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  • HMRC nets £154m in first six months of sugar tax

    • 20th November 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, HMRC News
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    20th November 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, HMRC News No Comments HMRC nets £154m in first six months of sugar tax HMRC has released the latest statistics on turnover from the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), commonly known as the sugar tax, introduced in April 2018 and intended to encourage manufacturers to
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  • Business groups react to draft Brexit deal

    • 16th November 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News
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    Post Brexit VAT strategy
    16th November 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News No Comments Business groups react to draft Brexit deal Business groups have reacted to the government’s draft Brexit deal with the EU. Following a five-hour debate on the matter, Prime Minister Theresa May secured her Cabinet’s backing for the deal. However, a handful of MPs
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  • Small businesses urged to apply for broadband vouchers

    • 14th November 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News
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    Pensions Advice
    14th November 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News No Comments Small businesses urged to apply for broadband vouchers The government is strongly recommending that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make use of a £2,500 voucher to help with installing high-speed broadband and increase rural communities' access to the internet The £67m government-run Gigabit
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  • Bringing Tax into the 21st Century – Making Tax Digital

    • 9th November 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, Making Tax Digital
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    Making Tax Digital Brochure
    9th November 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, Making Tax Digital No Comments Bringing Tax into the 21st Century – Making Tax Digital Anything that helps businesses to manage their tax more easily so they can focus on what they do best - innovate, expand, and create jobs and profits - is what
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  • FCA grants more SMEs access to Financial Ombudsman Service

    • 25th October 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News
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    25th October 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News No Comments FCA grants more SMEs access to Financial Ombudsman Service The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed plans to extend the Financial Ombudsman Service to a greater number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under the plans, SMEs with an annual turnover below £6.5
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  • Student loans – repayment threshold rises by 2.9%

    • 19th October 2018
    • Posted by: Suzy Hill
    • Category: Business News, Personal Tax
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    Student loan repayment changes
    19th October 2018 Posted by: Suzy Hill Category: Business News, Personal Tax No Comments Student loans – repayment threshold rises by 2.9% The government has increased the loan repayment thresholds for student loans by 2.9% and confirmed the introduction of a postgraduate loan system deductible from PAYE effective April 2019 The increase in Student Loan
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