While often associated with American indulgence, did you know that brunch is actually a British invention? Coined in the late 19th century as a leisurely Sunday meal for those recovering from Saturday night out. While the concept gained traction in the US during the 1930s, it has since come full

From the 2024-25 tax year, self-employed individuals with profits in excess of £6,725 no longer need to pay Class 2 national insurance contributions (NIC). Instead those taxpayers will receive a national insurance credit to secure their access to contributory benefits such as the state pension. Several of the professional bodies

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT) is fast approaching, with the mandation date for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income of £50,000 and above set firmly at 6.4.26. In addition to the annual tax return, those mandated to comply with the MTD IT requirements will need to

The Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool allows contractors and other individuals providing services – or businesses engaging workers to perform services for them – to determine whether the work should be treated as employment or self-employment for tax purposes. The responsibility for determining the employment status will fall

With effect from 6.4.25 the preferential tax treatment enjoyed by UK resident individuals whose permanent home is outside the UK (‘non-doms’) has been withdrawn. Before this date, non-doms could benefit from the remittance basis of taxation for up to fifteen years, essentially exempting their offshore income and gains from UK

Small employers can usually recover 100% of most of the statutory payments they make to employees plus compensation from HMRC. If your business qualifies for small employers’ relief you can claim 103% of almost all statutory payments made to employees until 5.4.25. From 6.4.25 this was increased to 108.5% in

Tax-free childcare Many working families will now be arranging childcare for the school summer holidays and the start and end of the school day from September. The Government’s tax-free childcare scheme could provide up to £2,000 a year per child, or £4,000 if the child is disabled, towards the cost

The salaried members rules are an anti-avoidance measure designed to prevent limited liability partnerships (LLPs) from disguising remuneration paid to members as profit share instead of employment income. If the rules are triggered, the member’s earnings are subject to PAYE and national insurance as though they were an employee. A