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The government has announced a retrospective measure for non-UK resident owners of UK residential property, which removes a double tax charge on capital gains tax (CGT), applying for disposals from 6 April 2015, when owners have received higher or lower bills than expected 

To close instances of abuse of the employment allowance (EA), HMRC has started a technical consultation on the exclusion of certain companies from the allowance, which it says will close a tax loophole and ensure the relief is focused on companies which are creating jobs 

The government plans to lift the age cap for new postgraduate loans, so they are available to all those under 60 from from the new academic year in 2016 while it will also reduce the repayment rates by 3%

The autumn statement has revealed that following the consultation announced at Summer Budget 2015, the government will legislate to simplify the tax treatment of income from sporting testimonials

Following an announcement in the autumn statement, HMRC has published a policy paper indicating the government’s intention to legislate so that a tax charge is not applied to loans or advances made by close companies to charity trustees for charitable purposes

Chancellor George Osborne has used today's autumn statement and spending review to emphasise government support for the arts, media and sport, and said that in order to encourage museums and galleries to develop creative new exhibitions and display their collections for a wide audience, the government will talk to the sector about possible tax reliefs for museums and galleries

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined plans to devolve further powers to local authorities, including the ability to keep all the revenue raised by business rates as well as a number of new enterprise zones offering favourable tax reliefs for inward investment