Lowering the threshold for VAT registration would breach Labour’s manifesto, IPSE, the Self-Employed Association has warned. IPSE says that the government is in a bind both politically and economically. Having ruled out tax rises on ‘working people’ and hiking employer…
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 September 2025. The guidance states: ‘you can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply’. The rates only…
HMRC has split fuel advisory rates for electric cars depending on where drivers charge their company cars due to the price discrepancy between home and public chargers. From 1 September 2025, the single rate for fully electric cars will be…
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin. The August issue has information on various topics, including: P11D and P11D(b) for tax year 2024/25 PAYE Settlement Agreement - calculations and payment employers PAYE disputed charges Spotlight 69 —…
HMRC is calling on self assessment taxpayers to remain vigilant to scams that claim to be from the department after receiving 170,000 reports of incidents. The tax authority says that scammers often impersonate HMRC, offering fake refunds or demanding urgent…
HMRC has confirmed that 864,000 self-employed workers and landlords will be pulled into the quarterly reporting rules for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax when it comes into force. The first phase of MTD for Income Tax will begin…
HMRC will reduce late payment and repayment interest rates from 27 August following the 0.25% cut in the base rate earlier in the month. The Bank of England cut the base rate to 4% on 7 August, triggering a 0.25%…
HMRC will run a digital campaign to ensure that self assessment taxpayers do not claim tax relief for personal expenditure on 2025/25 tax returns, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). HMRC has told the…
The UK labour market continues to weaken, shedding 149,000 jobs over the past 12 months, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of vacancies, which has now been falling steadily since early 2022,…
President Trump’s decision to charge import duties for low value goods entering the US is a major blow to the UK’s SME exporters, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Under an Executive Order issued by the President, duties will…
