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Govt. closes second-home tax loophole
Holiday let owners must prove holidaymakers are renting.UK economy surpasses pre-pandemic level
November 2021 UK GDP estimate up 0.7% on February 2020.New small pension scheme rules set out
Pots valued £100 or less to be exempt from flat fees.Rising concerns about impact of inflation
Survey suggests 24% of individuals are “very concerned”.Govt. threatens property developers with new tax
Tax would be forced if developers fail to fund cladding fix.HMRC urges firms to sign up to MTD for VAT
Rules apply to all VAT-registered firms from April.Retail footfall slips amid Omicron concerns
Shoppers limited their in-store trips to avoid COVID variant.One-month waiver for self-assessment fines
Interest remains payable from 1 February 2022.31,271 tax returns filed over festive period
2,828 taxpayers filed on Christmas Day 2021.Employers’ bulletin: Reviewing and setting payroll
The key considerations when it comes to running your business’s payroll 2022/23.

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.