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08 Jan 26

Company car expenses and benefits – what’s exempt?

While company cars often come with tax implications, there are specific situations where the associated benefits may be exempt. There are circumstances where it can be possible to

08 Jan 26

Check a UK VAT number is authentic

Verifying a VAT number before reclaiming VAT can protect your business from rejected claims, repayments, and unnecessary penalties.The online service for checking a UK VAT number

08 Jan 26

Did you file your tax return over the festive period?

HMRC’s figures show thousands of taxpayers are filing over the festive period, but leaving your return until late January risks penalties, stress and avoidable payment problems. A

08 Jan 26

New First Year Allowance from 1 January 2026

The new 40% First Year Allowance (FYA) for qualifying main-rate plant and machinery expenditure first announced at Autumn Budget 2025 has now come into force. Effective from 1

08 Jan 26

Changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief reforms

The government recently announced significant changes to the planned reforms to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR). The threshold for 100% relief

08 Jan 26

The scope of the trivial benefits legislation

The trivial benefits legislation provides a simple and practical tax exemption that allows employers to give small non-cash benefits to employees without triggering tax or National

07 Jan 26

Suing whistleblowers for a breach of confidence is not a viable strategy

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the initiation of legal or arbitral proceedings by an employer against a ‘whistleblower’ who has made a protected disclosure constitutes an

05 Jan 26

Saving to pay tax

For many individuals and business owners, paying tax is one of the largest regular financial commitments they face. Yet tax bills often arrive as a shock, not because the amounts

05 Jan 26

Learning from mistakes in business

Making mistakes in business is unavoidable. No matter how experienced or careful someone is, decisions are made with imperfect information, time pressure and changing conditions.

02 Jan 26

Payroll annual reporting obligations

As we move into the start of 2026, it is not that long until the current 2025-26 tax year comes to an end and there are a number of payroll annual reporting obligations that must

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Company car expenses and benefits – what’s exempt?

Check a UK VAT number is authentic

Did you file your tax return over the festive period?

New First Year Allowance from 1 January 2026

Changes to Agricultural and Business Property Relief reforms

The scope of the trivial benefits legislation

Suing whistleblowers for a breach of confidence is not a viable strategy

Saving to pay tax

Learning from mistakes in business

Payroll annual reporting obligations

Take care when labelling a bonus as discretionary in a contract

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