Background The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECTA) introduced robust new laws to fight corruption, money laundering and fraud. The changes required as a result of these new laws are being introduced in stages, and contain amongst them the need to verify the identity of individuals acting as company directors and those being a person...
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025. In the run up to the event, the Chancellor stated that she ‘remains committed to one major fiscal event a year to give families and businesses stability and certainty on upcoming tax and spending changes and, in turn, to support...
What is MTD for IT? Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been designed to increase the efficiency of the tax system. It will require self-employed businesses and landlords with qualifying income to maintain digital records and update HMRC each quarter using compatible software. It will be phased in from April 2026. For these...
Introduction The Financial Reporting Council have amended Financial Reporting Standard 102 (‘FRS102’) to incorporate updated requirements when accounting for lease contracts (Section 20 of FRS102). There are minimal changes for lessors, so this article concentrates on the position of the lessee’s perspective, with the key objective being to introduce you to the forthcoming changes...
Contract Revenue The Financial Reporting Council has amended Financial Reporting Standards 102 (‘FRS102’) and 105 (‘FRS105’) to incorporate updated requirements when accounting for contract revenue. This article considers the changes, with the key objective being to introduce you to the new requirements which are effective for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January...
The UK government has recently published changes to legislation that increase the monetary size thresholds that are applied when determining whether your business qualifies as a micro, small or medium-sized entity. The changes come in to effect on 6 April 2025 and apply to companies and limited liability partnerships registered in the United Kingdom,...
With the 31 January Self-Assessment tax return filing deadline fast approaching, HM Revenue and Customs issued a press release last week noting that 5.4 million taxpayers are yet to complete their return. More than 24,800 people reportedly filed their tax returns on New Year’s Day, with an additional 38,000 filing on 31st December. Notably,...
As an employer who offers employee benefits in kind you may be aware of the requirement to submit forms P11d and P11D(b) to determine how much income tax and employer Class 1A National Insurance is payable on the benefits received. H M Revenue & Customs (‘HMRC’) announced in January 2024 that form P11d is...
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Budget, committing to “invest, invest, invest” as a strategy to fuel growth and “bring back economic stability.” We have prepared a Budget Summary which provides an overview of the key announcements arising from the Chancellor’s 2024 Autumn Budget. The Summary includes helpful notes to assist you in...
With the Budget coming on 30th October, speculation is increasing on what changes will be announced. The Chancellor and the Prime Minister have made comments to indicate that the Budget will bring “difficult decisions”. The Chancellor reported shortly after taking office that there was a £22bn “black hole” in public spending inherited from the...