HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin. The April issue has information on various topics, including: the new rates of the National Minimum Wage reporting expenses and benefits for the tax year ending 5 April 2025 changes to notifications by employers to operate PAYE on a proportion of a globally mobile employee’s… Read more…

Increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage took effect from 1 April. From April 2025, the NLW will increase by 6.7% and the NMW by as much as 18% depending on the category of the worker. The NMW is the minimum amount per hour workers are entitled to be paid by law.… Read more…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced ‘no further tax increases’ in the 2025 Spring Statement. The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget contained a record £40 billion in tax increases. However, it did not raise personal taxes including, Income Tax, employee National Insurance contributions or VAT. Ms Reeves had pledged one fiscal event a year and confirmed that no taxes… Read more…

The first Finance Act of the Labour government has gained Royal Assent and passed into law. The Finance Act 2025 makes major changes to the tax rules for non-doms, removes the VAT exemption for private school fees, increases some rates of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Stamp Duty Land Tax, and extends the energy profits… Read more…

The reporting threshold for trading income for self assessment is being lifted from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within this parliament, according to the Treasury. This includes people trading clothes online, dog-walking or gardening on the side, driving a taxi, or creating content online. The Treasury says this will benefit around 300,000 taxpayers who will no… Read more…

The reporting threshold for trading income for self assessment is being lifted from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within this parliament, according to the Treasury. This includes people trading clothes online, dog-walking or gardening on the side, driving a taxi, or creating content online. The Treasury says this will benefit around 300,000 taxpayers who will no… Read more…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled plans to cut red tape as the government aims to kickstart economic growth. The government says its Action Plan will save businesses across the country billions of pounds by cutting the number of regulators, streamlining their core legal duties and cracking down on complexity in the regulatory system. It says… Read more…