Budget 2025 – Dividend tax up 2% from 2026

Budget 2025 – Dividend tax up 2% from 2026 From the next tax year in April 2026, the base and higher rates of tax on dividend income will increase by 2% to 10.75% for basic-rate taxpayers and 35.75% for higher and additional rate taxpayers. The current £500 of exempted tax-free dividend income will not change,…

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Budget 2025 – 3p mileage charge for EV’s

Budget 2025 – 3p mileage charge for EV’s EV drivers face a pay-per-mile tax on their annual mileage, which is due to be added to road tax and monitored at MOTs. The new tax on EV drivers from April 2028 will have a special electric vehicle mileage rate set at 3p per mile. But this…

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Budget 2025 – Homeworking tax relief abolished

Budget 2025 – Homeworking tax relief abolished An estimated 300,000 employees who work from home will be out of pocket after the abolition of £62 homeworking tax relief from April. In a minor announcement which appears to have gone under the radar, the government scrapped non-reimbursed homeworking expenses. This measure only applies to those employees…

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Budget 2025 – 2% rise in income tax on property

Budget 2025 – 2% rise in income tax on property The chancellor announced in the November 2025 budget that for the first time; there will be separate tax rates for property income affecting earnings from renting lands and buildings. From April 2027, income tax on property rental and income will fall under a new property…

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How much!

How much! Fiscal drag and tax rate increases across the board have pushed up monthly ‘tax take’ to £74.9bn in October, up £5bn on the same month last year, with the total HMRC tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) receipts so far this tax year for April to October 2025 hitting £513.7bn, which is £37.8bn higher year on…

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Selling gifts at Christmas markets – beware!

Selling gifts at Christmas markets – beware! People selling homemade crafts and Christmas cards at markets this December need to keep within the £1,000 side hustle threshold, or face a demand from HMRC. With Christmas markets springing up across the country, HMRC has warned anyone selling handmade gifts and other items at venues around the…

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Proof of ID verification for directors will be introduced on Companies House register

Proof of ID verification for directors will be introduced on Companies House register This new verification will mean that due diligence and evidence that directors and people with significant control (PSCs) have complied with the new ID verification rules which came into effect on 18 November 2025. Company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will be…

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