
Tax year end – get your accounts ready before the rush
28 December 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
It’s that time of year again – the shops are playing Christmas music, there are Christmas films starting to appear on the TV, and for many of us, there is a tax deadline looming,...

Additional tax rate threshold to be lowered – take advantage with your pension contributions
21 December 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
The 45% additional tax rate was briefly removed by Kwasi Kwarteng, then reinstated by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, and in the latest twist, Mr Hunt announced that the point at which people would start paying...

Landlords, what should you be doing now?
14 December 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
Changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) allowances announced in the Autumn Statement mean that from next April, the current £12,300 allowance will fall to £6,000 and then to £3,000 in 2024. This is...

Autumn Statement – what you need to know about upcoming changes.
07 December 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
You could be forgiven for thinking Budget statements are a bit like buses lately – we don’t have one for ages, and then three come along almost at once. While the latest financial proclamation...

The Plastic Packaging Tax – what you need to know
23 November 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
The Plastic Packaging Tax came into effect in April this year, and if your business deals with any kind of plastic packaging in relation to your products, you may need to be registered for...

How to protect your business in a recession
16 November 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
The UK’s GDP fell by 0.3% in August according to official figures, and if GDP falls for two quarters in a row, that is the definition of a recession. Experts at the EY ITEM...

What does the market volatility mean for you?
09 November 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
The market volatility resulting from the ill-fated mini-Budget on September 23 has created real concern for investors. Most of the measures announced that day were reversed just weeks later, but the fallout has left...

U-turns and changes – what happened to the mini-Budget announcements?
02 November 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
The majority of measures in former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget have been scrapped after new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tried to settle markets and politicians across the House of Commons with an Emergency Statement on...

Changes made to Corporation Tax filing in September – what you need to know
26 October 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
HMRC made some changes to the way Corporation Tax needs to be filed online in September, and companies need to be aware of what they are now expected to do and where there could...

Business insolvencies up in August – is your business vulnerable?
19 October 2022 | Mrge_Acontants
Registered company insolvencies in England and Wales rose by 43% in August this year compared to the same period in 2021, and they were 42% higher than in August 2019, the comparable period before...
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