The Spring Statement 23 March 2022
In his Spring Statement, Mr Sunak announced a 5p cut in fuel duty, an alignment of NI thresholds with personal tax allowance from July 2022, and promised a 1p cut in income tax, but not until April 2024.
Penalties for late submissions to HMRC
A recap of HMRC’s proposals to reform the penalties for late submissions to a points based system.
Reporting tax on self-employed profits
Consultation document proposes moving from a current (accounting) year basis to a tax year basis for reporting tax on self-employed profits.
Self Assessment taxpayers will not face late filing penalty, if filed online by 28 February
No late filing penalty if self assessment tax return filed by 28 February 2021, but interest will still be charged on any outstanding liabilities. More time to file your online return and make Time To Pay arrangements.
Plans to extend Making Tax Digital
On 21 July the government published its 10 year strategy for the tax system. This included its plans to extend the Making Tax Digital initiative.