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Check your State Pension forecast

The enhanced Check Your State Pension forecast service is available online. The service can be...

Guidance for charities on managing public disorder

The charity commission has offered the following guidance to charities following the recent public disorder...

£32m for AI projects

Companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) to improve safety on construction sites, reduce time spent repairing...

Don’t forget to report property gains

A higher rate of CGT applies to gains on the disposal of residential property (apart...

Tax relief for goodwill purchases

Goodwill is a concept frequently discussed, and yet it is seldom addressed in legislation. Typically...

Corporate claims for charitable donations

When a limited company makes charitable donations specific rules apply. These may include Corporation Tax...

More detail on VAT charge on private school fees

More details have been published regarding Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plans to impose a VAT charge...

Holiday Lets – the demise of tax concessions

It was announced as part of the Spring Budget measures that the present favourable tax...

Pension contributions – claiming higher rate tax relief

You can usually claim tax relief on private pension contributions worth up to 100% of...

Road fuel costs still too high

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an update on the widespread action it...

Living Wage rates to be overhauled

In a move to put more money in working people’s pockets, the government has overhauled...

First interest rates cut in over four years

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on 1 August and in a...