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2024 Spring Budget

07/03/2024

Speculation focused on the trade-offs that might be required around cutting taxes and meeting both fiscal rules and spending commitments.

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Autumn Statement 2023

23/11/2023
Autumn Statement 2023
The Chancellor decided to prioritise short-term tax cuts over maintaining future expenditure.

2023 Spring Budget

16/03/2023
2023 Spring Budget
Please find enclosed our summary of the Spring Budget delivered by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday 15 March 2023.

The Growth Plan – an update

14/10/2022
The Growth Plan – an update
The government’s political turmoil ratchets up as the fallout from the ‘fiscal event’ of 23 September claimed its first scalp

Other announcements

26/09/2022
Other announcements
The Chancellor's Growth plan also announced the following:

The energy price schemes

25/09/2022
The energy price schemes
The Government have announced two separate schemes aimed at limiting the impact of soaring gas and electricity prices.

New tax rises and the end of the triple lock

17/11/2021
New tax rises and the end of the triple lock
The government has spent billions of pounds on mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, so it was no surprise that further tax increases were likely.

Making tax digital shifts again

17/11/2021
Making tax digital shifts again
Big changes are coming for the way in which businesses keep their records and report to HMRC.

New penalties for late payments and submissions

17/11/2021
New penalties for late payments and submissions
The new late payment penalties regime will start rolling out from April 2022 for VAT taxpayers.

Managing new office relations

17/11/2021
Managing new office relations
Employers have been welcoming their workforces back on site, but ongoing concerns around vaccination and employees’ rights may need a new approach

Claiming extended loss relief

17/11/2021
Claiming extended loss relief
The rules for setting business losses against earlier profits were temporarily extended in first Budget of 2021.

Jointly held assets

17/11/2021
Jointly held assets
For spouses and civil partners, income from jointly held assets is normally shared equally for income tax purposes, even if actual ownership differs.

Cost management: striking the balance

17/11/2021
Cost management: striking the balance
Adjusting to the new economic climate may tempt you into focusing on additional cost cuts or consolidating pandemic changes to manage cash flow and finances.

Working from home tax relief broadened

24/03/2021
Working from home tax relief broadened
Limits on tax relief for working from home have been removed for 2020/21.

Next stage of MTD

24/03/2021
Next stage of MTD
Phase 2 of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime will come into force on 1 April 2021.

A makeover for capital gains tax?

24/03/2021
A makeover for capital gains tax?
If you have capital gains that you have not yet realised, you may wish to make disposals by 5 April

Off-payroll changes finally launch in April

24/03/2021
Off-payroll changes finally launch in April
The government has confirmed the changes will take effect from April 2021