The MTD Delay

The MTD Delay

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax has now been delayed, as was widely expected, meaning that it will now not come into force until April 2026. Victoria Atkins, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, announced in December that the scheme will be pushed back by...
VAT Penalties are Changing

VAT Penalties are Changing

For all VAT accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2023, the way that HMRC charges penalties and interest on late VAT payments and returns is changing. The old default surcharge system, where a default percentage of the late VAT amount was levied on day one...
Scottish Government Budget

Scottish Government Budget

On Thursday, Finance Secretary John Swinney set out the details of the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans for the upcoming financial year 2023/24. This follows the UK Government’s Autumn Statement, where the UK Government Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the...
Autumn Statement 17 November 2022

Autumn Statement 17 November 2022

The UK Government’s Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has set out in his Autumn Statement measures that he views will bring under control inflation and growth of the economy. He described the measures a method to make the downturn caused by inflation “shallower”. The...