Corporate tax insights
High inflation levels, the impact of increased energy bills and successive National Living Wage (NLW) uplifts (that have exceeded inflation) have hit the care sector particularly hard. In fact, according to research from Laing Buisson, some individuals will be paying up to 20% more for a bed in a nursing or residential home, in 2023/24 than they would have done in 2021/22.
As we approach the end of 2024, we take a look back at the plethora of the largest VAT cases across the board.
As we step into 2025, the effects of the Autumn Budget 2024 will start to take shape, leaving businesses in the pharma and life sciences sector grappling with its implications. Was it a step forward or a setback? Only time will tell as the changes take effect.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget contained a sizeable increase in employers' national insurance contributions (NICs). This article examines how this will impact the Financial Services sector's tax cost and compliance requirements.
In the government's first Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced several measures that will impact the UK's Financial Services sector, and we examine here the impact of the policies announced.
Tips are a significant benefit within the hospitality sector. With new tipping rules and requirements to ensure fair management and distribution among staff being introduced, the question is: are hospitality businesses ready to implement the changes?
In a significant decision for the pharmaceutical industry, the UK First Tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled in favour of Boehringer Ingelheim, allowing the company to reclaim £21 million of overpaid VAT. This ruling is a major development for suppliers of branded medicines to the NHS, offering clarity on how VAT should be treated in relation to rebate payments under the UK’s voluntary price control schemes.
The Budget presented by Rachel Reeves, the first female Chancellor in UK history, can only be described as a complex budget in challenging times, but how will the announcements impact the UK’s Manufacturing and Automotive businesses?
In response to the Chancellor's announcement regarding the abolition of the non-domicile regime and its replacement with the Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime, companies must reassess their approach to managing Internationally Mobile Employees (IMEs) moving to the UK.
UK organisations are finding it significantly challenging to manage the financial costs of rewarding their workforce. So, how can employers balance increasing cost pressures while identifying cost-effective strategies to enhance employee reward packages?
National Living Wage (NLW) rates are to increase from £11.44 per hour to £12.21, an increase of 6.7%, which is yet another large increase to the minimum wage.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) has seen significant increases since its introduction in 1999 including the introduction of the National Living Wage in 2016 to workers aged 25 and over and lowered to those aged 23 and over in April 2021.
The Construction Industry Scheme (‘CIS’) doesn’t just apply to construction businesses, it can also apply to non-construction businesses who spend on construction operations.
The UK has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), a new requirement for all non-visa nationals travelling to the UK as visitors. This is part of the UKVI’s move to a more digital approach to visas and travel authorisation and will allow the UK to manage its borders more effectively and securely.
When employees of overseas branches of UK insurance companies makes business trips to work in the UK, or otherwise host STBVs, in the first instance PAYE income tax should be applied to 100% of their earnings in real time.
For accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024, a new merged R&D tax relief scheme (MRDEC) will replace the existing SME and RDEC regimes, a change that was announced during the Autumn Statement 2023.
Below, we explore the benefits for employees and employers of salary sacrifice and the areas employers need to consider ahead of implementing a salary sacrifice arrangement.
A new era for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Welcome to our detailed guide on the 2024/25 tax rates in the United Kingdom. This article provides the latest information on various tax rates and allowances, crucial for both individuals and business owners effective financial planning. Understanding these rates is essential in navigating the complexities of the UK tax system. Let's delve into the specifics of the 2024/25 tax rates!
As part of its 2024 election manifesto, Labour has committed to the removal of several tax exemptions from private schools resulting in additional VAT costs and compliance obligations.
The pandemic demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that the life sciences, pharma and healthcare sectors play a critical role in society. Developing, testing and manufacturing vaccines was key to beating Covid-19.
Clearly, Jeremy Hunt was wanting to champion the importance of the life sciences sector to the UK’s economy. It was probably singled out more times in his speech than any other sector and a few of the reforms announced today go some way to address criticism around the competitiveness of the UK corporation tax system for this sector, particularly in advance of the rise of the headline rate to 25% from...
Why companies within the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences sector need to be aware of the tax implications before entering into collaborative arrangements.
The tax implications arising from the paradigm shift to remote working and virtual collaboration this past year in the pharmaceutical and life science sector are complex on different levels.
Bringing new drugs to market is risky, lengthy, complex, and costly, so pharmaceutical companies are rationalising their major R&D centres worldwide to collaborate with partners. This is where international R&D tax incentives play their part.
Research and development is at the heart of the pharmaceutical industry and, more generally, the wider life sciences sector. The significance of R&D to the life sciences sector is clearly evidenced by the cumulative R&D expenditure.
During the pandemic, retailers rushed to sell their products online, a move which saved many from going bust. Now, just a short time on from a worldwide health crisis, some retailers are heading the other way, realising they need a bricks-and-mortar presence if they are to remain in business.
There was much in the Chancellor’s Budget to encourage individuals back into the workplace, be that retirees wanting to return to work, those with disabilities or childcare responsibilities, and potential apprentices. These measures should ultimately benefit the Consumer sector, both as a large source of employment and as a means to boost disposable income available for consumer spending by supporting...
Whilst many of the measures announced during the Spring Budget will be welcomed by businesses across all sectors, those within the automotive sector may feel disappointed it stops short of including any real investment to support the strengthening of the UKs Electric Vehicle (“EV”) sector and charging infrastructure.
Based on survey data, the 'Beyond efficiency report' looks to understand Councils' approaches to financial sustainability and risk. The annual 'local government internal audit planning report' analyses common causes for issues being identified, and makes suggestions for areas internal auditors may want to include in their annual plan to gain assurance that the root causes are being addressed.
In 2022, an estimated 18,000 adult social care organisations in England, were involved in providing or organising adult social care. Inevitably, there are issues to consider when looking at recruitment, reward, and retention for the estimated 1.635 million workforce [1].
29/11/2022. Organisations who neglect to follow National Minimum Wage (NMW) compliance can be left liable to costly ramifications, both financially and reputationally.
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