Author: Ammu Accounting

The October Budget was not particularly kind to employers, with the cost of employer national insurance contributions (NICs) going up substantially from April 2025, combined with inflation-busting increases to the National Living/Minimum Wage. Employer NICs From 6 April 2025, the […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget was a significant one in all senses. “…this Budget delivers a large, sustained increase in spending, taxation, and borrowing.” So said the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in the first paragraph of its overview of […]

The 2025/26 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) framework, as outlined in the Autumn Budget, includes adjustments to rates and thresholds impacting employees, employers, and the self-employed. This table provides an overview of NICs rates, exemptions, and key limits, including employer contributions […]

The following tables summarize the main personal tax rates, allowances, and reliefs set out in the Autumn Budget 2024. Covering income tax bands, savings, dividend allowances, and specific provisions for Scottish taxpayers and trusts, these tables provide a quick reference […]

The Autumn Budget 2024 introduces a range of significant tax and financial adjustments aimed at addressing fiscal pressures and funding essential services. Here are the key changes, from national insurance increases to adjustments in inheritance tax and property levies, that […]

The first Budget from a Labour government since March 2010, and the first ever from a female Chancellor, proved to be the defining event that had been widely anticipated. From the moment in late July when Rachel Reeves unveiled her […]

With a ‘black hole’ of £22 billion to fill, there are plenty of groups giving Rachel Reeves advice.

With around 670,000 child trust fund (CTF) accounts sitting unclaimed by Generation Z adults aged between 18 and 22, HMRC is concerned.

Rental property has been set a government target to meet an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of C by 2030.

Rachel Reeves’s first Budget will be on Wednesday 30 October. “I have to tell the House [the] Budget will involve taking difficult decisions to meet our fiscal rules across spending, welfare and tax.” The Chancellor’s ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech to […]