Changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief reforms
The government recently announced significant changes to the planned reforms to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) ...
New First Year Allowance from 1 January 2026
The new 40% First Year Allowance (FYA) for qualifying main-rate plant and machinery expenditure first announced at Autumn Budget 2025 ...
Suing whistleblowers for a breach of confidence is not a viable strategy
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the initiation of legal or arbitral proceedings by an employer against a ‘whistleblower’ ...
Saving to pay tax
For many individuals and business owners, paying tax is one of the largest regular financial commitments they face. Yet tax ...
Learning from mistakes in business
Making mistakes in business is unavoidable. No matter how experienced or careful someone is, decisions are made with imperfect information, ...
HMRC’s Time to Pay service
With the 31 January deadline approaching, thousands of taxpayers are using HMRC’s Time to Pay service to spread the cost ...
Avoiding the car fuel benefit charge
Employees with company cars may be paying unnecessary tax on private fuel, when reimbursing the cost of private fuel in ...
Nominating a property as your home
Owning more than one home can create valuable Capital Gains Tax planning opportunities, but only if you understand how and ...
VAT Annual Accounting – filing your return
For eligible businesses, the VAT Annual Accounting Scheme can reduce paperwork, smooth cash flow and replace quarterly returns with a ...
Payroll annual reporting obligations
As we move into the start of 2026, it is not that long until the current 2025–26 tax year comes ...
Are you ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax?
Are you ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT)? This new way of reporting will become ...
Bank of England delivers narrow vote rate cut
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last met on 18 December and, in a narrow 5–4 vote, decided ...
