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HMRC postpones MTD for ITSA to 2024
Basis period reform also delayed to at least 2024.OTS publishes report on tax year-end change
New paper stops short of recommending tax year change.Business rates threaten 4 out of 5 retailers with closure
Calls for rates reform ahead of Government review.Lords committee launches probe into basis period reform
Call for evidence into basis period reform launched.Thousands overpay IHT on life insurance policies
£280m may have been paid unnecessarily in 2018/19.Widening tax gap casts doubt over MTD
HMRC misses out on £35bn in uncollected taxes.Average UK house price growth slows to 8%
Growth slows as SDLT holiday tapers off.Online service to transfer funds to SMEs launched
Online service to simplify apprenticeship levy funds allocation process.Shareholders and directors hit by dividend tax rate rise
The three dividend tax rates will increase for the first time since the 2010/11 tax year.Employers and employees to pay 1.25% more NICs
Rise in National Insurance to fund development of the health and social care tax.
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Stricter ID rules for UK company registration
New measures target fraud and enhance transparency.
UK economy to lead Europe in 2025
IMF predicts strong future growth despite potential risks.
Taxpayers hit by 60% tax trap
Frozen thresholds push more people into high tax rates.