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03 Dec 2025

Tax Planning Tip

As we head toward 31 January tax payment deadline for 2024/2025 and tax year-end, now is a good time to update taxpayers on the latest tax-efficient investing changes.

01 Dec 2025

Budget 2025 - In Year Tax Payments

The small print in the Budget Red Book shows HMRC is planning an overhaul of self-assessment system with in year payment set to be introduced.

25 Nov 2025

HMRC is starting to send letters out to a selected group of taxpayers

To drive awareness about Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, HMRC is writing to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers with income over £50,000 falling under reporting net.

25 Nov 2025

State Pension to Rise

Chancellor confirms state pension to rise by 4.8% in line with earnings, putting pensioners within £23 of the basic rate threshold.

17 Nov 2025

Two thirds of ISA savers would not use a shares ISA

Potential plans to reduce the cash ISA allowance may backfire as there is little appetite to transfer funds to a stocks and shares options as the risk is too high.

14 Nov 2025

Side hustle threshold

People selling homemade crafts and Christmas cards at markets this December need to keep within the £1,000 side hustle threshold, or face a demand from HMRC

14 Nov 2025

Identification of Persons of Significant Control for Companies House

On 18 November 2025, mandatory ID verification for directors, persons with significant control (“PSCs”) and LLP members will come into force.

10 Nov 2025

Granddaughter stole £71,600 while she had Power of Attorney over ‘frail’ elderly relative

Madeline Shaw, 32, from Thirsk near York, has been jailed for one year and six months at York Crown Court after she transferred large sums of money from her elderly grandfather’s bank account to her own while trusted to act as lasting power of attorney.

04 Nov 2025

Companies House Fees Double

The cost of incorporating a business on Companies House is set to double from next year as digital filing fee shoots up from 1 February

03 Nov 2025

Rachel Reeves forced to apologise

With less than a month until the Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves forced to apologise after she did not apply for a compulsory licence required by Southwark Council when she rented out her family home.

06 Oct 2025

Lasting Power Of Attorney : Who Would You Trust?

A bookkeeper has been jailed for abusing her power of attorney (“POA” ) position by stealing more than £901,400 from an elderly couple after emptying their bank accounts and selling their assets

17 Sep 2025

The annual state pension is likely to rise by 4.7% next year under triple lock rules bringing pensioners within £35 of basic rate tax threshold.

The rise is down to the triple lock which means the state pension is tied to the highest of average earnings growth, inflation or 2.5%. The latest ONS figures showed the private sector had 4.7% earnings growth including bonuses for May to July 2025.