Businesses expect taxes to rise after general election November 6, 2023 More businesses expect taxes to rise rather than fall after the next general election, according to a new survey.
JCB’s Bamford Brothers ‘could owe as much as £500m’ in HMRC probe: reports October 23, 2023 Prominent Tory donors and JCB owners Anthony and Mark Bamford may have to foot a bill of over £500m to resolve a three-year long investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Autumn Statement: Businesses call on Hunt to boost workforce October 22, 2023 FSB has labelled the upcoming Autumn Statement a watershed moment for the Government to show its commitment to the small business community.
Tax receipts: Five things we’ve learnt from today’s data October 20, 2023 Total HMRC receipts for April to September came in at £392.5bn, up £23.1bn from the same period last year.
HMRC’s plans for second self-assessment helpline closure sparks outrage October 18, 2023 HMRC is preparing for another closure of its tax self-assessment helpline after it gave users just 48 hours warning, MPs have been told.
With annual reports in the hundreds of pages, who has time to run a business? October 18, 2023 Financial reports for City firms now run into the hundreds of pages, creating an undue burden for businesses just trying to do their job, writes Patrick Spencer.
HMRC hitting businesses who fail to publish tax strategy with hefty fines October 17, 2023 HMRC is cracking down on larger UK businesses that fail to disclose their tax strategies to the public, with possible fines of £7,500.
Taxman doubles amount of unpaid tax recovered from UK football clubs October 2, 2023 HMRC more than doubled the amount of unpaid tax that it recovered from UK football clubs in the past year as part of a crackdown on the sport.
House sales fall by 16 per cent amid increase in mortgage rates – as industry looks at shoots of recovery September 29, 2023 The number of house sales fell by 16 per cent in August compared with the same month a year earlier, according to provisional HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures. An estimated 87,010 home sales took place across the UK last month, which was 16 per cent lower than in August 2022 but 1% higher than [...]
Labour vows to overhaul apprenticeship levy to improve skills and growth September 25, 2023 Labour has pledged to reform the apprenticeship levy in a bid to encourage firms to improve their employees' skills.