Business &amp; Accountancy Daily

HMRC

Tax Compliance

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Tax | Reform proposes £250k non-dom Britannia card

Reform UK has proposed a £250,000 Britannia card for non-domiciled individuals that will go into the pockets of the lowest earners in the UK

23 Jun 2025

Politics

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Tax | The danger of raising capital gains tax rates

With the date for the Autumn Budget still to be set RSM tax partner, Chris Etherington, says capital gains tax (CGT) could be revisited as the chancellor looks to fill financial holes

23 Jun 2025

HMRC

Budget

Business | Business exodus caused by Budget policies

Almost four in 10 business owners have said they are looking to move their businesses abroad to avoid Rachel Reeves’s tax increases from the Budget

23 Jun 2025

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Business | Construction company goes bust owing HMRC £100k

The director of a construction company has been handed a suspended sentence after taking almost £500,000 out of the business before paying its debts, which included a £50,000 bounce back loan

23 Jun 2025

Called to Account

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Business | Robson Laidler acquires Tindles to create £9m group

Independently owned Robson Laidler has made its largest acquisition to date in a deal to buy Tindles Charted Accountants of Teesside

23 Jun 2025

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Tax | HMRC claws back £30k from Surrey Adventure farm

A Surrey based children’s soft play and farm has lost its appeal at tribunal after miscalculating the real time information of their employees but tried to blame the staff

20 Jun 2025

HR | The six-month skills cycle: what to do?

The lifespan of the average newly learned skill is 2.5 years, so how can accountancy firms ensure their staff keep up to speed in this rapidly changing workplace. Caroline Evans, VP of enterprise sales at FutureLearn, looks at ways to maximise training

20 Jun 2025

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Business | One in four accountants work overtime twice a week

As money laundering and fraud spirals, compliance managers in accountancy firms are having to work overtime to keep on top of their workload

20 Jun 2025

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HR | People in the news: Bishop Fleming, Hurst, Quantuma

In this week’s career news, partner promotions and hires at Grant Thornton, Bishop Fleming, Hurst, Johnston Carmichael, Quantuma, CIMA, Small Business Commissioner, Stacks, HM Treasury

20 Jun 2025

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Employer NICs shoot up £1.9bn in May tax take

In just one month businesses have paid out nearly £2bn in extra employers’ National Insurance while capital gains tax take fluctuates by the month as hit by weak M&A market

20 Jun 2025

HR | Supporting staff during world conflicts

Our HR expert looks at how to support employees during periods of conflict and the employer’s duty of care when staff are working anywhere in the world

20 Jun 2025

HR

Work

Careers

Leadership & Management

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Tax | Food VAT legislation ‘doesn’t work’ says barrister

The definition of food when it comes to VAT has been argued upon for decades and is in need of urgent change, says leading tax barrister, as rules outdated and do not ‘stand the test of time’

19 Jun 2025

VAT

HMRC

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Business | Xeinadin acquires £17m Silver Levene in major deal

Private equity backed Xeinadin has expanded London presence with acquisition of Top 75 firm Silver Levene as independent joins fast growing group

19 Jun 2025

Private Equity

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Finance | National Insurance changes ‘major misstep’, warn MPs

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the April employers’ National Insurance rise and the threshold reduction is imposing ‘indirect costs to councils’ upwards of £1bn

19 Jun 2025

Finance

Public Sector

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Business | Small businesses responsible for 60% of tax gap

Billions of pounds of tax remain uncollected as HMRC reports the tax gap has grown to £46.8bn, equivalent to 5.3%, with small businesses the worst offenders for yet another year

19 Jun 2025

Tax | Register for webinar on P11Ds and expenses

Sign up for our webinar on Thursday 26 June

19 Jun 2025

Employment Tax

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Business | Accountancy partnership agreements

The importance of partnership agreements needs to be carefully considered when reviewing future of an LLP partner with implications for client continuity and firm management, explains Shiv Raja, senior associate at Fox & Partners

19 Jun 2025

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Business | Interest rate held at 4.5% amid global tensions

Bank of England votes to leave interest rate unchanged at 4.5%, despite three members voting for a cut, as inflationary pressure and geopolitical risk kicks in

19 Jun 2025