May 24, 2022 | Business Tax
HMRC has stopped its payment of some research and development (R&D) tax credits while it investigates irregular claims. That majority of R&D tax credit claims will not be affected, but claimants are warned there will be delays to the usual processing times...
May 23, 2022 | Business Tax
Tax experts have challenged the Government's proposals for an online sales tax (OST) as a way to fund new business rates relief. The Government started an open consultation on the tax earlier this year to work out what form an OST should take and when it would apply...
May 20, 2022 | Business Tax
Cross-border tax complexities with the EU cost the UK economy £47.6 billion in lost revenue last year, according to fresh data from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). The stresses of navigating complex regulations post-Brexit continues to hold back...
May 9, 2022 | Business Tax
A majority of SMEs in the UK are unprepared for the switch to Making Tax Digital, a study from the ACCA and the Corporate Finance Network (CFN) suggests. The figures show 14% of the 8,900 accountants asked said their SME clients were unprepared and will not be ready...
May 4, 2022 | Business Tax
The Retail Job Alliance, a new group representing some of the UK's largest retailers, is calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to overhaul the business rates system. In a letter to the Chancellor, the group asked for an overall cut in business rates for retail premises,...