel duty freeze an...

2y Accountancy Age

UK Treasury faces £15 billion black hole by 2029 d...

A decade of frozen rates takes a toll Successive Conservative governments have maintained a freeze on fuel duty since 2011, a policy that has proven p...

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Working families urged to tap into HMRC's Tax-Free Childcare scheme for Easter savings
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Working families urged to tap into HMRC's Tax-Free Childcare scheme for Eas...

2y Accountancy Age

Working families urged to tap into HMRC's Tax-Free...

Working parents can save on Easter childcare with the Tax-Free Childcare scheme. Read More...

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Embarking on modernisation: HMRC launches MTD ITSA Pilot for a streamlined tax system
HMRC

Embarking on modernisation: HMRC launches MTD ITSA Pilot for a streamlined ...

2y Accountancy Age

Embarking on modernisation: HMRC launches MTD ITSA...

HMRC's MTD ITSA pilot, launching on 22 April 2024, aims to modernize the UK tax system by requiring digital record-keeping and quarterly updates for s...

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Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024
Tax

Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024

2y Accountancy Age

Tax savvy spring: Your guide to the UK Budget 2024

The UK Budget 2024 brings tax changes for businesses! Dive in to understand how reduced National Insurance Contributions and Capital Gains Tax adjustm...

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UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 
Budget

UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fiscal landscape 

2y Accountancy Age

UK Spring Budget 2024: Navigating a transformed fi...

The UK's Spring Budget 2024 prioritises stability, growth, and fairness. Explore key reforms in public spending, tax, and inflation, and their impact ...

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Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?
Budget

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in next week’s Budget?

2y Robert Marchant

Mind your head (room)! What could we expect in nex...

Is there headroom for tax cuts in next week’s Budget, and if so, what will they be? The ‘headroom’ is, of course, a wholly fictitious number, created ...

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UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024
Budget

UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Budget 2024

2y Accountancy Age

UK businesses on tenterhooks ahead of UK Spring Bu...

As the UK braces for the Spring Budget 2024, businesses across the nation are keenly awaiting Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal announcements. Wit...

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Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax through Patent Box scheme
Corporate Tax

Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax through Patent Box scheme

2y Accountancy Age

Businesses save £1.4 billion in corporation tax th...

The amount of tax saved by businesses through HMRC’s Patent Box scheme has increased by 23% over the last five years, from £1.14 billion in 2017/18 to...

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Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal
Accounting Software

Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal

2y Accountancy Age

Thomson Reuters buys Pagero in $800 million deal

Thomson Reuters has successfully acquired Pagero, a Swedish e-invoicing and tax solutions company, for approximately $800 million. The content and tec...

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New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax and compliance burden
Cloud

New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax and compliance burden

2y Accountancy Age

New cloud architecture from Sovos' could cut tax a...

What if tax and compliance reporting were all in the same place? Read More...

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Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners
Budget

Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

2y MHA

Ten Budget predictions from the MHA tax partners

As we get closer to the Budget and there is talk of public spending reduction to fund his proposals, we think a cut by the Chancellor to the headline ...

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HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords
HMRC

HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords

2y Rachael King

HMRC admits MTD will be costly for landlords

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has acknowledged the financial and time costs that landlords will face due to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative....

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KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool
Big Four

KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool

2y Accountancy Age

KPMG and Blue J launch AI tax tool

The tool, Ask Blue J, will revolutionize tax research, allowing KPMG to predict tax outcomes and ask detailed tax-related questions. Read More...

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Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business growth and innovation
Tax

Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business growth and innovation

2y Accountancy Age

Survey finds UK tax policies stifling business gro...

UK tax policies are restricting business growth and innovation, according to new research by UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm Azets. With just...

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75% of independent hospitality businesses say a VAT cut is vital to their survival
Tax

75% of independent hospitality businesses say a VAT cut is vital to their s...

2y Accountancy Age

75% of independent hospitality businesses say a VA...

The UK Treasury must act now to prevent the avoidable damage that is being done to small and micro businesses by acute inflationary pressures across t...

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PwC launches AI assistant tool for tax services
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PwC launches AI assistant tool for tax services

2y Accountancy Age

PwC launches AI assistant tool for tax services

The tax AI assistant tool cross references and has been trained on case law, legislation and other underlying sources, together with PwC UK’s own IP R...

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HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax investigations  
HMRC

HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax investigations  

2y Accountancy Age

HMRC collects £1bn in unpaid tax from landfill tax...

  HMRC has collected £1bn in extra revenue from investigations into underpaid landfill tax over the past 5 years, with £281m collected in the las...

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Navigating the new normal: The strategic turn to outsourcing in R&D tax services
R&D

Navigating the new normal: The strategic turn to outsourcing in R&D tax ser...

2y Rachael Kennedy

Navigating the new normal: The strategic turn to o...

Amidst complex regulations and a crackdown on fraud, UK accounting firms are increasingly turning to outsourcing as a strategic approach to ensure com...

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R&D tax changes risk deterring business investment, Lords report warns
HMRC

R&D tax changes risk deterring business investment, Lords report warns

2y Accountancy Age

R&D tax changes risk deterring business investment...

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee has published a report today (February 1) raising concerns over the Government’s ...

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Research shows a significant increase in HMRC tax investigations – now a quarter of a million opened per year
Tax

Research shows a significant increase in HMRC tax investigations – now a qu...

2y Accountancy Age

Research shows a significant increase in HMRC tax ...

HMRC tax investigations into individuals and small businesses have increased in the last year from 232,000 in 2021/22 to 248,000 in 2022/23*, accordin...

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Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: What accountants need to know
Budget

Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: What accountants need to kn...

2y Rachael Kennedy

Jeremy Hunt hints at further tax cuts at Davos: Wh...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hinted at the possibility of further tax cuts in the upcoming spring Budget, during his time at the World Economic Forum...

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84% of tax professionals fear double taxation as Pillar 2 looms
Corporate Tax

84% of tax professionals fear double taxation as Pillar 2 looms

2y Accountancy Age

84% of tax professionals fear double taxation as P...

The legislation, which introduces a global minimum tax of at least 15% for multinational enterprises, aims to limit tax competition and ensure large c...

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MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley announce strategic merger to bolster nationwide services
Mergers And Acquisitions

MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley announce strategic merger to bolster nationwi...

2y Accountancy Age

MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley announce strategic m...

Founded in 1892, MHA Moore and Smalley will merge with it's parent network in April 2024 Read More...

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HMRC issues second warning to crypto users
Personal Tax

HMRC issues second warning to crypto users

2y Accountancy Age

HMRC issues second warning to crypto users

HMRC sees the profit or loss made on buying and selling of exchange tokens as within the charge to Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Read More...

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UK Accountants brace for significant tax changes in 2024
Administration

UK Accountants brace for significant tax changes in 2024

2y Accountancy Age

UK Accountants brace for significant tax changes i...

The upcoming tax changes in 2024 will significantly impact businesses and individuals in the UK. Accountants play a crucial role in helping clients na...

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Phil Thompson loses IR35 case
HMRC

Phil Thompson loses IR35 case

2y Accountancy Age

Phil Thompson loses IR35 case

The recent IR35 case involving former Liverpool footballer and Sky Sports presenter, Phil Thompson, has drawn attention to the complexities and implic...

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What should accountants take away from Amazon's $270 million tax win?
Business

What should accountants take away from Amazon's $270 million tax win?

2y Accountancy Age

What should accountants take away from Amazon's $2...

Accountants must stay vigilant, adapt their tax strategies to evolving regulations, prioritize transparency, and foster collaboration with tax authori...

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