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05 Nov 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves should use the Autumn Budget to reform the UK's tax system, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
HMRC has resumed its programme allowing direct recovery of money from debtors' bank accounts.
There is now less than a year until the UK Government introduces Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and vaping duty stamps (VDS) on 1 October 2026.
HMRC has appointed six independent industry specialists to a new Research and Development (R&D) Expert Advisory Panel.
HMRC has opened up a service for landlords and self-employed to apply for exemption from Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax phase one.
New legislation aimed at tackling rogue tax agents and those pushing tax avoidance schemes won't catch all of those it is aimed at, warns the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
Over 750,000 18-to-23-year-olds have yet to claim their matured Child Trust Funds, according to HMRC.
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin.
07 Oct 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to cut National Insurance contributions (NICs) and increase Income Tax to create a 'level playing field' and protect workers' pay.
The government's Budget Board must focus on easing the cost of doing business, says the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will look at fixing the cliff edges in business rates that can discourage small business investment and growth, according to a report from HM Treasury.
The government has launched a voluntary repayment scheme to allow recipients of financial Covid support to repay outstanding money they were not entitled to or did not need with 'no questions asked'.
Companies could be prosecuted and face unlimited fines if they fail to prevent fraud that their firm profits from under a new corporate offence.
Lowering the threshold for VAT registration in the Autumn Budget would breach Labour's manifesto, IPSE, the Self-Employed Association has warned.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of cross-border flows of goods and services by nearly 40% by 2040 thanks to productivity gains and lower trade costs, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) report.
Failed housing transactions cost consumers and the economy at least £1.5 billion every year, according to research published by Santander.
08 Sep 2025
The Autumn Budget will be delivered on 26 November by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury has announced.
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.
Homebuyers are being warned to avoid Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) scams, following a landmark Court of Appeal decision.
The government is set to tackle late payments to businesses with significant legislative reforms.
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).
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.
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 September 2025.
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