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Tax | Herring: national insurance rise should be part of proper tax review

The government should outline its broader policy on National Insurance lest politics stymies the development of a fairer, more coherent regime says Institute of Directors' head of taxation Stephen Herring

9 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: £5m fund to boost return to work after career breaks

The Chancellor has made a commitment to encourage retraining after long career breaks with £5m of new funding to identify how best to increase the number of returnships offering people who have taken lengthy career breaks a clear route back to employment

9 Mar 2017

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Tax | Brookes: NIC rise hits partners in accountancy firms

David Brookes, tax partner at BDO LLP, looks at some of the key announcements in the Budget including plans to increase NICs and the impact on partners in accounting firms, dividend tax allowance cuts and longer term fiscal strategy

9 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: public sector off-payroll changes loom

Responsibility for deciding how consultants working for the public sector via an intermediary should be taxed will shift to the employer from April 2017, amid fears it could be extended to the private sector as the government seeks to equalise the tax treatment of employees and off-payroll workers

9 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: SDLT payment period unchanged at 28 days

The introduction of a 14-day window for filing and payment window for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) marking a radical shift in the current 28-day period has been delayed until after April 2018 following consultation

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: London granted more devolution

A memorandum of understanding has been agreed between the government, greater London Authority and London councils, which will explore options for business rates and the apprenticeship levy, as well as looking at local influence over careers and employment support services

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: HMRC to publish guidelines on image rights

HMRC is to publish guidelines for employers who make payments of image rights to their employees, it has been confirmed in the Budget

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: anti-avoidance measures for tax treatment of trading stock

Businesses will no longer be able to convert capital losses into trading losses under an anti-tax avoidance measure introduced in the Budget 2017

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: gig economy in Chancellor’s sights

The Chancellor may be waiting until the summer for the final report from Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA, into the wider implications of different employment practices and the gig economy, but he used the Budget speech to set out the general direction

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: tax loopholes closed with effect 8 March 2017

The following five measures announced in the Budget 2017 by Chancellor Philip Hammond are effective immediately, with a particular focus on curbing tax avoidance activity

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Spring Budget 2017: business rates consultation to take place

A consultation on reforming the business rates regime will take place, the Chancellor has confirmed in the Budget

8 Mar 2017

Tax | Corbyn faces questions over tax return

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s tax affairs are under scrutiny after claims were made he may have failed to declare income as opposition leader on his newly-published tax returns

6 Mar 2017

Tax | Re-evaluating the value of business rates

As businesses in high-value areas brace themselves for a business rates hike, Calum Fuller explores the flaws in the regime and how it might be improved

2 Mar 2017

Tax | Valuations Office Agency has ‘sufficient information’ for frequent rates revaluations

The Valuations Office Agency, the body responsible for carrying out the revaluation of business rates, has ‘more than enough information’ available to it to carry out more frequent assessments, instead of the current five year intervals, according to experts from commercial property consultancy Colliers International

1 Mar 2017

Tax | Briefing: Making Tax Digital essentials

As HMRC aims for the launch of Making Tax Digital in April 2018, CCH Daily assesses the key developments, timetable and compliance costs, House of Lords criticism of mandation and concerns over readiness of software developers to be up and running in time for the start date

27 Feb 2017

Tax | HMRC: software vendors will not be ready for Making Tax Digital

Making Tax Digital programme director Theresa Middleton has warned members of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee that some software vendors will not be ready to take part in the Making Tax Digital pilot scheme set to commence in April 2017. Calum Fuller reports

23 Feb 2017