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Staff Entertainment – The Christmas Party

We are often asked what the potential tax implications are for staff entertainment, in respect of the Christmas party for employees. This question needs considering from two angles. The first is whether the cost would be an allowable expense for business tax purposes; the other being whether it would be...

New Company Size Thresholds from April 2025

Thresholds defining company size have not changed since 2016, but revised thresholds are now set...

EPC Upgrade Work

The government has set a target for rental properties to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate...

Making Way for E-invoicing

The government wants businesses to make more use of electronic invoicing to combat VAT fraud...

How to Raise £10,000,000,000

With a ‘black hole’ of £22 billion to fill, there are plenty of groups giving Rachel Reeves advice.  The Fabian...
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Unclaimed Child Trust Funds

With around 670,000 child trust fund (CTF) accounts sitting unclaimed by Generation Z adults aged between 18 and 22, HMRC...
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Can you spot a fake HMRC letter?

Unfortunately, scam warnings have become a regular occurrence. The latest scam highlighted by HMRC is rather ‘old school’, involving letters...
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Dividend allowance cut doubles taxpayers

With the dividend allowance now cut to just £500, the number of taxpayers paying tax on dividend income for 2024/25...
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Capital gains tax: a minority sport?

Will increased capital gains tax (CGT) mean less tax gets paid?  Source HMRC The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto said, ‘We...
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Student loan threshold frozen

The student loan repayment threshold for England and Wales has been frozen at £25,000 until 2027, to the detriment of...
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