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Latest guidance for employers
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin. The February issue has information on various topics, including: end of year reporting payrolling employees’ benefits and expenses get ready…
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
New company car advisory fuel rates have been published and took effect from 1 March 2025. The guidance states: ‘you can use the previous rates for up to one month from…
Parliamentary watchdog accuses HMRC of deliberately ‘degrading’ phone services
Parliament’s spending watchdog has accused HMRC of deliberately running down its phone services to force people to go online, according to a report. The Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report into…
Government commissions review of the Loan Charge
The government has commissioned an independent review of the Loan Charge. The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury made a Written Ministerial Statement announcing that Ray McCann, a former President of…
CIOT calls on government to rewrite unfair VAT rules
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling on the government to address unfair tax rules as interest rates on late payments rise. The CIOT is urging the government to…
Pension reforms to ‘unlock billions’ for government growth agenda
New rules that will give more flexibility over how occupational defined benefit pension schemes are managed, according to the government. The government said this will remove blockages that are inhibiting…
