Next phase of digital tax scheme to start in 2026. Making Tax Digital for income tax self-assessment (MTD for ITSA) was originally set to roll out in 2018, but the road to personal tax digitalisation has been relatively rocky to date.
Small and local charities, working with people facing complex issues and barriers, can apply for grant funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. Specialist charities with an annual income between Ā£25,000 and Ā£500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to Ā£75,000.
Training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood, and aquaculture sectors have been awarded funding from theĀ Ā£100million UK Seafood Fund.
If you are planning to claim the UK state pension you should check your national insurance (NI) record before 5 April 2023. At present, voluntary contributions can be made to plug gaps back to April 2006, but this will be curtailed from April.
A new trial system aims to identify taxpayers seeking help with specific queries which HMRC considers can be resolved online. Such callers will be sent a text message containing relevant links.
Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on 1 April of each year. This includes all National Minimum Wage rates and the National Living Wage rate.
The government is taking action against unscrupulous employers that use the controversial practice of ā€˜fire and rehireā€™, it has announced. Last year P&O Ferries sought to evade the law by sacking 786 seafarers without due consultation. Having made no efforts to inform the Business Secretary at the time, they failed
HMRC is inviting people to comment on draft guidance relating to the upcoming R&D tax credit relief reforms. The reforms, expected to be implemented from 1 April 2023, will change how R&D works in practice and set out additional information requirements when applying for the relief.
How the April tax rise affects SMEs. After multiple policy U-turns and much uncertainty, the main rate of corporation tax will rise from 19% to 25% from 1 April 2023, affecting companies with profits of Ā£250,000 and over.

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