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Tax Planning for Agricultural Land Sales
As agricultural land values are increasing, and even more consideration is being given to what should be done with your land in the...
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4 days ago2 min read
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Key Points from the Spring Statement
Rachel Reeves delivered her Spring Statement on Wednesday 26th March. The announcement was was more focused on spending, however there...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 283 min read
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HMRC to use your voice as your password
It has been announced that callers to HMRC will be able to use their voice as a password in a bid to speed up calls. They have been...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 241 min read
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Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax
Written by: Ffion Bainbridge – MTD specialist ffion@shepherdpartnership.com What is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax? MTD for...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 184 min read
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Key Tax Dates: April 2025
Here's a list of key UK tax dates and deadlines for the upcoming month. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 171 min read
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Voluntary Digital Disclosure Service
What is the Voluntary Digital Disclosure Service? HMRC have created the Voluntary Digital Disclosure Service to encourage people to...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 173 min read
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Change to rules for reporting income from side hustles
Changes were announced recently which are to be introduced to those with very small amounts of trading income. The actual...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 141 min read
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Employers need to get ready for Statutory Neonatal Care Leave and Pay
A new statutory entitlement to Neonatal Care Leave and Pay is to be introduced from 6 April 2025. Employed parents whose babies are...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 122 min read
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Personal end of tax year planning for 2024/25
A lot has happened over the last year. Have you reviewed your personal financial affairs recently? With the 5 April 2025 tax year end...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 77 min read
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End of year tax planning for businesses
Most unincorporated businesses now have a year end which aligns with the tax year and many companies have a 31 March year end. As the...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 75 min read
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Farming News: Receiving Delinked Payments
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England with delinked payments in 2024. The 2023 scheme year...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 61 min read
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How do different industries and products affect the UK economy?
The Office for National Statistics have created a tool to explore how a selected product or service is used in the UK economy, and the...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 41 min read
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Nearly half of pension savers are missing out
The government automatically tops up any money paid into a personal pension by 20 per cent. But analysis shows that over 2.3m...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 41 min read
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Further clarity on the tax treatment of double cab pick-up trucks
HMRC has very recently updated its guidance once again on the tax treatment of double cab pick-up trucks to give further clarity as to...
Shepherd Partnership
Mar 31 min read
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Confirm the identity of someone representing HMRC
Anyone who is representing HMRC will always identify themselves and explain why they are contacting you when they visit you. You can...
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 281 min read
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Introduction of new data collection items within RTI submissions withdrawn
Plans announced under the previous government which would have required employers to provide more detailed employee hours data, through...
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 211 min read
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Time running out to top up your state pension – deadline 5th April 2025
As we have previously highlighted, the 5th April 2025 deadline to fill gaps in your National Insurance record is almost upon us. Taking...
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 182 min read
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'Help for Hustles' - do you need to declare your side hustle income
HMRC has launched its 'Help for Hustles' campaign - aimed at helping people earning extra income to understand their tax obligations....
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 141 min read
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Delay in correcting employee pension contribution tax relief for some low earners
There are two ways employer pension schemes deal with tax relief. Where low earners are enrolled in a net pay arrangement they have...
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 111 min read
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Key Tax Dates: March 2025
Here's a list of key UK tax dates and deadlines for the upcoming month. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions...
Shepherd Partnership
Feb 91 min read
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