The County Councils Network (CCN) has called on government to give councils greater powers over apprenticeships and adult learning. Data compiled by CCN showed a decline in almost 200,000 people taking part in adult education.
SME Tax News
In a further step in HMRC's ongoing campaign targeting offshore company owners, HMRC is sending out nudge letters with a 'Certificate of tax position' to overseas companies who hold UK commercial property.
Missed our SME Tax Web-updates in August? Here is a summary of the month.
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In this week's web-update we investigate a couple of intriguing issues. Can you obtain Research & Development (R&D) Relief if you create a sensory garden? And, is tax relief on the business cost of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge allowable? Employer Advisory fuel rates also change from tomorrow.
According to HMRC some Nursing and Care Homes are stretching the bounds of belief with their claims for Research & Development (R&D) Relief and is asking claimants to watch out for rogue tax agents.
Self-employed and employed drivers are entitled to claim tax relief on clean air charges in all UK cities, including the newly expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone charge (ULEZ) in London, provided that they are undertaking qualifying business travel when the charges are incurred.
HMRC have published new advisory fuel rates for company car drivers which apply from 1 September 2023.
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In our news from HMRC this week we have another Employer bulletin, and HMRC reports that it is still having technical delays both in sending out Corporation Tax return submission responses and in making its new overlap profits service work properly.
HMRC have released statistics on the number and value of claims for the entertainment industry relating to accounting periods ending in financial years up to March 2022 highlighting a sharp rise High-End Television (HETV) tax relief claims dominated by 'big' productions.
While the silly season* for tax news in the UK sees the Daily Mail flounder for new angles on the injustice of Inheritance Tax, New Zealand has been following the issue of taxing Agriculture for its contribution to it's nation's greenhouse gases.