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This year, as generally happens, the chancellor chose to leave out the majority of the new tax measures that affect SMEs from his spoken Autumn Statement. The result was that like bargain hunters in a TK Maxx store we were all left rummaging around pages of unwanted material until we found things that interested us. We have gathered together our finds for you this week.
The highlights of the speech were the government's climbdown on tax credits and the increased SDLT rate for buy-to-lets and second home purchases. Of interest from the published documents are that the micro-employer's reporting relaxation for RTI will not become permanent, as some had hoped, and that not all personal service companies will lose tax relief for their travel and subsistence costs. There is much much more and I hope you enjoy our summary.
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Nichola Ross Martin FCA Tax Director
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