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05 Feb 2026
Pubs and live music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced.
Small businesses such as cafes, shops and hairdressers are facing three years of business rates misery with an average 52% hike in bills, analysis from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed.
The number of people using the HMRC app to pay their self assessment tax bill has increased by 65% this tax year, according to the tax authority.
The UK will bring cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, into a regulatory framework with legislation due by 2027.
Five major UK banks have agreed a £11 billion lending package aimed at SMEs to support small business growth, the government has announced.
More than 4,800 self assessment scams have been reported since February 2025, according to data released by HMRC.
The UK can expect to see big falls in the rate of inflation this year, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Despite falling behind its peers the UK economy could be on the brink of a turnaround so the government must ramp up rather than run-down its growth strategy, says the Resolution Foundation.
06 Jan 2026
The level of the Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) thresholds will be increased from £1 million to £2.5 million, the government has announced.
The mandatory introduction of e-invoicing for all VAT-registered businesses selling to UK business customers from April 2029 will be a fundamental change, says the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
Self assessment taxpayers due to join Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax next April will not face penalties if late filing quarterly updates.
The removal of full tax-free salary sacrifice on pensions with a new £2,000 limit will hit over three million employees at 290,000 companies, according to government figures.
The Spring Statement has been scheduled for 3 March 2026 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves.
A £725 million package of skills reforms to the apprenticeship system with the aim of helping to tackle youth unemployment and drive economic growth, has been announced by the UK government.
HMRC is offering self assessment taxpayers a reminder that help is available to manage their tax bill.
HMRC has published the latest issue of the Employer Bulletin.
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