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Spring Budget 2023 - Childcare changes
16/03/2023
One of the main areas targeted by the Spring Budget was changes to childcare. Billed as a revolution in childcare, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, said that he wanted to reform the childcare system to help more than a million women come back to work.
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Spring Budget 2023 - Capital allowances
16/03/2023
Designed in part to help offset the increased Corporation Tax main rate, the Chancellor announced the introduction of a new ground-breaking 100% first-year capital allowance for qualifying plant and machinery assets. This measure is also expected to
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Spring Budget 2023 - Energy Price Guarantee
16/03/2023
The Chancellor had previously announced that the energy price guarantee cap, which will see the average household have their energy bills capped at £2,500 a year, would remain in place until the 31 March 2023. It was announced as part of the Spring
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Spring Budget 2023 - Pension changes
16/03/2023
One of the key measures of the Spring Budget was the announcement that the £40,000 cap on annual pension contributions will be increased by 50% to £60,000 from 6 April 2023. Tax relief for contributions to pension schemes is given at a taxpayer’s
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Spring Budget 2023 - Alcohol and Tobacco Duty
16/03/2023
As part of the Budget measures the Chancellor confirmed that the duty rates on beers, spirits, wines and ciders will increase in line with the retail price index (RPI). These rates will increase from 1 August 2023.
The Chancellor did announce some
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Spring Budget 2023 - Creative industry tax reliefs
16/03/2023
As part of the Spring Budget measures, the Chancellor announced that the government will extend the temporary higher rates for Theatre Tax Relief (TTR), Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) and Museums and Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief (MGETR) for two
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Spring Budget 2023 - Social investment tax relief to end
16/03/2023
It was confirmed as part of the Spring Budget announcements that the Social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme will end as planned on 5 April 2023. New investments made on or after 6 April 2023 will no longer qualify for Income and Capital Gains Tax
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Spring Budget summary 2023
15/03/2023
As expected, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, resisted pressure to reduce taxes in any significant way, and the majority of his announced changes were already in the public domain. According to the Chancellor, the UK economy is on track to grow in the
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New UK Data Protection rules
13/03/2023
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was first introduced last Summer and paused in September 2022 so ministers could engage in a co-design process with business leaders and data experts - ensuring that the new regime built on the UK’s
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Get information about a company
09/03/2023
There is a significant amount of information about companies that can be obtained from Companies House. Companies House is responsible for incorporating and dissolving limited companies, examining and storing company information and making company
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National Insurance if working abroad
09/03/2023
If you move abroad, it can often be advantageous to continue paying your UK National Insurance Contributions (NICs) in order to preserve your entitlement to the State Pension and other benefits.
If you are working in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein,
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Adding employees to a workplace pension scheme
09/03/2023
Automatic enrolment for workplace pensions has helped many employees make a start on providing for their retirement with the advantage that employers and government are also contributing to their pension pot.
The law states that employers must
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NIC and company directors
09/03/2023
Directors are classed as employees and pay National Insurance on annual income from salary and bonuses that exceed the Primary Threshold. The annual threshold is pro-rated to £11,908 this year following the increase to £12,570 from 6 July 2022
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Valuing an estate for IHT purposes
09/03/2023
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is levied on a person’s estate when they die and can also be payable during a person’s lifetime on certain trusts and gifts. The rate of Inheritance Tax payable is 40% on death and 20% on lifetime gifts.
The current IHT nil
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Corporation tax from 1 April 2023
09/03/2023
Barring any unforeseen changes being announced at next week’s Budget, the Corporation Tax main rate will increase to 25% from 1 April 2023 for companies with profits over £250,000. A Small Profits Rate (SPR) of 19% will also be introduced from the
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Why credit control is vital
06/03/2023
The ultimate financial objective of most trading companies is to convert their supply of goods and services into cash - deposits in their bank account.
However, when goods are sold on credit, and you give customers time to pay, there is a delay in
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Incentive to invest
06/03/2023
Next week, 15 March, the Chancellor will deliver his first Spring Budget. It will provide an opportunity to cushion companies from the effects of the Corporation Tax (CT) increase to 25% and the withdrawal of the 130% Super-Deduction; both timed for
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Scottish Winter Payments Support
02/03/2023
The Scottish Winter Heating Payment is a new Scottish Government benefit that replaces the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Cold Weather Payment. It can be claimed by eligible claimants on low incomes living in Scotland from 1 November 2022.
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