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Threshold tax and benefit traps on families
The media like to bandy about the phrase “stealth tax”. In reality what they call stealth tax isn’t at all. However, there are genuine cliff-edge income thresholds that result in unfair tax charges. What are they and how can you avoid them?
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New MTD trial launches soon
HMRC’s Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA) pilot has been a disaster. Despite this, it’s pushing businesses and accountants to use it from April 2024. Should you consider signing up?
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Revised guidance causing problems for LLP members
The guidance relating to the salaried member rules where capital contributions are made has been updated. If you are a member of a limited liability partnership (LLP) you could be affected, so what’s going on?
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The new right to carer’s leave
On 6 April 2024 the new Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 will come into force. How much statutory carer’s leave will your employees be entitled to take in any twelve-month period and is this a paid or unpaid right?
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Spring Budget rings the changes
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Budget on 6 March 2024, with several announcements affecting individual taxpayers. What were the highlights?
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Winding up a trust - avoiding a tax trap
You’ve been looking after a trust for your children for years. As they are now adults and working you’ve decided to wind up the trust and give each of them their share of the fund. What steps can you take to make the winding up tax efficient?