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UK flag and Big Ben with writing over image "Spring Budget 2024"

Spring Budget: a pre-election balancing act

What was almost certainly the last Budget before the election was a serving of the widely expected, sprinkled with a handful of small surprises. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the Spring Budget 2024 on 6 March. As anticipated, it was a typical pre-election event focused on tax relief measures – including further […]

Budget – 6 March 2024

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS The main rate of class 1 employee national insurance contributions (NICs) will be cut from 10% to 8% with effect from 6 April 2024 and the main rate of class 4 self-employed NICs will also be reduced from 8% to 6%. The high income child benefit charge (HICBC) will be reformed, increasing the […]

New lease and advertising rules for landlords

If enacted in its current form, the recently published Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill will affect landlords in England and Wales who own a leasehold property. Extending a lease The government’s intention is that the standard term given when extending a lease will be 990 years. The extension term for flats and apartments is currently […]

ISA reforms from April

Changes to individual savings account (ISA) rules coming into effect from 6 April 2024 will make ISAs more user friendly, most notably the move to allow multiple subscriptions of same-type ISAs in a tax year. Multiple subscriptions It is currently only possible to pay into just one ISA of each type in a tax year. […]

Business rates relief: extensions and cuts

November’s Autumn Statement included a package of measures to help alleviate the burden of business rates in England and on the Scottish islands, but Wales won’t be so fortunate. 75% relief rules Retail, hospitality and leisure properties that do not qualify for small business rates relief currently receive a 75% business rates discount, subject to […]

Making Tax Digital small business review

The outcome from the Making Tax Digital (MTD) small business review is that MTD for income tax self-assessment (ITSA) will not be extended to those earning under £30,000 for the foreseeable future. MTD ITSA for the self-employed and landlords is to be introduced from April 2026, with the initial mandate applying to those with income […]

The national insurance tax cut

For employees, the national insurance cut announced in the Autumn Statement took effect on 6 January. For many years, successive governments have been happy for the public to vaguely believe that national insurance contributions (NICs) are building up in some national benefit fund, rather than representing just another tax on income. While something called the […]

Getting a head start: retirement planning attitudes in 2023

A survey of 6,000 people, aged 18 to 80, revealed starkly different views on retirement across the generations. According to the Office for National Statistics, the median age of the UK population in mid-2021 was 40.7 years, up from 39.6 in mid-2011. Perhaps that gradual ageing and the impact of Covid-19 on working patterns explains […]

National Living and Minimum Wages increase

Minimum wage rates will see substantial increases from 1 April 2024 – welcome news for younger workers and apprentices, but not so much for those employers struggling in the current economic climate. Eligibility for the National Living Wage is to be extended by reducing the age threshold so that 21 and 22-year-olds are included. Current […]

Cash basis to become default

From 2024/25, restrictions to the cash basis will be removed, making it the default method for calculating trading profit for the self-employed and most partnerships. The accruals basis is currently the default, with a business having to opt in to use the cash basis. In future, a business will need to opt out of the […]

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