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On 26 March 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Spring Statement to parliament. Despite a backdrop of low economic growth and increasing government borrowing costs, the Chancellor remains committed to her ‘non-negotiable’ fiscal rules that aim to bring stability to the economy and security for working people. With further borrowing ruled out and a determination not to announce further tax changes, her focus has been on government spending, a review of which will be announced on 11 June 2025. This will allocate government spending for the three years from 2026/27 to 2028/29.

THERE’S STILL TIME FOR SOME YEAR END TAX...

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HMRC PUBLISH UPDATED GUIDANCE ON WORK TRAVEL
Travelling from home to an employee’s normal workplace does not qualify for #tax #relief.

Avoiding Business Pitfalls: 7 things you should NOT do as a business owner
Recent surveys of UK business owners show us to be under pressure. This is no surprise. As a business owner, you’re constantly juggling multiple responsibilities and facing a myriad of challenges.

On 6 March 2024, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Spring Budget to Parliament. In the knowledge that the government must hold a general election before 28 January 2025, this was a Budget designed to restore confidence and win voters. But on the heels of Britain entering a recession and downgraded Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts, the Chancellor had his work cut out.

SALARY OR DIVIDEND BEST IN 2023/24?
In recent years many accountants have advised their director/shareholder clients that the most tax efficient method of extracting profit from their family company was to pay themselves a low salary, at or around the £12,570 personal allowance, with the balance in dividends.