Autumn Budget 2024 – Full Summary
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on 30 October 2024. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’.
Reporting rules for digital marketplaces
From 1 January 2024 online platforms such as websites, online marketplaces and apps that allow individuals and businesses to sell items and services are required to collect and report seller information and income to HMRC. If you sell items through eBay, Etsy,...
Voluntary Class 2 NIC wrongly refunded
If you made voluntary Class 2 national insurance contributions (NIC) for the 2022- 23 tax year, check whether this payment has been refunded in error by HMRC. Some self-employed taxpayers who made voluntary Class 2 payments by 31 January 2024 may have an unexpected...
Consider restarting child benefit
The clawback threshold for the high-income child benefit charge (HICBC) was increased to £60,000 from 6 April 2024. If you are entitled to child benefit and you or your higher-earning partner’s adjusted net income (ANI) is above £60,000 it is possible that you...
Cryptoasset investors urged to declare gains
HMRC has reminded investors in cryptoassets that they should declare any income or gains above the tax-free allowance on a tax return.
Student loans and basis period reform
New guidance from HMRC confirms that profits used to assess student loan repayments and entitlement to student finance will include transitional profits from basis period reform.