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Presenter pursued

HMRC accused of witch-hunt in £4.9m Lineker tax battle

Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker: latest IR35 case Tax officials have been accused of a conducting witch-hunt against high profile personalities after television presenter Gary Lineker was accused of a £4.9m tax dodge.Read More

Call for clarity

Scots remain confused over who sets tax rates

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Many Scots don’t know that Holyrood sets tax rates Scots continue to be unclear about who is responsible for taxation north of the border. More than a quarter (26%) ofRead More

Budget 2021: Personal tax

Tax gulf widens for higher rate taxpayers

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personal taxes here The income tax threshold for higher earners has widened between England and Scotland after Mr Sunak lifted the 40p rate to £50,270. Scottish Finance Secretary Kate ForbesRead More

Budget plans

Sunak: pubs boost, online tax, green savings bond

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Rishi Sunak: more help on way Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to confirm plans in this week’s Budget for an online deliveries tax, a £5bn hospitality and high street boostRead More

LBTT pressure

Forbes pressed to follow Sunak on property tax

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Housing market in Scotland will ‘lose out’ says one agent (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is facing renewed calls to follow the Chancellor’s expected extension of residentialRead More

IR35 battle

Adams secures victory for freelancers in tax case

Kaye Adams
Kaye Adams: case closed Television and radio presenter Kaye Adams has secured a further victory for freelancers after HMRC lost its attempt to claim she was an employee. The UpperRead More

Exclusive: Housing dilemma

Sunak stamp duty call may force Forbes into u-turn

Kate Forbes delivering Scottish budget
Kate Forbes: plans to end LBTT relief Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes could be forced into another u-turn if the Chancellor extends the relief on stamp duty to help theRead More

Celebrations

Treat your staff to a tax-free home office party

Tax perks are available for ‘home office’ parties Firms wanting to thank their staff at Christmas are being advised to back their local hospitality enterprises by taking advantage of HMRC’sRead More

Chancellor looks to raise funds

Sunak reviewing changes to capital gains tax

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak: tax on the agenda Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering a tax raid on the wealthy as he seeks ways of recovering the costs of the pandemic. The capitalRead More

'Unjust' move

Self-employed may pay for support they didn’t get

Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is proposing to raise taxes Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s proposed autumn tax raid would see more than a million self-employed workers pay for support they never received, it hasRead More