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What is fiscal drag?

What is fiscal drag?

The freezing of tax thresholds often leads to a phenomenon known as fiscal drag. When tax thresholds remain unchanged, taxpayers will likely pay more tax as their earnings rise without a corresponding

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VAT group registration

VAT group registration

There are special VAT rules that allow two or more companies or limited liability partnerships, commonly referred to as ‘bodies corporate’, to be treated as a single taxable person for VAT purposes

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Redundancy pay and tax

Redundancy pay and tax

There is a tax-free limit of £30,000 for redundancy pay regardless of whether it is your statutory redundancy payment or a higher payment from your employer.

If you have been employed for two years

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What is fuel duty?

What is fuel duty?

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has offered the following explanation:

“Fuel duties are levied on purchases of petrol, diesel and a variety of other fuels. They represent a

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Business cashflow

Business cashflow

The government offers the following information regarding business cashflow.

If you do not have enough money coming in to pay for goods, services and taxes your company has, you are at risk of

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Pension Credit action week

Pension Credit action week

Pension Credits can provide extra income to those over State Pension age and on a low income. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently launched a Pension Credit action week to boost take-up

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Not so Trivial Tax Benefits

Not so Trivial Tax Benefits

There is a trivial benefit-in-kind (BiK) exemption for small, non-cash employee benefits. This exemption applies to BiKs classified as ‘trivial,’ helping employers simplify the handling of these

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