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Benefits and expenses
HMRC highlights financial support
HMRC has published a list of reliefs, allowances, and other support which it administers that may help individuals with their finances.
New settlement opportunity for users of remuneration trusts
HMRC has opened a new opportunity for users of certain trust-type arrangements to settle their tax affairs with HMRC, where such arrangements are used to remunerate directors, individuals, or shareholders. The settlement opportunity is open for applications until 31 July 2022.
Tax-free childcare take up remains low despite considerable savings
HMRC estimates that less than 22% of families eligible for the scheme had joined in March 2021. ICAEW’s Tax Faculty explains the choices for working families.
Employment taxes update 2022
In this webinar from the Tax Faculty, employment tax experts Kate Upcraft and Ian Holloway provide an update on the key changes in the employment tax arena for 2022.
Company car tax
Tax news in brief
Highlights from the broader tax news for the week ending 2 March 2022, including: advisory fuel rates; guidance on notifying uncertain tax treatments; and numbers still to file their self assessment returns.
Can tax policy help the UK achieve net zero?
Anita Monteith considers how policy levers can affect the most polluting sectors of transport, construction, power generation and industrial emissions, and wonders how governments can make up for the lost revenue from fuel duty.
Understanding VAT and electric cars
Input tax reclaims are more complex for electric cars than for petrol and diesel cars. Neil Gaskell explains why.
IR35: fundamental problems remain, says ICAEW
Tax Faculty recommends restricting or removing fiscal incentives to arbitrage employment status.
Reflecting on recommendations from the OTS
As the Office of Tax Simplification evaluates progress on four areas – the single customer account, agents and intermediaries, the high income child benefit charge, and PAYE – Caroline Miskin and Peter Bickley share their perspectives.
European Commission to consult on regulatory framework for tax intermediaries
A public consultation is expected in due course.
IR35 : taking stock one year on
As HMRC ‘light touch’ IR35 compliance enforcement is set to end in April 2022 we take a timely look at the changes that were implemented a year ago. Our expert speaker Richard Maitland, Partner and specialist in employment tax at MHA will shares with us the key learnings from the previous 12 months.
National insurance
IR35: fundamental problems remain, says ICAEW
Tax Faculty recommends restricting or removing fiscal incentives to arbitrage employment status.
How to improve PAYE and benefit-in-kind processes
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty sets out its recommendations in response to the Office of Tax Simplification’s PAYE evaluation report to help ensure that employee tax and NIC calculations are right first time.
Ukraine crisis: tax and NIC treatment of employees relocating
How do the rules operate for displaced employees and those relocating to the UK? ICAEW’s Tax Faculty provides a summary.
Reflecting on recommendations from the OTS
As the Office of Tax Simplification evaluates progress on four areas – the single customer account, agents and intermediaries, the high income child benefit charge, and PAYE – Caroline Miskin and Peter Bickley share their perspectives.
PAYE and RTI
How to improve PAYE and benefit-in-kind processes
ICAEW’s Tax Faculty sets out its recommendations in response to the Office of Tax Simplification’s PAYE evaluation report to help ensure that employee tax and NIC calculations are right first time.
Reflecting on recommendations from the OTS
As the Office of Tax Simplification evaluates progress on four areas – the single customer account, agents and intermediaries, the high income child benefit charge, and PAYE – Caroline Miskin and Peter Bickley share their perspectives.
HMRC rolls out the income record viewer service for agents
Unfortunately, HMRC’s income record viewer landing page was published earlier than planned and this has now been taken down until it is available.