Business News

Chancellor Sajid Javid has stated that he has 'no plans' to shift liability to pay stamp duty from house buyers to house sellers.

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for Chancellor Sajid Javid to 'take action' on business rates.

A report published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has suggested that four in ten small firms are having to increase their prices as a direct result of higher wages.

MPs are calling for an independent review of HMRC's controversial loan charge, which came into effect earlier this year.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that a one-year Spending Review will be carried out in September, in order to provide government departments with 'financial clarity' ahead of Brexit.

Campaigners have urged the government to introduce a so-called 'calorie tax' on processed foods.

Research carried out by HMRC has revealed that UK digital businesses 'struggle with the complexity of tax requirements'.

The government is set to change pensions rules as it aims to end a row with NHS doctors.

The annual cost of cyber-attacks on UK small businesses is £4.5 billion, according to research conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to combat the UK's 'late payments crisis'.

The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales has risen to its highest level in five years, according to the latest data from the Insolvency Service.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Institute for Government (IfG) have urged Chancellor Sajid Javid to 'take a new approach to making tax policy'.

Pension scheme trustees and advisers are being given the chance to have their say on new rules for investment governance.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has launched a new project, which aims to explore how tax reporting and payment arrangements for self-employed people can be simplified.