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Transport and Logistics 2017 Budget review and analysis
Transport and Logistics 2017 Budget review and analysis

The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in relation to the distinction between employed and self-employed...

Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting?
Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting?

Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting? A word of warning to those who rent out their homes on a short-term basis, including users of property sharing websites like Airbnb.  Buried deep within the Spring Budget were a couple of sentences that suggest the tax...

Hawsons Hot Pension Planning
Hawsons Hot Pension Planning

Pension Planning As we approach the end of the 2016/17 tax year, there are real opportunities to add value to your overall tax planning process. In the lead up to the 5 April 2017, the payment of contributions to a registered pension scheme can bring many tax...

Apprenticeship Levy: Not long to go
Apprenticeship Levy: Not long to go

The new Apprenticeship Levy will be launched in April 2017. We look at what this is and who will be affected by the government's new levy. What is the Apprenticeship Levy? First of all, only employers with a wage bill of over £3m will be affected by the Apprenticeship...

Further guidance issued on the Quality Payments Scheme
Further guidance issued on the Quality Payments Scheme

NHS England has published further guidance on the Quality Payment (QP) Scheme for community pharmacists which is intended to ease the pressure faced by GP practices whilst also improving the care of patients. A brief background As part of changes to the Community...

Tax Rates and Allowances 2017/18
Tax Rates and Allowances 2017/18

Tax Rates and Allowances 2017/18 Many of the tax rates and allowances are fundamental to our business and personal lives and the most important ones for the 2017/18 tax year are summarised here. We are sure that you will find it a useful point of reference throughout...

Budget 2017 Key Details and Summary
Budget 2017 Key Details and Summary

Budget 2017 Philip Hammond presented his first and last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in relation to the distinction between employed and self-employed...

Transport and Logistics 2017 Budget review and analysis
Transport and Logistics 2017 Budget review and analysis

The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in relation to the distinction between employed and self-employed...

Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting?
Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting?

Tax break to be abolished for short-term letting? A word of warning to those who rent out their homes on a short-term basis, including users of property sharing websites like Airbnb.  Buried deep within the Spring Budget were a couple of sentences that suggest the tax...