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Her comments come after US announced a 50-fold hike in the cost of skilled-worker permits.

The online retail giant says it would convert five of the 19 shops into Whole Foods stores.

The business secretary will also meet suppliers of the car maker who are at risk of closure.

The influential policy group lifts its forecast for UK inflation, saying it will be 3.5% in 2025.

A campaign group hopes to persuade politicians this autumn to hike taxes on the very wealthy.

A consumer group says making a claim can be more distressing than the original incident itself.

The consumer group said making a claim can be more distressing than the original incident itself.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out her economic plans in her second Budget on 26 November.

The rain and high winds experienced during stormy weather can damage homes and cause power outages.

European carmakers face intense competition from Chinese rivals and weak demand for luxury cars.

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From 6 May new secondary legislation came into force allowing HMRC to specify the format of P87 applications. HMRC has updated the form they want customers to use on GOV.UK and from 7 May 2022 all P87 applications must be made on this form.

The temporary reintroduction of bulk agent appeals for 2020 to 2021 Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) late filing penalties, will come to an end on 6 May 2022 as planned.

Agent Update 95 is available now and contains the latest articles, updates, help and support for the entire agent community.

HMRC has published an in-depth review on upholding standards for agents. The review sets out our approach and the statutory powers available to us when dealing with breaches of the Standard. It brings together contributions and examples of work from across HMRC and it’s the first time this information has been published in one place.

We may not be able to talk to you about your clients’ SEISS grants unless we receive additional consent from them. This is because our existing process – the 64-8 agent authorisation – was not designed to cover the support provided in response to coronavirus, such as SEISS grants, so the usual taxpayer confidentiality rules apply. We require this additional authorisation […]

From 31 March 2022, new clients will need to use a new form 64-8 to give authorisation for you to deal directly with us on their behalf. Existing clients do not need to re-authorise their current relationship.

The Chancellor made his annual Spring Statement speech today where he set out the Government’s tax plan to support the UK economy, businesses and families in both the short and the medium term. 

Agent Update 94 is available now and contains the latest articles, updates, help and support for the entire agent community.

Due to the impact of coronavirus on individuals and businesses around the country, HMRC has not issued a Late Filing Penalty for anyone who has been unable to file their 2020-21 self-assessment return by 31 January 2022 providing they did so by 28 February 2022.

Find statutory market values for disposal of category 1 oil from a UK field, which has not been sold at arm's length.

Find out if a business has registered with HMRC under the money laundering regulations and report them if they have not.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the digital platform reporting service.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the approval and set up of your agent services account if you are not based in the UK.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the agent services account.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the country-by-country service.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the disclose cross-border tax arrangements service.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the trusts and estates registration service.

The current list of people who deliberately got their tax affairs wrong.

Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.