The chancellor, Philip Hammond presented his Autumn 2017 Budget on 22 November 2017. These are our highlights of his live speech.
Class 2 NICs to stay for one more year
The government have announced that Class 2 NICs, which were due to be abolished from April 2018, will remain for one more year, until April 2019.
HMRC: Employer bulletin October 2017
HMRC have published their Employer Bulletin for October 2017. We summarise the key content for you, with links to our detailed guidance on the topics covered.
Agent access to online trust registration is now live
On 17 October 2017 the new online trust registration service (TRS) went live for agents.
When does MTD really start?
MTD start dates: HMRC published draft secondary legislation in September 2017. The proposed start date is not confirmed but is given as 6 April [YYYY]. If we assume that [YYYY] = 2020, some businesses seem to start in 2019.
Scottish Budget announced
The Scottish Parliament has announced that its Draft Budget 2018/19 will be published on 14 December 2017.