Business news
HMRC prosecutions of tax enablers fall sharply
There were fewer than five criminal cases in 2023/2024.Proposed changes to R&D tax credit assurances
New consultation explores mandatory advance approvals.Late payment penalties for taxpayers announced in Spring Statement
Higher fines and interest from April 2025.New HMRC escalation route for PAYE delays
Priority email support launches for agents from 31 March.FCA to cut 100+ pages of rules
Regulator responds to pressure to reduce red tape.Stamp duty tax drives £300m revenue rise
Inheritance tax and VAT also increase sharply.Interest rates held as uncertainty grows
Tariffs, inflation, and slowdown cloud outlook.More than a fifth of adults not looking for work
Government plans benefit cuts to boost employment.Side hustle tax threshold to increase
Treasury raises limit for part-time income reporting to £3,000.Buy-to-let businesses dominate UK market
More landlords move properties into company structures.
In the 11th and 12th centuries half a million pilgrims a year travelled on foot from all over Europe to Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain. In September 1992 Patrick Shanahan retraced their steps, recording his 500 mile journey in a series of photographs, some of which are reproduced on this website.