NEWS – FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2020 NEWS ROUNDUP TAX NEWS – FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 2020 Rethinking the tax system Writing for This is Money, Paul Falvey of BDO looks at the pressure on Government finances brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, saying there is a need to “strike a new financial settlement as the usual […]

NEWS – THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2020 NEWS ROUNDUP TAX NEWS – THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2020 Government consults on rates reform and online sales tax The Government has issued a call for evidence for a consultation on reform of the business rates system and a new online sales tax. In a statement, the Government said: “Some […]

NEWS – WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2020 NEWS ROUNDUP TAX NEWS – WEDNESDAY 12TH AUGUST 2020 HMRC miscalculates coronavirus grants for self-employed HMRC has admitted that over 16,000 grants given to the self-employed to help them through the coronavirus crisis were either too high or should not have been paid out at all. Integrated Dispute Resolutions, […]