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News & blog
The latest tax, employment, business and economic news affecting firms and individuals alike. Updated each day.
Calls resurface to abolish business rates
Opposition would increase digital services tax to fund the move.Borrowing between April and August less than expected
Monthly borrowing remains above pre-pandemic levels.HMRC postpones MTD for ITSA to 2024
Basis period reform also delayed to at least 2024.OTS publishes report on tax year-end change
New paper stops short of recommending tax year change.Business rates threaten 4 out of 5 retailers with closure
Calls for rates reform ahead of Government review.Lords committee launches probe into basis period reform
Call for evidence into basis period reform launched.Thousands overpay IHT on life insurance policies
£280m may have been paid unnecessarily in 2018/19.Widening tax gap casts doubt over MTD
HMRC misses out on £35bn in uncollected taxes.Average UK house price growth slows to 8%
Growth slows as SDLT holiday tapers off.Online service to transfer funds to SMEs launched
Online service to simplify apprenticeship levy funds allocation process.
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