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If you are just back from your holidays we have lots of updates and refreshers on topical taxes this week. Tax allowances may have been frozen for years but there is much to report. I would personally recommend our Land & Property Advisers' 'What's New 2024/25' guide, which features an in-depth look at the current concerns about s.162 relief. 

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This week's top news item asks whether you can spot what's wrong in a scam email targeting tax agents. See what you think. We also have a cautionary tale on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules and are showcasing guides and updates covering a range of new measures and proposals. In amongst all that we have the latest news and more cases. 

Email scammers are trying to take advantage of HMRC's processes for verification of tax agent identity by sending out phishing emails that claim to be from HMRC's Agent Service. A new email purporting to come from HMRC directs agents to click on a link back to the scammers which could easily fool people reading on a small screen. Can you spot what's wrong?

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This time we have a new Employer Bulletin from HMRC and a CPD special on Partnerships: What's New 2024-25. We also look at snail farming and business rates relief, Uber's VAT, what it means to be a child and there is good news for employers, the reporting of employee hours is deferred for now. 

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Our highlights this week include a briefing on the reporting obligations for digital platforms. We have posted a reminder for ICAEW firms: the PI insurance rules change in September. We have more 'one-to-many' letters from HMRC and some non-tax items of interest too, plus more 'stories from the tax tribunals'.