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This week we have HMRC’s latest Employer Bulletin, an update on corporate reporting for medium-sized companies, and progress on the UK’s establishment of a corporate re-domiciliation regime.

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Our highlights this week: HMRC introduces a new claims process for employee expenses, there is useful case law on the timing of dividend payments and the meaning of residential property for SDLT, we have created a detailed suite of new R&D guidance, new CPD webinars and a new case study on buying out a retiring shareholder.  

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The leading tax bodies are mid-way through a pilot on HMRC service standards, but almost pre-empting their conclusions, HMRC has announced that it has already made changes to its agent helplines. Apparently, agents are responsible for clogging up the technical lines so HMRC has created a new option for chasing refunds.  

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This week we explore HMRC’s latest Agent Update, discrepancies with corporate losses, a new report on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervision and clarifications to the legal status of digital assets.

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There is something of a 'Budget theme' this week. The Budget Responsibility Act 2024 has received Royal Assent and the dates of the Scottish and Welsh budgets have been announced. If you are acting for clients in the hospitality sector do note the changes on tips, there is also a deadline reminder for R&D claims, and summaries of a range of useful decisions from the courts and tribunals.