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Child benefit for 16 to 19 year olds

The child benefit rates for the only or eldest child in a family is currently £25.60 and the weekly rate ...

The NIC Employment Allowance

The Employment Allowance benefits eligible employers by reducing their National Insurance liability. The current allowance is £5,000. An employer can ...

When you cannot use the Property or Trading Allowances

Two separate £1,000 tax allowances for property and trading income were introduced in April 2017. If you have both types ...

Responding to a personal data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office has a simple guide that explains what you need to do in the 72 hours following ...

The new Chancellor’s first speech

The Chancellor has promised to take immediate action to fix the foundations of the economy, rebuild Britain and make every ...

Are mega sized marshmallows zero-rated?

In the UK most basic food stuffs are zero rated. However, the definition of 'basic' is not straightforward and many ...

Business VAT responsibilities

The taxable turnover threshold that determines whether businesses should be registered for VAT is currently £90,000. Businesses with turnover below ...

Restarting a dormant company

HMRC must be informed when a non-trading or dormant company restarts trading and becomes active for Corporation Tax purposes. Companies ...

Company filing obligations

It is important that anyone responsible for the accounts and tax filing regime for private limited companies is aware of ...

Inheritance and tax

As a general rule, an individual who inherits property, money or shares is not liable to pay tax on the ...

Labour win landslide election result

As had been widely predicted, the results at the polls have seen the Labour Party back in power after 14 ...

Exit plans

Exit can be seen as quitting, especially if the exit discussed is your business interests. But actually, business exit planning ...