May 5, 2021 | Current Affairs
There is no need for "emergency measures" to curb national debt right now it's put into context with the rest of UK's economic history, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IAE). The paper found that the UK has experienced higher levels of debt as a...
Apr 30, 2021 | Current Affairs
A new phishing email scam posing to be from HMRC has been spotted in email boxes as the fourth round of SEISS gets underway. The email, with the subject line, "HMRC SEISS Tax Refund Notification" prompts readers to follow a bogus self-assessment link and enter their...
Apr 28, 2021 | Current Affairs
The UK economy will grow by 6.8% in 2021 according to the EY ITEM Club's spring forecast, up from 5% as projected in their winter forecast. According to the economic forecasting group, the higher rate of growth is partly because the economy held up better in Q4 2020...
Apr 27, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Government has a "mandate" to bring sweeping changes to the tax system to combat climate change, a think tank has claimed after publishing a study on public opinion on tax and the environment. Of the 2,076 surveyed by BritainThinks for think tank Green Alliance,...
Apr 23, 2021 | Current Affairs
The Government's online gateway for applications to the latest round of grants under the self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) is now open from the HMRC website. HMRC should have informed self-employed individuals of their exact application date via text,...
