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This was never going to be an earth-shattering Budget full of rabbit-in-the-hat surprises, but there were some signs of a more business-friendly attitude from this Chancellor than from his predecessor.

Shaun Davison talks about Founder’s Relief following todays Budget.

Chris Egmore talks about ISA's following todays Budget.

It is now a year since the UK fundamentally changed the way internationally mobile individuals are taxed. From 6 April 2025, the remittance basis was abolished and replaced by the four-year Foreign Income and Gains (FIG) regime.

Despite the fact that Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget on 28^th October is likely to be a tax-raising one, investors and business owners shouldn’t panic or try and pre-empt what will be in the statement, according to a leading tax expert.

Drilling into the fact, no one was ready, accountants, clients, HMRC, software

The Government is soon to launch a Private Rented Sector (PRS) database, a national register for properties in England let by private landlords.  This is part of the Renters’ Rights Act and landlords who let property on assured or regulated tenancies will need to take action in a relatively short space of time when it goes live.

Many of us could be caught out by Inheritance Tax (IHT). Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to be mega-rich to owe HMRC a chunk of money when you die. I think most of us would prefer as much as possible to go to our loved ones, rather than HMRC.