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Read on AccountingWEB- MTD Cumulative Quarterly Updates: What Accountants Must Check Before 7 NovemberAccountancy news31 October 2026Accountancy news31 October 2026
- The Boss Partnership made the switch and cut software costs by over 60% with TaxCalc and EngagerAccountancy news31 October 2026Accountancy news31 October 2026
- Budget 2026’s MTD penalty easement: can April 2027 landlords delay their first update?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- Before 7 November, is your landlord client’s second MTD update ready to send?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- Getting the most out of your CCH solutions: 5 practical tips for accountantsAccountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- UK and overseas rentals under MTD: one update or several?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- Beyond MTD: is your practice ready for a real-time tax system?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- The MTD update is missing: what should an accountant check first?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- The MTD tax estimate has changed. What should an accountant check first?Accountancy news30 October 2026Accountancy news30 October 2026
- Prohibition of promotion of certain tax avoidance arrangementsOn the horizon30 October 2026On the horizon30 October 2026
- Personal Tax: Offshore Anti-Avoidance external engagementOn the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Climate Change Levy rates from 1 April 2028On the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Income Tax: changes to tax rates for property and savings incomeOn the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Reduce the main rate writing-down allowance and increase the main rate first-year allowanceOn the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- VAT: supply of certain passenger transport services through agentsOn the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Machine Games Duty: changes to stake and prize thresholds On the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Capital Gains Tax: reduction in the Business Asset Disposal Relief lifetime limitOn the horizon29 October 2026On the horizon29 October 2026
- Revenue and Customs Brief 13 (2026): VAT and Climate Change Levy on electric vehicle charging for non-domestic useOn the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- Revenue and Customs Brief 12 (2026): VAT zero rate on donated medicinesOn the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- Stamp Duty Land Tax — Local Government Pension Scheme ReliefOn the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- Capital gains: preventing protected cell company avoidance On the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- Capital Gains Tax relief on gifts of business assetsOn the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- VAT: electronic invoicingOn the horizon28 October 2026On the horizon28 October 2026
- Companies House update to accounts filing from April 2028Companies House23 October 2026Companies House23 October 2026
- Self Assessment deadline incoming – 100 days to goHMRC23 October 2026HMRC23 October 2026
- Seven linked companies shut down after Insolvency Service investigation with Companies HouseCompanies House14 October 2026Companies House14 October 2026
- More than 600,000 families conjure up Hallowe’en savings with Tax-Free ChildcareHMRC13 October 2026HMRC13 October 2026
- Starting early is key to less stress around Self AssessmentHMRC8 October 2026HMRC8 October 2026
- Sole traders and landlords earning more than £30,000 urged to act nowHMRC5 October 2026HMRC5 October 2026
- New Vaping Products Duty comes into effectHMRC1 October 2026HMRC1 October 2026
- Almost 3 million young adults are ‘quids in’ after claiming Child Trust FundHMRC23 September 2026HMRC23 September 2026
- Trader Support Service users urged to prepare for new platformHMRC22 September 2026HMRC22 September 2026
- More than £300 million paid out through Help to Save with thousands more savers set to benefitHMRC21 September 2026HMRC21 September 2026
- Directors warned to verify identities with Companies House following first Insolvency Service prosecutionsCompanies House17 September 2026Companies House17 September 2026
- Almost 7 million adults in the dark about their State PensionHMRC14 September 2026HMRC14 September 2026
- Improved Self Assessment registration service launchedHMRC9 September 2026HMRC9 September 2026
- One month until Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps Scheme startHMRC1 September 2026HMRC1 September 2026
- Objections to company strike off to be submitted online only from 1 December 2026Companies House1 September 2026Companies House1 September 2026
- 240 crypto millionaires revealed in new government dataHMRC27 August 2026HMRC27 August 2026
Sources: AccountingWEB, HMRC and Companies House (GOV.UK). Links open on the source site.
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