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We know how important it is for you to be able to find up to date business information, and our people love to share their knowledge about the news, and accounting and tax legislation. Here you will find links to our latest press releases, as well as tax planning and finance blog posts – all written by the Whitley Stimpson team, so you can read our take on topical subjects, and use our advice to help you to run your business. We have also shared the odd blog post or two about what we get up to in our communities, because we are proud to be a part of the areas where we live and work, and to support them where we can.
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Small employers’ relief
Small employers can usually recover 100% of most of the statutory payments they make to employees...
Guidance for non-doms
With effect from 6 April 2025 the preferential tax treatment enjoyed by UK resident individuals...
Check Employment Status for Tax tool
The Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool allows contractors and other individuals providing...
Multi-agent access for MTD IT
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT) is fast approaching, with the mandation date for sole...
Class 2 NI calculation error
From the 2024-25 tax year, self-employed individuals with profits in excess of £6,725 no longer...
Mandatory payrolling of benefits delayed
HMRC has confirmed that the mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIKs) will be delayed to...
Tax expert urges efficiencies to offset rising employment costs
With the fruit picking season on its way, many agricultural and horticultural businesses will be...
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Sole-trading farm businesses that earn more than £50,000 per annum have less than a year to plan...
Farming grants available
According to DEFRA, several grants are available this year and were due to open for applications...
Furnished Holiday Lets update
We’ve featured Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) a number of times over recent years as they have...
Farm diversification and tax – mind the pitfalls
They were supposed to give six weeks’ notice. In the end, the government didn’t even offer six...
Don’t miss the P11D deadline: Why outsourcing your payroll makes business sense
As we approach the deadline for P11D submissions on 6th July, it's crucial that employers ensure...
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