Author: Mark Hendy

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the government will pay self-employed people a taxable grant based on their previous earnings over the last three years, worth up to 80% of earnings, and capped at £2,500 a month. Sunak said it will run for a minimum of three months, with scope for an extensi …
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In his maiden budget, the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a £30bn fiscal stimulus package to help combat the impact of coronavirus on the British economy including a one-year total suspension of business rates for small retail, leisure and hospitality businesses. Headline measures inc …
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During 2013/14, Alistair Jordan was a director of his parent’s company, Rapid Platforms Ltd (RP Ltd). In the same year he incorporated his self-employed co
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People in the UK do not understand personal tax affairs, with young people the least knowledgeable, according to new research by Deloitte. Over 2,000 people across the UK were asked a series of tax questions and awarded a knowledge score based on their correct responses. The results revealed tha …
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While the current IR35 rules don’t work perfectly, the government’s proposed changes are cause for concern and may have unintended consequences for UK b
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