The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, yesterday delivered her much anticipated and heavily leaked second Budget.   Despite pledging that she would not be ‘coming back for more’ after last year’s £40 billion tax increases, there was what has been coined a ‘smorgasbord’ of additional tax-raising measures that will generate a further £26 billion.   Inheritance Tax was largely left alone after bearing the brunt in 2024 and this time the tax increases were focused on what have been described as the...

We have created a step by step guide on how to complete the Companies House Verification to help you with this task.     Why you need to verify your identity Identity verification is a new legal requirement. It will help to deter people intending to use companies for illegal purposes. By law, you will need to verify your identity to confirm you are who you claim to be. This will: reduce the risk of fraud improve transparency, trust and accuracy of information on the Companies House register...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered her Spring Statement 2025 to Parliament on 26 March 2025.   There were very few tax-related...