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Making tax digital requirement extended

Since April 2019, VAT-registered businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold must keep VAT records digitally and send returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software.

From April 2022,…


Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Expo in Harrogate cancelled

The Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Expo in Harrogate will not take place next year.  This, the organisers say, is “to enable the industry to focus on pressing priorities during…


Check if a message from HMRC is genuine

 

 

Use descriptions of emails, phone calls, letters and text messages recently issued by HMRC to help you decide if a contact is genuine or a scam from a fraudster…


No extension to vaccine passports in Scotland

Vaccine passports will not be extended to further Scottish hospitality venues, the First Minister has announced in a statement to MSPs.

Nicola Sturgeon said an extension of the scheme to…


NCC achieves important derogation that helps multi-stage vehicle manufacturers

After six months of representations to the Department for Transport (DfT), the NCC has secured an agreement from DfT to grant an end-of-series derogation for multi-stage vehicle manufacturers against Regulation…


What’s changing with self-isolation in Wales

If you were in a household with someone who tests positive but you are double vaccinated, you did not need to self-isolate unless you have symptoms or a positive test…


New laws to provide a legally-binding process to resolve commercial rent debts

Government has announced that new laws and a new Code of Practice is to be published to guide landlords and tenants in how to negotiate a way forward.  The changes…


SNP challenges Chancellor to maintain VAT reduction for tourism and hospitality

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has challenged the Chancellor to maintain the reduced VAT rate for struggling hospitality and tourism businesses right through next year at the very least.

The…


Business rates to reduce for a year

In the autumn Budget, Government’s stated aim was to “make the business rates fairer and timelier” – they will now be reviewed every three years.

There will be a new…


Covid rules to be tightened in Wales

Scrapped Covid rules could be brought back to allow Wales to have a “normal” Christmas, First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned.

New measures are already being brought in to tackle…