| 21-02-2023
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.
| 13-02-2023
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.
| 13-02-2023
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.
| 13-02-2023
The government is taking action against unscrupulous employers that use the controversial practice of āfire 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
| 06-02-2023
HMRC is inviting people to comment on draft guidance relating to the upcoming R&D tax credit relief reforms.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.
| 06-02-2023
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.