3rd December 2024

Enjoy tax-friendly festivities this Christmas with our five tax tips!

With the festive season fast approaching, it’s time to start planning your Christmas celebrations. Searches for Christmas parties are up this year by 104% compared…

14th November 2024

Reflections on the non-dom reforms and the Autumn Budget 2024

This article was first published on FT Adviser. The non-dom reforms have been the subject of much speculation and debate since they were first announced…

5th November 2024

Webinar: UK Budget Review 2024

On 1 November 2024, we joined the Australia-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce for the ‘UK Budget Review 2024’ webinar and Q&A session covering Labour’s first…

17th October 2024

Only two weeks to go until the October 31st paper self-assessment deadline

The deadline for individuals choosing to complete their self-assessment via post is midnight 31st October. With the deadline for postal self-assessments now only two weeks…

27th August 2024

Do you need to review your employer compliance policy?

Rules concerning the taxation of employees can be complex. In addition to identifying what amounts need to be included in the monthly payroll, employers need…

31st July 2024

How will the Stamp Duty relief reversal affect you?

In the 2022 Autumn Budget, the then Chancellor Jeremy Hunt implemented a temporary increase in the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) thresholds for homebuyers and…

30th July 2024

A Q&A with Martin Smith, Head of Sports at HW Fisher

With the 2024 Olympics having started last week in Paris, we decided to sit down with our very own Martin Smith, Head of Sports at…

16th July 2024

Don’t miss the second ‘Payments on Account’ deadline

The second ‘payments on account’ deadline is July 31st. With only two weeks to go, Stevie Heafford, Tax Partner at HW Fisher, explains what payments…

26th June 2024

How to plan for rising school fees

According to the IFS, the average cost of private school fees has risen by 20% in real terms since 2010 — and the cost could…

25th June 2024

What HW Fisher would like to see from the next UK Government

On the 4th of July 2024, the UK will choose its next government. We’ve now seen the main political parties all publish their manifestos, revealing…

20th June 2024

There’s less than a month to go until the share plan reporting deadline

Employers who grant or award their UK employees or directors with equity or share incentives will likely need to submit an annual return to HMRC…

17th June 2024

How should I prepare ahead of the General Election?

The UK General Election has been announced for the 4th of July and the campaigning is well underway. During last week’s manifesto release, both the…

14th June 2024

Employee benefits – Know your obligations as an employer

When providing employees or a member of their family/household with non-cash benefits, it is important to understand the Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC)…

22nd May 2024

Professional Development – Tax talk with HW Fisher

Wondering about the tax ramifications of setting up your own business? Or confused by income and allowable expenses, authors averaging, capital items and allowances, or…

20th May 2024

Overseas landlords and the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge

The Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) for VAT on construction services came into effect in the UK on March 1st, 2021. In this article, Mike Block,…

16th May 2024

Less than a year until higher Stamp Duty comes knocking at your door

The cost-of-living crisis and higher mortgage rates suppressed demand in the housing market last year; however, with interest rate cuts and one year until additional…

14th March 2024

Neil Maslen


23rd December 2022

Daniel Tomassen


17th October 2022

Mini-budget measures reversed – summary of changes

The Chancellor has reversed almost all measures announced in September’s “mini budget”. Summary of changes: The basic rate of income tax will remain at 20p…

26th September 2022

Emergency Mini Budget Report 2022


22nd September 2022

Government mini budget – Expectations from HW Fisher

Commentary on National Insurance from Stevie Heafford “As predicted, the new Chancellor has reversed the 1.25% rise in National Insurance Contributions originally introduced by Rishi…

14th September 2022

Tackling inflation from a personal tax perspective

Article written by Daniel Tomassen, Senior Manager of the Private Client Department.  The Office for National Statistics put the rate of inflation in the UK…

14th September 2022

What are the tax implications of the Covid pandemic?

Whilst international travel has now resumed to a level of normality, the various travel restrictions implemented during the Covid pandemic will have a long-lasting effect.…

5th September 2022

HMRC’s extended use of ‘nudge’ letters

HMRC’s ‘nudge letters’ are specifically worded letters to prompt a response from the recipient.  In a previous article, we outlined what you need to know…

28th July 2022

National Insurance payments have changed – 5 things you need to know

In April, National Insurance (NI) endured an increase of 1.25% – from 12% to 13.25%. This decision was partly made to ensure that enough money…

27th July 2022

The impacts of rising inflation: the effect on financial statements

Financial statements look at historical information, thus rising inflation can quickly make the information contained in them increasingly irrelevant. It is, therefore, even more important…

26th July 2022

The second ‘payments on account’ deadline is this week – What self-employed taxpayers need to know

The second ‘payments on account’ deadline is this week – What self-employed taxpayers need to know London, 26th July 2022 – The second ‘payments on…

19th May 2022

Sam Dewes


26th July 2021

Gerry Myton


14th April 2021

Stevie Heafford


29th October 2020

How to manage intellectual property ahead of Brexit

So far, the protection of EU intellectual property rights has continued to apply as normal in the UK, but this will not be the case…

29th October 2020

Countdown to Brexit: Top 6 tax issues businesses should be thinking about

BREXIT is fast approaching on 31st December 2020 and although a comprehensive trade deal may be agreed prior to that date, at this point in…

25th September 2020

Manage your HMRC queries effectively using our Tax Investigation Service

Over the past few months, we have all faced a truly unprecedented situation. The global coronavirus pandemic has affected our families, our businesses, our communities…

24th September 2020

The reform of Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) is a relative newcomer to the tax party, having been introduced to the UK in 1965, but it may be only…

30th July 2020

Making Tax Digital – false alarm or not?

We’ve had false alarms from HMRC before but this time it looks as if they are serious. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD…

9th May 2019

Adam Bonell


1st May 2019

Vivien Phung


1st May 2019

Martin Smith


1st May 2019

Kamal Shah


1st May 2019

Christine Kemp


24th April 2019

Martin Taylor


24th April 2019

Jamie Morrison


24th April 2019

Ajay Jassal


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