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26/03/2026

Do you have employees? If so, are you ready for the changes to UK employment law?

The Employment Rights Act 2025, formerly known as the Employment Rights Bill, was first proposed and introduced to Parliament in October 2024. The Bill, designed to modernise UK employment laws and enhance worker protections, intended to amend zero-hours contracts and the two-year threshold to quali...

05/02/2026

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/get-to-grips-with-the-new-mtd-penalties-now?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKTHU050226&utm_content=AWUKTHU050226+CID_2adbe8e636089e59b5d73894a70906e9&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

The introduction of Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT) from April 2026 brings with it completely new penalty regimes for late filing and late

28/01/2026

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/financial-reporting/pl-filing-shake-up-for-small-companies-put-on-ice?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUK_BREAKER_280128&utm_content=AWUK_BREAKER_280128+CID_5690e3626016ca460a8b4d80a07bf55f&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

The expected timeline for small companies and micro entities to file their profit and loss (P&L) accounts with Companies House has been paused following

26/12/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/inheritance-tax-relief-cap-shifts-up-a-gear-to-ps25m?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUK_BREAKER_23-12-2025&utm_content=AWUK_BREAKER_23-12-2025+CID_1d22ae10b44511b32f8c9e5749818833&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

That screeching sound you hear is a tractor hitting the brakes... but not quite a U-turn.

23/12/2025

26/11/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/budget-unveils-a-smorgasbord-of-tax-changes?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUK_BUDGET-BN_261125&utm_content=AWUK_BUDGET-BN_261125+CID_1c02b267361f2c1b38d6c02e09474e3f&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Budget%20unveils%20a%20smorgasbord%20of%20tax%20changes

After months of speculation, including loud whispers that the Chancellor was set to break a manifesto pledge and raise income tax, the Autumn Budget

25/11/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/contractors-pension-contributions-under-threat?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKTUE251125&utm_content=AWUKTUE251125+CID_7261d58871ee741f81edb2108adacc1c&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

For decades, skilled professionals have worked through their own personal service companies (PSC). This structure has offered numerous tax benefits, such as:

03/11/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/business/financial-reporting/companies-house-announces-major-fee-changes?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKMON031125&utm_content=AWUKMON031125+Version+B+CID_ce75860f79207ea78f805cb72d5fa8da&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

Companies House has announced that, from 1 February 2026, its service fees will change [1]. In its press release, Companies House outlined several key

04/09/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/reeves-sets-budget-date-amid-looming-tax-decisions?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKTHU040925&utm_content=AWUKTHU040925+CID_531ccc2f2308eaedbc4895ee16643d7e&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

We finally have a date. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has circled the 26 November as the day she will reveal the government’s tax plans.

01/09/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/cold-comfort-found-in-winter-fuel-payment-clawback?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKMON010925&utm_content=AWUKMON010925+Version+A+CID_bb65f9b1f7cc79d4ca9da4c9aed9a48d&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

The nights are drawing in and you may be thinking of putting the heating on in the evenings, but is it worth firing up the boiler or lighting the

29/08/2025

Thank you client! It’s nice to feel appreciated 🙂

28/08/2025

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-policy/government-flies-a-kite-for-an-annual-property-tax?cm-uuid=b2692456-b5a7-4c68-b264-57e04a73a333&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AWUKWED270825&utm_content=AWUKWED270825+CID_dcfbbf5f1468933fbf3c8a6c2e962577&utm_source=internal_cm&utm_term=Read%20more

HM Treasury and Mary Poppins have one thing in common – they both like flying kites. The latest airborne idea is to scrap stamp duty land tax (SDLT)