Chancellor calls for Inheritance Tax review to make regime “fit for purpose”
The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has asked the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to undertake a review of the Inheritance Tax (IHT) system to ensure that it meets the needs of modern households.
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Cash payments plunge as digital payments become the default for many consumers
New research from finance and banking trade body, UK Finance, has found that debit card transactions will overtake those made with cash this year.
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Only a third of EIS taken up by companies outside London
New data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) shows that businesses in London and the South East account for 66 per cent of the Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) uptake.
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Does Nesquik attract VAT? It depends on the flavour, Revenue says
If you think that VAT rules can be baffling, here is a good example of why that is. An apparently counterintuitive judgement was handed down last month by the Upper Tier Tribunal as it ruled VAT should be applied to the strawberry and banana flavours of Nesquik milk powder, but not to the chocolate equivalent.
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SMEs invest three working weeks a year on tax compliance
A new study, prepared by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has found that the UK’s average small business spends nearly three working weeks every 12 months complying with tax rules.
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Tax-Free Childcare launches for all parents of under-12s
A scheme, enabling parents of children aged 12 and under to benefit from up to £2,000 towards the cost of childcare, has now been extended to all working parents with children in the age group.
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