Auto-enrolment: the first deferral

April 8, 2016

The Autumn Statement revealed more evidence that the government is counting the cost of tax relief on pension contributions. When […]

Corporate tax avoidance deal signed by 31 nations

April 5, 2016

Legislation to stop companies using complicated tax arrangements to avoid paying corporate tax has been agreed by 31 members of […]

And the winner for retirement savings is…

April 1, 2016

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been looking at attitudes to private savings. Which one of the options below […]

Government proposes relaxed taxing of benefits-in-kind

March 29, 2016

At the end of last year, the government said that the rules on taxing benefits-in-kind for employees are going to […]

Buy-to-let: a future tax trap?

March 21, 2016

A close reading of the summer Finance Bill has highlighted a further tax consequence of the government’s moves to limit […]

HMRC launches online tax accounts

March 15, 2016

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are attempting to modernise the country’s tax system as part of a digital strategy. HMRC […]

Auto-enrolment penalties surge

March 11, 2016

There was a marked increase in the number of businesses fined for not complying with auto-enrolment pension rules between October […]

Landlords hit back on new buy-to-let proposals

March 7, 2016

Following the government’s proposals to increase tax on buy-to-let properties, investors have challenged these measures and have raised their funding […]

Buy-to-let hit again

March 3, 2016

Last year’s Autumn Statement marked another future tax increase for buy-to-let. “Frankly, people buying a home to let should not […]

Half of small businesses struggle with pensions

February 26, 2016

Nearly half of the UK’s small businesses admit to struggling with how to set up workplace pension schemes. Research carried […]