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HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years
HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years

What is being delayed? HMRC has announced that plans to implement digital tax reporting for unincorporated businesses and self-employed individuals and landlords in April 2024 will be delayed until April 2026.   Why has MTD been delayed? HMRC have said that businesses...

Energy Bill Relief Scheme for small businesses
Energy Bill Relief Scheme for small businesses

The government has recently announced its Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses. This scheme will give businesses a discount on their bills based upon a government-supported baseline price. The government has said that small businesses will receive the same level...

HMRC confirms MTD penalties from 1 November 2022

Accountancy firms have been informed by HMRC that the “soft landing” penalty waiver for Making Tax Digital for VAT will be removed from 1 November 2022. All businesses that file their VAT returns monthly or quarterly must now sign up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and...

Changes to VAT penalty regime delayed until 2023

The government has announced that the new penalty regime for VAT, which was due to be introduced from 1 April 2022, will now be delayed until January 2023. The delay is to provide HMRC with extra time to ensure their IT systems are ready and well tested. The new...

UK manufacturers positive about 2022 despite challenges
UK manufacturers positive about 2022 despite challenges

A recent industry survey has shown that many UK manufacturers are optimistic that productivity and business conditions will improve in 2022. Despite the fact that many UK manufacturers will be facing many challenges such as: Retaining staff Inflation Rising input...

Government Announces Plan to Almost Double UK Exports

The government has recently launched it’s ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ plan.   What is the aim of the plan? The aim of this plan is to almost double UK exports around the world to £1 trillion per year. Last year the UK exported £600 billion in goods...

What are Freeports? VAT implications

A Freeport is designed to attract major domestic and international investment, these hubs of enterprise will allow places to carry out business inside a country’s land border but where different customs rules apply.​ At a Freeport, imports can enter with simplified...

UK’s independent stores record first rise in four years

Due to 5,251 chain stores closing during the first half of 2021. Many independent retail stores have decided to fill the gaps left resulting in the first rise in independent stores for the first time in four years. A new total of 804 independent retail stores opened...

The Government introduce an insurance scheme for events

The Government and Lloyds have partnered together to introduce the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. The purpose of this scheme is to provide support for live events in the UK that are available to the general public. For example, this would include: Music festivals...

HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years
HMRC delay Making Tax Digital by two years

What is being delayed? HMRC has announced that plans to implement digital tax reporting for unincorporated businesses and self-employed individuals and landlords in April 2024 will be delayed until April 2026.   Why has MTD been delayed? HMRC have said that businesses...

Energy Bill Relief Scheme for small businesses
Energy Bill Relief Scheme for small businesses

The government has recently announced its Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses. This scheme will give businesses a discount on their bills based upon a government-supported baseline price. The government has said that small businesses will receive the same level...

HMRC confirms MTD penalties from 1 November 2022

Accountancy firms have been informed by HMRC that the “soft landing” penalty waiver for Making Tax Digital for VAT will be removed from 1 November 2022. All businesses that file their VAT returns monthly or quarterly must now sign up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and...