Non-dom crackdown: Fears it will fail to raise cash and actually cost the UK money September 26, 2024 Officials fear that the government's plan to close loopholes in the non-dom tax regime might fail to raise any extra revenue at all, according to reports.
Which taxes will Labour hike in the October Budget? September 25, 2024 Kier Starmer has said that those with the "broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden". So where will Starmer and Reeves turn to raise some extra cash?
The ultra rich exodus has made an exit tax tempting. Would it work? September 25, 2024 Millionaires are leaving the UK in record numbers, prompting the Resolution Foundation, an influential left-wing think tank, to propose an exit tax.
Take it from a tax expert, we are all too obsessed with Reeves’s Budget September 25, 2024 Reeves' Budget has become the talk of the town, but even KPMG tax expert Tim Sarson thinks we should calm down about it
‘Pension death tax’ on the cards as Reeves looks to raise cash September 24, 2024 Tom Selby, director of public policy at AJ Bell, said many of the possible reforms come with "significant practical and political challenges".
UK family businesses fear ‘dishonesty’ in Labour’s tax plans September 24, 2024 UK family businesses are beginning to fear dishonesty within Labour's tax plans set to be revealed in the upcoming Autumn budget, a new poll has found.
London Stock Exchange boss warns AIM is under threat of collapse September 23, 2024 London’s junior market AIM is under threat of collapse from potential plans to hike taxes on its shares in next month’s budget, the chief of the London Stock Exchange has warned the government. In a letter to City minister Tulip Siddiq, LSE boss Dame Julia Hoggett said that the “ongoing viability” of AIM would be [...]
Labour conference: Reeves challenged over consumer ‘fear and foreboding’ September 23, 2024 Rachel Reeves has been challenged over claims the government has “generated a fear and foreboding” among consumers – but insisted she was “optimistic” about the economy. Ahead of her keynote speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today, the Chancellor was challenged on Sky News over last week’s fall in consumer confidence to the [...]
‘No doubt’ of inheritance tax reform as government books a record haul from the levy September 20, 2024 New figures from HMRC showed inheritance tax receipts hit £3.5bn between April and August, £300m higher than the same period last year.
Use Budget to urgently review UK’s tax system, accountants urge Reeves September 20, 2024 Rachel Reeves should use the Budget next month to urgently review the UK’s tax system, including business rates and VAT, a chartered accountants group has urged. The Chancellor has been called on to set out the government’s plans to reform business rates, VAT and employment status by the end of the year in the fiscal [...]