Taxpayers not ready for Making Tax Digital

Taxpayers not ready for Making Tax Digital

People are unprepared and unenthusiastic for Making Tax Digital (MTD), according to a survey commissioned by HMRC. Global market research group Ipsos recently released data suggesting “awareness of MTD in general, and MTD for income tax self-assessment (ITSA)...
How HMRC conducts tax investigations

How HMRC conducts tax investigations

How to reduce penalties for accounting errors. HMRC recently announced new powers to investigate companies they suspect of evading taxes, so as a business owner, you might be worrying about what happens if your company comes under scrutiny. Even if you’ve played...
Government overhauls audit regime

Government overhauls audit regime

The Government has published a response to its consultation on strengthening audits, corporate reporting and corporate governance systems. The long-awaited response outlines the Government’s plans to tackle dominance of large auditors, ban failing ones and bring...
National Insurance threshold increases

National Insurance threshold increases

The Government is increasing the threshold at which workers start to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) by £12,570 this month – the largest increase in a basic rate threshold. The increase in the threshold means workers can earn an extra £2,690 before having...
Recovery loan scheme comes to an end

Recovery loan scheme comes to an end

The Government’s flagship Covid business recovery scheme officially came to an end late last month (30 June). The recovery loan scheme opened to applications on 6 April 2021 to help businesses cope with trade lost to the Covid pandemic. The scheme offered £1.06...
How do changes to NICs affect you?

How do changes to NICs affect you?

Spring Statement changes come into effect. As you may have heard, there are changes happening to National Insurance contributions (NICs). From 6 July, the new thresholds will come into effect. But what does that mean for you? As a self-employed worker, you will...