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New business headlines break every day, and it’s important to keep up with the latest developments.
Our daily business updates will ensure you’re always up to date with news stories that may affect you and your business. You can count on us to keep you informed about any changes to legislation or HMRC guidelines, every weekday.
HMRC postpones MTD for ITSA to 2024
Basis period reform also delayed to at least 2024.OTS publishes report on tax year-end change
New paper stops short of recommending tax year change.Business rates threaten 4 out of 5 retailers with closure
Calls for rates reform ahead of Government review.Lords committee launches probe into basis period reform
Call for evidence into basis period reform launched.Thousands overpay IHT on life insurance policies
£280m may have been paid unnecessarily in 2018/19.Widening tax gap casts doubt over MTD
HMRC misses out on £35bn in uncollected taxes.Average UK house price growth slows to 8%
Growth slows as SDLT holiday tapers off.Online service to transfer funds to SMEs launched
Online service to simplify apprenticeship levy funds allocation process.Shareholders and directors hit by dividend tax rate rise
The three dividend tax rates will increase for the first time since the 2010/11 tax year.Employers and employees to pay 1.25% more NICs
Rise in National Insurance to fund development of the health and social care tax.
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