News: December 2015 But larger employers will pay a new apprenticeships levy from 2017 A new apprenticeship levy will be introduced from 6 April 2017. Although all employers will be required to pay

News: December 2015 National insurance rates frozen for 2016/17 There will be no increase in the rates of national contributions (NICs) for employers, employees nor the Class 4 rate for the self-employed for

News: December 2015 Company car advisory fuel rates Not part of the Autumn Statement, but you need to know that some of the rates are reduced from 1 December 2015 (previous rates are

News: December 2015 Private use of company vans Where employees are provided with a company van, the taxable benefit increases from £3,150 to £3,170 for 2016/17 and there will be an additional taxable

News: December 2015 Car and fuel benefit charges Diesel company cars currently carry a 3% supplement on the percentage of list price used to calculate the taxable benefit. This diesel supplement was to

News: December 2015 No change in ISA limits for 2016/17 The annual limit for savings in an ISA has been frozen at £15,240 for 2016/17. The Junior ISAs limit has been frozen at

News: December 2015 ...And will have to pay CGT earlier CGT is normally payable by individuals by 31 January after the end of the tax year in which the gain arose. This gives

News: December 2015 Property investors hit with stamp duty land tax increases In the Summer Budget the Chancellor announced a restriction on the deductibility of interest from rental income for individual landlords of

News: December 2015 Tax credit u-turn In the Summer Budget the Chancellor proposed cutting the rates and thresholds for working and child tax credits. This would have reduced the income of many low-paid