This Budget ignored all of Britain’s biggest problems

Unfortunately for the country, mandarins and Treasury boffins seem to have confused that idea with “do as little as humanly possible”. In seeking to do no harm, Healey did at least, as my colleague Robert Colvile put it…

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Corporate report: Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Isle of Man

Get emails about this page Documents Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Government of the Isle of Man for the year ended Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6793-7, HC 638 PDF , 296 KB , 24 pages Order a copy…

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Guidance: Excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates and allowances

Get emails about this page Documents Excise duty hydrocarbon oils rates HTML Details The attached document is classified by HMRC as guidance and contains information of fuel duty payable on: light oils heavy oils…

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HMRC puts 200 billionaires on UK tax crackdown hitlist

In an announcement after Wednesday's budget, the authority said it was allocating a customer compliance manager (CCM) to each billionaire with a UK tax footprint, whose complex tax affairs are often hard for HMRC to…

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What the Autumn Budget means for investors

Healey rowed back on controversial ISA changes and, in welcome news to investors, avoided a further hike to dividend income tax . Bond investors have responded positively, if mutedly, to the Budget. Yields on 10-year…

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Millions face ID checks under UK social media ban as Ofcom warns of loopholes

The watchdog on Thursday identified four methods it considers sufficiently reliable to determine whether users are aged 16 or over, ahead of the restrictions coming into force in March. The proposals would affect some of…

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City legal body on standby to aid Weil trainees left in ‘limbo’

“As we have demonstrated when others have faced difficulties in the past, the CLLS is steadfast in its support to City law firms and their people, and will look to provide guidance however it can when the need arises,”…

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Draft legislation: Better use of new and improved third-party data

Following this feedback, the government has amended the regulations and supporting guidance. The changes balance the need for improved third party data with the potential burden on industry. They include clearer…

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Healey’s self-assessment tax shakeup could lead to ‘brutal cash crunch’ for self-employed

Healey confirmed in his maiden Autumn Budget that the government will change how income tax self-assessment (ITSA) taxpayers make their Payments on Accounts. Payments on Account are advance payments made by roughly one…

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Policy paper: Income Tax: changes to tax rates for property and savings income

Get emails about this page Documents Income Tax — changes to tax rates for property and savings income HTML Details These measures will increase the: property basic rate to 24%, property higher rate to 44% and the…

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