Archived Tax Tips and News

October 2024

• Mounting speculation of Inheritance Tax changes to come
• A new flat rate for pension tax relief? Budget changes expected
• Loophole for fund managers that chancellor called 'absurd' set to be closed
• Seasonal staff warning from HMRC
• October Questions and Answers
• October Key Dates

September 2024

• Axe falls on tax benefits for Furnished Holiday Lets
• Are we going back to the future for CGT?
• Digital platform rules: new guidance ahead of first report deadline
• UK and Ecuador announce tax treaty
• September Questions and Answers
• September Key Dates

August 2024

• What does the new Government mean for tax?
• Could a pension-related IHT proposal help raise money for new Government?
• 95,000 get £100 fines for late filing – despite no tax being owed
• New tool may help businesses better understand VAT registration implications
• August Questions and Answers
• August Key Dates

July 2024

• Battle lines drawn on tax – but is there a ‘conspiracy of silence?’Capital Gains: Investor's Relief Limit Cut Among Changes Revealed
• Budget will loom following General Election result
• Tax lost to error and ‘failure’ rises – four years on from digital tax
• As Euro 2024 kicks off, tax spotlight takes a Football focus
• July Questions and Answers
• July Key Dates

June 2024

• Spotlight falls on potential tax changes as General Election called
• July tax credits deadline prompts payment warning
• New Scottish tax sparks petition to recall powers
• HMRC issues ‘tax refund companies’ alert
• June Questions and Answers
• June Key Dates

May 2024

• Treasury collects £10bn extra in Business taxes
• Tax penalty fears for pensioners as millions ‘dragged into net’
• New employment rights kick in
• HMRC helpline axe saga rumbles on as closure looms again
• May Questions and Answers
• May Key Dates

April 2024

• Spring Statement 2024
• Spring Finance Bill sets shape for tax changes to come
• Plans to close HMRC helpline for half a year halted
• Bumper IHT receipts set to be new record high
• Online live funerals receive VAT exemption
• April Questions and Answers
• April Key Dates

March 2024

• £38million of tax overpayments refunded
• Budget to bring tax and mortgage changes?
• Scammers target self-employed with fake tax refund promise
• Record Self-Assessment returns, but estimated 1m miss deadline
• March Questions and Answers
• March Key Dates

February 2024

• New Year, New Budget
• COnline sellers watch out for 'side hustle tax'
• £148m in tax bills to be paid in instalments
• Scotland creates new higher income tax band
• February Questions and Answers
• February Key Dates

January 2024

• Watch out for data thieves' latest scam
• Cause for cheer on company parties
• Have you discovered this tax relief?
• New 'one pension pot for life' proposal
• January Questions and Answers
• January Key Dates