We know, this isn’t quite the first year living away from home experience you were expecting. Another awful impact of COVID-19. Well done if you’re managing to learn anything at all, online or in socially [...]
HMRC’s constant battle against tax evasion includes a continuing conversation with cryptocurrency platforms. One such company, Coinbase, has recently informed its clients that HMRC will have access to their data. Does this mean that cryptoasset [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is worth an estimated £17.5 billion. He made his money as the founder, chief executive and major shareholder of Ineos, a diverse chemicals company. The Queen honoured him with a knighthood in [...]
The Inheritance Tax (IHT) threshold has remained £325,000 for many years. But the hike in property prices means that an increasing number of estates are becoming liable for IHT. From 2017, the government introduced a [...]
HMRC have tax reliefs set up for people who are required to work from home. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of eligible taxpayers has rocketed. But HMRC haven’t recorded a significant increase in [...]
Google tells its thousands of advertising customers that they will be paying extra for ad space on YouTube and Google from November 2020. The UK's new Digital Services Tax comes into practice this year and [...]
In April 2021, the new charge for single use carrier bags in English shops will double to 10p and it will apply in all shops regardless of size. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all have [...]
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), or furlough scheme, was a short term solution to the COVID-19 lockdown. It was never a long term fix. Its main aim was to help businesses and their employees [...]
Well we know it’s not a good thing, as it’s uttered in such solemn tones – but what does ‘being in a recession’ actually mean? A little bit of economics When a country’s economy is [...]
There is a significant rise in the number of HMRC investigations into football players and agents. This is the result of research done by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young. HMRC have found there are a [...]
