In an open letter to the UK logistics sector, the Government has announced an urgent initiative to resolve the mounting shortage of lorry drivers in the UK.
Following Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of EU nationals –...
Read More...HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a statement urging students and other summer workers to check that they are being paid the correct National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates.
In the 2020/21 tax year, HMRC helped over 150,000 workers...
Read More...The tax office is now open for claims from employees that have incurred work-related costs for the year to 5 April 2021 and have not been – and will not be – reimbursed by their employers.
How to make a claim –...
Read More...Inflation is a measure of how much the value of currency depreciates each year. For example, if prices for a loaf of bread rise by 3% in a year, you would have to earn that extra 3% to continue to purchase bread, so your extra earnings would...
Read More...Next week, many of the present lockdown regulations in England are being relaxed. But cautionary guidance has also been published. It recommends:
One of the largest fixed costs associated with business premises are rates payments to local authorities.
The present system for reviewing rates in England is somewhat antiquated, the last review in England was 2017.
The...
Read More...Employers will need to start contributing to work not done by furloughed employees from 1 July 2021.
The update from HMRC is reproduced below:
From 1 July 2021, the level of grant will be reduced, and you will be asked to...
Read More...Release from social distancing restrictions, in England, is deferred until 19 July 2021, which for most of us, means no change up to that date. We are still required to work from home when we can and maintain the other Step 3 social distancing...
Read More...If an individual dies and for whatever reason executors or the Treasury Solicitor’s department are unable to track down beneficiaries, the unclaimed estate falls under the care of the Bona Vacantia and Government Legal...
Read More...Tax credits applicants should be vigilant and alert to potential scams, HMRC has warned.
In the 12 months to 30 April 2021, HMRC responded to more than 1,154,300 referrals of suspicious contact from the public. More than 576,960 of...
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