HMRC is warning iPhone users about a new wave of scam text messages claiming to be about tax refunds. Unlike most spam texts, these reportedly cannot be blocked by iPhones or reported to the usual Ofcom anti-spam number. The scam messages are targeted solely at the owners of Apple devices and claim that the recipient […]
Employers need to be aware that since 6 April 2024, employees are entitled to take a week’s unpaid leave each year if they need to fulfil caring responsibilities for a dependant. An important consideration is when an employer is entitled to postpone a request for carer’s leave. The basics Employees are entitled to carer’s leave […]
The fees associated with incorporating and maintaining a company will rise from 1 May 2024, due to an increase in charges from Companies House. Companies House has explained that fees are set on a cost recovery basis – meaning that the increases are intended to solely cover the cost of the services they deliver without […]
November’s Autumn Statement included a package of measures to help alleviate the burden of business rates in England and on the Scottish islands, but Wales won’t be so fortunate. 75% relief rules Retail, hospitality and leisure properties that do not qualify for small business rates relief currently receive a 75% business rates discount, subject to […]
The two existing research and development (R&D) tax relief schemes are set to merge, although the newly created scheme will be similar to the R&D expenditure credit currently claimed mainly by large companies. Although the merger will remove the complexities when companies move between schemes, there will invariably be some who significantly lose out as […]
The number of trusts filing self-assessment tax returns for 2021/22 was 37% lower than for 2003/04. The decline comes as no real surprise given the eroding advantages of using a trust and the recent requirement to register trusts with HMRC. Interest in possession trusts Interest in possession trusts have seen the sharpest decline since 2003/04, […]
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