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Michael McAllister

Michael McAllister

Partner & Head of Payroll Services

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16 October 2024

  • Payroll Services
Your payroll, people and employment rights

The Labour Government pledged to introduce transformative employment law reforms within 100 days of taking office. On Thursday 10 October, they fulfilled that promise with the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill 2024 in Parliament. Michael McAllister, Head of Payroll Services, dives in to the updates and explains what this means for you as an employer.

John McAuslin

John McAuslin

Tax Partner, Head of Corporate Tax

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16 October 2024

  • Corporate Tax
  • Budget
Autumn UK Budget Predictions 2024 - Corporate Tax

On 30 October, the UK will see its first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, deliver the new Labour Government’s first Budget in over 14 years. John McAuslin, Tax Partner, looks ahead to what may be potentially announced around Corporation Tax and what this means for your business.

David Ward

David Ward

Tax Partner & Head of Specialist Taxes

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16 October 2024

  • Budget
Autumn UK Budget Predictions 2024 - Specialist Tax

There’s not long to go until the much anticipated Autumn Budget announcement from the new Labour Government. In the first in our series of Budget prediction blogs, our Specialist Tax experts have focussed on some of the changes that we may see in relation to Financial Services, Entrepreneurial Taxes, R&D, Employment Tax, Global Mobility and International Tax.

Steven High

Steven High

Chartered Financial Planner

16 October 2024

  • Wealth
How to be as tax efficient as possible if you are a higher rate taxpayer

As Benjamin Franklin said over 200 years ago, “nothing is certain except death and taxes”. The good news is death and taxes may be certain, but there are things you can do to mitigate both. With the first Budget announcement under the new government on the horizon, now is a good time to consider what you can do to be as tax efficient as possible.

Michael McAllister

Michael McAllister

Partner & Head of Payroll Services

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15 October 2024

  • Payroll Services
Did you receive a Week 53 payment in 2023/24?

Typically, employers who pay weekly will be accustomed to paying their employees 52 times in a tax year between each 6 to 5 April. However, depending on how weekdays fall in a year, an employer may have to account for an extra tax ‘week’ within the same tax year because one or two days are remaining after tax week 52 has completed. Here, we explain what this means for employers.

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