MTD for ITSA delayed for two more years

The Treasury has announced that Making Tax Digital for income tax self assessment (MTD for ITSA) will be delayed for two more years until April 2026.

MTD for ITSA was due to take effect from…

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'Digital pound' likely to launch this decade, says Treasury

The Treasury and the Bank of England (BoE) have suggested that a state-backed 'digital pound' is likely to be launched this decade.

Both the Treasury and the Bank said that the public should…

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HMRC issues guidance on abolition of pensions lifetime allowance

HMRC recently issued preliminary guidance in regard to the abolition of the pensions lifetime allowance.

At the Spring Budget, Chancellor Hunt announced that the lifetime allowance charge…

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Tax threshold freeze trebles to £25 billion

Research carried out by think tank the Resolution Foundation has suggested that the size of the UK's six-year 'stealth tax' threshold freeze has nearly trebled to £25 billion.

The figure is…

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Advisory fuel rates for company cars

New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 June 2023.

The guidance states: 'you can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new…

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South Yorkshire named as first UK Investment Zone

South Yorkshire has been named as the UK's first Investment Zone by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The status could bring £1.2 billion in funding and see up to 8,000 new jobs created in the area,…

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Government launches Business Climate Hub

The government has launched the UK Business Climate Hub to offer firms advice and support on reducing their energy bills and cutting their carbon emissions.

The Hub includes a free carbon…

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HMRC urges nearly 430,000 young people to claim Child Trust Fund cash

HMRC has urged almost 430,000 young people with an unclaimed Child Trust Fund (CTF) to claim their cash.

CTFs are tax-free savings accounts that were created for every child born between 1…

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Government agrees to crack down on crypto tax evasion

The UK government has agreed an 'historic' commitment with 48 countries to combat criminals using crypto assets to evade tax.

The landmark agreement follows on from the UK's tax deal made…

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