Insights

The 1.25% National Insurance increase has been well publicised ahead of it taking effect from April.  Whilst it represents only a modest increase in deductions for most employees, their employer is also hit by the charge as the employer NI increases by the same amount, making the total increase 2.5% on employment income. Over half

The third Spring Budget presented by Rishi Sunak was obviously intended to bring some brightness in what has otherwise been a pretty gloomy start to this year. There were some significant giveaways including the much welcomed reduction in fuel duty as we see the prices at the pumps creeping ever higher on an almost daily

After a year off the office Christmas party is coming back. Love it or hate it, staff entertainment has always played an important part in team building, but whilst the cost of entertaining employees is an allowable deduction for the business, it is not always tax free for the employee. For many years there has

Launched in 2020 as part of the Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs’, Kickstart aims to create thousands of high quality, 6 month work placements for people aged 16-24 who are currently claiming Universal Credit. The ultimate goal is to help young people out of the risk of long-term unemployment and at the same time give employers