As part of the Government’s funding strategy for health and social care, the dividend tax rates are to be increased from April 2022, alongside the
On 8 September 2021, the Prime Minister outlined the Government’s plans for health and social care, including a new funding strategy designed to meet social
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) came to an end on 30 September 2021. The scheme has provided financial help to employers and employees during
Get ready for the plastic packaging tax The plastic packaging tax is a new tax which is being introduced from 1 April 2022. The tax
Check you are paying the NMW The Government have recently named and shamed well-known employers who have fallen foul of the National Minimum Wage legislation.
The recent ‘pingdemic’ has resulted in large numbers of employees self-isolating. Where an employee meets the qualifying conditions, you must pay them SSP while they
Kickstart Scheme You may be able to benefit from funding under the Kickstart Scheme if you are looking to create new jobs for young people.
Basis period reform HMRC have been consulting on the reform of the basis period rules in preparation for the introduction of Making Tax Digital for
Now that the ‘work from home if you can’ guidance has been lifted, employees are returning to the office. If, following their return, you allow
If you take on temporary staff over the summer, you will need to pay them at least the National Living or Minimum Wage appropriate to
During the COVID-19 pandemic, HMRC paused much of their debt collection work, both to divert resources to administering the various COVID-19 support schemes and to
The EU e-commerce package came into effect on 1 July 2021. It introduced reforms in respect of the movement of goods from Northern Ireland to
SEISS grants that were received in the 2020/21 tax year (i.e., between 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021) should be reported on your 2020/21
As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) enters its final months, now is the time to review grants that you have claimed under the scheme,
New lower temporary SDLT threshold The residential stamp duty land tax (SDLT) threshold applying in England and Northern Ireland was temporarily increased to £500,000 from
A new relief has been introduced for employers of armed forces veterans which allows them to benefit from a zero rate of secondary National Insurance
Claims for the fifth grant under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will open from late July. If, based on your tax returns, HMRC think
From 15 June 2021, all businesses and organisations will need multi-factor authentication in order to sign into the Government Gateway. Multi-factor authentication Businesses and organisations
