Callum Rigby who works for Holland & Co Chartered Accountants has successfully passed the Assurance exam with the Institute of Chartered Accountants. ” I know that Callum has been spending a lot of time revising for this exam and it’s wonderful to see...
With the 2020 Budget soon approaching, business groups have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to take a new approach to making tax policy. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Institute for Government (IfG) have written...
In April 2020, changes to the off-payroll working rules (IR35) will come into effect. Who the rules apply to You may be affected by these rules if you are: a worker who provides their services through their intermediarya client who receives services from a worker...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it will introduce new rules in April 2020 that will make the overdraft fees simpler for users. According to the new rules, overdraft users can only be charged a simple annual interest rate. Therefore, no additional...
UK business confidence bounced back in January after the election of a majority government saw political uncertainty recede. This comes from a survey carried out by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). See ICAEWs reports here. Business...
Average household debt in the UK is now higher than during the 2008 financial crisis, according to a study by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The TUC have claimed that average household debt is currently 31% above its peak before the financial crisis. The study...
HMRC have issued guidance on understanding the difference between genuine Revenue contact and phishing emails. Criminals use phishing emails to try to obtain taxpayers’ personal or financial information. HMRC stated that these emails often contain a link to a...
According to the latest data from HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS), £5 billion was raised through fraud investigations in 2019. The figures show that over 600 individuals were convicted for tax crimes in the last year. Also, in the last 12 months the FIS...
Millions of UK workers will see their pay rise in April 2020. The government is making the biggest ever increase in the legal minimum wage. The government has announced a 6.2% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW) for those 25 and over. The NLW will increase from...
The government has launched a review into the new IR35 tax rules that are due to come into effect 6th April 2020. You may be affected by these rules if you are: a worker who provides their services through their intermediarya client who receives services from a worker...
