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Apprenticeship Levy
The Apprenticeship Levy is being introduced from 6 April 2017 and will be payable by large employers.
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Scottish Budget
On 15 December, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay delivered the 2017/18 Scottish Draft Budget setting out the Scottish Government's financial and tax plans.
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Personal tax accounts 'first birthday'
The government are celebrating the 'first birthday' of their award winning Personal Tax Account which recently won Digital Project of the Year at the annual UK IT Industry Awards.
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National Insurance changes - winners and losers
Tax campaigners have warned that the abolition of Class 2 National Insurance contributions from April 2018 could result in the lowest earners among the self employed being hardest hit.
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Charity fines
An investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has revealed that two national charities, the RSPCA and the British Heart Foundation, secretly screened millions of their donors so they could target them for more money.
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SDLT online refund procedures
HMRC have introduced an online service to apply for a repayment of the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) for additional properties if the property sold was previously a main home.
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Latest statistics show unemployment at 4.8%
The government has announced that the labour market has had a record breaking year.
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