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Budget 2024 at a glance

Today we had the first Labour budget since 2010. What are the key takeaways? Income and personal taxes. In keeping with pre-election promises, there will be no changes to the current bands or rates for income tax, primary Class 1 NI, Class 4 NI or dividends. An...

Real Living Wage rises to £12.60 ph

The Living Wage Foundation has announced that its voluntary real Living Wage has risen by 60p to £12.60 per hour and in London by 70p to £13.85 per hour. How do these rates compare to the government’s mandatory national living and national minimum wage rates? The...

HMRC’s approved expenses list

If you’re a director or employee and pay subscriptions to a professional body, you’re entitled to corresponding tax relief if the organisation has been approved by HMRC. In September 2024 HMRC updated its list (known as List 3) of approved...

Tax return deadline – are you ready?

Paper tax returns. If you prefer to fill in your tax return on paper, you have until midnight on 31 October 2024 to deliver it to HMRC. If you miss the deadline you’ll be fined £100 with the possibility of additional fines depending on how late the retun is....

What is a non-dom?

“Non-dom” describes a UK resident whose permanent home – or domicile – for tax purposes is outside the UK. It refers to a person’s tax status, and has nothing to do with their nationality, citizenship or resident status – although...