The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has delivered his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons against a backdrop of a worsening cost of living crisis and with confirmation from the Office for Budget Responsibility OBR that the UK has now entered into a recession. The OBR has stated that the economy is…
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Payment plans help rising number of Self Assessment customers
Receiving a big tax bill can be overwhelming and can create an even bigger problem – how to pay it. To help provide a solution and ease the financial burden, HMRC offers the Time to Pay scheme, enabling Self Assessment customers to set up a payment plan to spread the cost. Since 6 April this…
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HMRC brings in profit-assessment change for sole traders and partnerships
Are you a sole trader or partnership? Do you use an accounting date between 6 April and 30 March? If you answered ‘yes’ to both questions, you need to be prepared for a change coming from HMRC in the way it assesses your profits. From 6 April 2024 you will be assessed on your profits…
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Plan to future-proof UK economy unveiled at expo
Green investment can help future-proof the UK economy, but we need to ‘act fast and act now’. Those were the words of Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch when she spoke at a landmark trade event in the North East of England. Speaking to an audience of global investors and executives at the Green Trade and Investment…
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