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October 2021

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment delayed for a year
National Insurance and dividend tax rises announced for social care reform
Chancellor to deliver Autumn 2021 Budget on 27 October
Chancellor warned of redundancies as furlough scheme ends
COVID-19 sick pay rebate scheme closed in September
£800 million Reinsurance Scheme opens for live events
Government announces plans to make requesting flexible working a day one right
British Business Bank provided £80.5 billion of COVID-19 support

September 2021

HMRC outlines changes to late payment penalty regime
Digital marketplaces to report sellers' incomes from 2023
CIOT warns over stamp duty refund claims
Contactless limit to increase to £100
HMRC urges taxpayers to stay alert to digital scams
BCC calls for government to extend skills training
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Employers 'named and shamed' for paying less than minimum wage

August 2021

Consultation launched on self-employed basis period reform
The government has published draft Finance Bill clauses
Claiming the fifth self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant
ICAEW urges HMRC to scrap exemptions to simplify VAT rules
HMRC updates Salary Sacrifice guidance
Data reveals 1.9 million workers remain on furlough
Pension scams average losses now over £50,000
Increase in public trust in charities

July 2021

Furlough scheme starts to wind down
Apprenticeship cash boost
Property tax changes
HMRC launches 13,000 investigations into COVID-19 support schemes
Schemes create one stop shop for VAT on EU trade
Over 280,000 families now using Tax-Free Childcare
440,000 tax credit claimants still to renew their claims
800,000 claim tax relief for working from home

June 2021

Fifth SEISS grant will be open to claims from late July
HMRC's VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme to close this month
NIC reliefs set for Freeports
Government confirms start date for Plastic Packaging Tax
Effectiveness of OTS set to be reviewed by Treasury
Trade credit insurance scheme to close
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Forms P11D - reporting employee benefits

May 2021

Fourth self-employed grant now open for online applications
Recovery Loan Scheme opens to businesses
Recent changes to IR35 'undermine the self-employed' says IPSE
CBI calls for extension of Kickstart Scheme as jobs market remains subdued
New 95% mortgage scheme launched
New claims required for home working tax relief
HMRC sets out penalty regime for SEISS abuse
Pension fraud increased to £1.8 million in first quarter of 2021

April 2021

Business rates relief extended with £1.5 billion fund
Consultations launched on UK's first Tax Day
Government publishes details of Finance Bill 2021
£20 million SME Brexit Support Fund opens for applications
HMRC publishes details of final grants for self-employed
National Minimum and Living wages increases
UK cuts electric vehicle grants by £500
ICAEW urges HMRC to rethink quarterly reports under MTD for corporation tax

March 2021

Sunak set out Budget to protect businesses
Business groups welcome Budget
Late payment penalties for Self Assessment waived until 1 April
Online service opens for VAT deferral scheme
HMRC clarifies off-payroll rules
Domestic VAT reverse charge comes into effect on 1 March
Borrowers of Bounce Back loans given six more months for repayments
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Spring Budget 2021

February 2021

10.7 million taxpayers submitted their 2019/20 Self Assessment tax returns
Rogue employers named and shamed for failing to pay employees the minimum wage
Scottish Budget Income Tax
Scottish Land and Buildings Transaction Tax
Bonus of £1,000 to help businesses take on trainees
LITRG calls for a rise in the High Income Child Benefit Charge threshold
Government urged by CBI to act on COVID business support ahead of Budget
Supreme Court backs small firms on business interruption claims

January 2021

Finance Secretary for Scotland outlines spending plans in 2021/22 Scottish Budget
Chancellor announces £4.6 billion lockdown grant package
Extension of the Job Retention Scheme
VAT deferral
New action to disrupt promoters of tax avoidance schemes
Self assessment deadline approaching
Institute of Directors warns Capital Gains Tax rise would adversely affect entrepreneurs
Individuals urged to remain vigilant when making festive charitable donations
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

December 2020

Get prepared for the end of the Brexit transitional period
Virtual Christmas parties will qualify for tax exemption
Gifts to employees can be tax-free
Minimum Wage Increases from April 2021
Advisory fuel rates for company cars
Self assessment taxpayers warned to watch out for scammers posing as HMRC
HMRC confirms MTD for corporation tax to be mandated from 2026
£1 million Annual Investment Allowance cap extended

November 2020

Furlough scheme extended
Increased support made available for the self employed
Chancellor approves grants for businesses closed by lockdown
Self assessment customers to benefit from enhanced payment plans
Taxpayers claim tax relief for working from home
Brexit imports and exports
ATT issues last call for firms seeking to use increased Annual Investment Allowance
Latest guidance for employers

October 2020

Job Support Scheme
Winter Economy Plan support for the self-employed
VAT deferral and enhanced Time to Pay for self assessment
Changes to the Bounce Back Loan and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes
The VAT reverse charge
Ministers announce new grants for businesses affected by local lockdowns
New trade arrangements with the EU from 1 January 2021
House sales rise following the introduction of stamp duty holiday

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