Self assessment taxpayers must declare COVID grants on tax returns

HMRC has reminded self assessment taxpayers to declare any COVID-19 grant payments on their 2020/21 tax return.

According to HMRC, more than 2.7 million customers claimed at least one Self-employment…

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Coronavirus SSP Rebate Scheme set to close on 17 March

The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS) will close on 17‌‌‌ ‌March‌‌‌ ‌2022.

The SSPRS was reintroduced by the government on 21 December 2021 for employers with fewer than 250 employees.

The…

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Chancellor cuts fuel duty in Spring Statement

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 5p per litre cut in fuel duty for petrol and diesel in the 2022 Spring Statement.

The government says it is the largest ever cut on all fuel duty rates,…

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HMRC starts chasing up SEISS overpayments

HMRC has started to recover overpayments of Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants.

From April, HMRC is writing to taxpayers whose entitlement to the fourth or the fifth SEISS…

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Manufacturers call for support package

Manufacturing trade body Make UK is calling for an emergency, pre-recess package of business support measures.

The call comes after a Make UK survey showed growth and orders slowing significantly…

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IoD calls for extension of capital allowances super-deduction

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called on the government to extend the capital allowances super-deduction.

Data published by the IoD found that the super-deduction has had 'a positive…

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Energy firms call for windfall tax to be scrapped by 2025

Trade body Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has stated that the Energy Profits Levy, also known as the 'windfall tax', on UK energy firms should be scrapped by 2025 or it could risk having a 'detrimental…

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Chancellor outlines growth measures at Mini Budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng used the 2022 Mini Budget to announce a series of tax cuts for businesses and individuals.

The Chancellor confirmed that the 1.25% rise in national insurance contributions…

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Tax burden rises following Autumn Statement

The UK's tax burden will rise after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reduced the threshold on the top rate of tax and announced freezes on other taxes in the Autumn Statement.

The threshold for the…

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