Following the Brexit referendum in 2016, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union on 31st January 2020 and since then, the landscape of business has undergone significant transformations. Brexit not only redefined trade relations but also altered the legal and operational
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As part of a drive to cut complexity and burden from legislative reporting requirements, the monetary thresholds that determine company size are being raised by 50% in the UK. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that company size monetary thresholds will
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New flexible working laws in place from 6 April will hand employees greater rights to flexible working. Are you ready for the reforms? Most businesses now offer some form of flexible working, but imminent changes to flexible working laws may affect employers
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HMRC issues its guidelines for compliance on what qualifies as R&D for tax purposes. The publication of HMRC’s latest guideline highlights the importance of correctly identifying whether a research and development (R&D) claim meets the necessary conditions to qualify for tax relief.
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Following a sometimes challenging parliamentary process of debate and amendment, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, becoming the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). The majority of the measures outlined in the
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Shelf Company EU In the summer, a Treasury Committee report concluded that a “comprehensive and systematic” review of all tax reliefs is needed to identify opportunities for simplification. Responding to that report, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (FST), Victoria Atkins, states that the
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Shelf-Company EU If ratified by at least 30 jurisdictions, the convention will introduce a new mechanism for allocating taxing rights to market jurisdictions. The convention released by the OECD and G20 on 11 October 2023 relates specifically to ‘amount A’. This co-ordinates
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Shelf Company EU The VAT1 form will only be available to customers through the VAT helpline from mid November 2023. Over 95% of businesses, or their agents, already use HMRC’s online VAT registration service (VRS) to apply for VAT registration. HMRC wants to increase
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