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We have another fun-packed edition this week as it's time for HMRC's new Agent and Employer Updates, we have news of new COVID-19 grant funding and we are featuring some practical new subscriber guides for 2021-22.

Happy New Tax Year!

The start of the new tax year often provides the impetus for new business start-ups. This year, it may be more a case of re-starting if you have been forced into COVID-19-induced hibernation. If you are re-starting or just planning, the government has just published details of its new range of restart grants and recovery loan funding.

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The Easter weekend is typically the time when a lot of properties are newly listed on the market. To this end we have been updating our Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) guides for potential buyers as we try to answer your latest, most frequently asked questions (FAQs).

HMRC have published a response to their 2018 consultation ‘The Taxation of Trusts: a review’ which considered if the system for taxing trusts meets the principles of transparency, fairness, neutrality, and simplicity. The conclusion is that no comprehensive reform is currently required.

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The government published more than 30 tax updates, consultations and other documents this week. These are in addition to the announcements made earlier this month in Budget 2021. As the new documents cover a diverse range of topics, we have picked out some of the highlights and will continue reviewing the other proposals in the coming weeks.