Sara White, Editor, Business & Accountancy Daily
With significant changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) with day one eligibility from April, HMRC clarifies payment requirements if sickness straddles old and new rules and for employees on longer term absence
Jacob Grattage, Reporter, Business & Accountancy Daily
Rising burden of compliance and multiple regulators means SMEs face annual £36bn bill with 67 hours a year spent dealing with bureaucracy
Jacob Grattage, Reporter, Business & Accountancy Daily
Government plans mandatory 60-day limit on payment of invoices to SMEs with fines and companies charged 8% plus base rate interest on late payments
Advisory fuel rates for company car users for petrol and diesel vehicles remain unchanged, with increase in public charging electric rate
Sara White, Editor, Business & Accountancy Daily
Overhaul of tax relief for charities from April to stop tax avoidance will see tougher rules on tainted donations, approved charitable investments, and income from donations in wills
Jacob Grattage, Reporter, Business & Accountancy Daily
Overhaul of inheritance tax will have ‘material impact’ on family owned businesses with job losses and investment cuts, and some planning asset liquidation
Sara White, Editor, Business & Accountancy Daily
With nearly 40 days until Making Tax Digital for Income Tax starts, Sara White asked HMRC to clarify some of the more complex aspects from use of bridging software, to what happens when income drops below threshold and how to get out of MTD once registered
Jacob Grattage, Reporter, Business & Accountancy
Plans to tax interest paid on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs will mean they can no longer be promoted as tax-free, warn experts
Jacob Grattage, Reporter, Business & Accountancy Daily
In a rare rebuke of presidential power, US Supreme Court invalidates president Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs in a majority ruling 6-3
Sara White, Editor, Business & Accountancy Daily
Spike in businesses giving UK based employees the option to work abroad for some of their working time, as long as tax compliance in place
Sara White, Editor, Business & Accountancy Daily
With four years to go until a general election, Conservative leader says Conservatives would abolish stamp duty for main home purchases