The fee for plastic shopping bags in England will be doubled to 10 pence and extended to all shops from April 2021.
Small retailers, those employing 250 people or fewer, will no longer be exempt,…
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Sep 04, 2020
The fee for plastic shopping bags in England will be doubled to 10 pence and extended to all shops from April 2021.
Small retailers, those employing 250 people or fewer, will no longer be exempt,…
Sep 04, 2020
Over £30 million has been lost to pension scams since 2017, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
A total of £30,857,329 in pension savings has…
Sep 04, 2020
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published which take effect from 1 September 2020. The rates only apply to employees using a company car. The guidance states:
'You can use…
Sep 04, 2020
The government has announced that more than 64 million meals were enjoyed by diners across the country during the government's Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme. The scheme closed on 31 August 2020.
Government…
Sep 04, 2020
Two self assessment deadlines are approaching:
5th October 2020
For those individuals who have not previously completed a tax return but need to report a liability…
Aug 06, 2020
On 1 August, the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme began operating at eateries across the country.
The scheme was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Summer Economic Update. It…
Aug 06, 2020
On 15 July, the Scottish government reduced the rate of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) following a similar reduction to the rate of residential Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) announced by Chancellor…
Aug 06, 2020
On 27 July, the Welsh government reduced the rate of Land Transaction Tax (LTT) following the cuts made to SDLT and LTT across the rest of the UK.
LTT is payable by the purchaser of residential…
Aug 06, 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to carry out a thorough review of capital gains tax (CGT).
In a letter to the OTS, the Chancellor requested that the independent…
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