Oct 31, 2019 | Personal Tax
The extension of off-payroll (IR35) rules to the private sector in April 2020 should be delayed by a year, following the cancellation of Budget 2019. Chancellor Sajid Javid intended to deliver his first Budget speech on Wednesday, 6 November, only for it to be...Oct 22, 2019 | Personal Tax
Prospective house buyers could soon be able to use new digital technology that weighs up key metrics before purchasing a property. Housing minister Esther McVey wants to usher in a digital transformation of the property sector, which would also link builders to...Oct 16, 2019 | Personal Tax
The number of people paying voluntary national insurance contributions (NICs) has boomed in the last two years. Statistics published by HMRC showed that £119.3 million was paid in voluntary class 3 NICs in 2018/19, compared to £69.1m the previous year. Just £12.8m was...Oct 8, 2019 | Personal Tax
Pension tax rules could put additional strain on NHS emergency departments over the winter, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has warned. In a survey by the RCEM, nearly 90% of emergency medicine consultants said the rules around the tapered annual...Oct 3, 2019 | Personal Tax
The Treasury's take from stamp duty land tax fell by the largest amount since the start of 2008/09, Government figures show. HMRC collected £11.94 billion in stamp duty receipts on completed property or land purchases in 2018/19 - a 7% decline on the previous tax...