A decade of bizarre excuses and expense claims

Feb 10, 2020

Vengeful witches and pet hamsters feature in HMRC's list of imaginative excuses and expense claims, which has been published in the run up to the self assessment deadline.

HMRC has compiled…

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Off-payroll working

Feb 10, 2020

HMRC has now published draft secondary legislation for the off-payroll working rules that are due to come into force in April this year.

In 2017, HMRC introduced new off-payroll rules to…

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Tax relief on professional fees and subscriptions

Feb 10, 2020

Employees are allowed to claim tax relief on their annual professional fees or subscriptions to some HMRC approved professional organisations. The costs are tax deductible generally where the individual…

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Changes to overdraft fees

Feb 10, 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will introduce new rules in April this year that it says will make the costs of overdrafts clearer and easier to compare.

The rules will…

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New right to paid parental bereavement leave

Feb 10, 2020

The government has confirmed that parents who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to two weeks' statutory leave.

Under the new entitlement working parents who lose a child under the…

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Brexit - transition period

Feb 10, 2020

The leaders of the UK and European Union signed the Withdrawal Agreement, and the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. However the UK is now in the transition or implementation period during which …

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Chancellor announces Budget date

Jan 07, 2020

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that he will deliver the 2020 Budget on Wednesday 11 March 2020.

The 2020 Budget will be the first to be delivered after the UK's scheduled departure from…

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Minimum wage rates announced

Jan 07, 2020

The government has announced a 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), which applies to workers aged 25 and over. From 1 April 2020 the NLW will rise from the current rate of £8.21 to £8.72…

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Review of the Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge

Jan 07, 2020

The government has announced it will make a number of changes to the loan charge rules, in response to Sir Amyas Morse's independent review of the loan charge policy and its implementation.

The…

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