Chancellor's Autumn Statement Archives | Taxfile https://www.taxfile.co.uk/category/chancellors-autumn-statement/ Tax advice & accounting services for South London businesses & SMEs Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:38:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Capital Gains Tax Hike: A Blow to Investors https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2024/11/capital-gains-tax-hike-autumn-budget/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:52:37 +0000 https://www.taxfile.co.uk/?p=8336 Capital Gains Tax Hike: A Blow to Investors

October 2024's Autumn Budget delivered a significant blow to investors with the announcement of increased Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates. Today, we explore the new rates, how they will affect the sale of assets, and how investors can mitigate their effects.

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]]> How the Chancellor’s 2014 Autumn Statement affects YOU! https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2014/12/how-chancellors-autumn-statement-affects-you/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:18:22 +0000 http://www.taxfile.co.uk/blog/?p=946 George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his Autumn Statement on Wednesday (3 Dec 2014) in what could be seen as a mini budget. Here we focus on the key announcements, concentrating on those relating purely to taxation, as it is those which affect you, our customers, most directly. 1). First some good news: […]

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]]> Infographic: Stamp Duty Changes: Good News for Most! https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2014/12/infographic-stamp-duty-reforms/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:15:15 +0000 http://www.taxfile.co.uk/blog/?p=922 In what, for most of us, is very welcome news, the Chancellor announced a significant tidy-up of Stamp Duty in his Autumn Statement yesterday. The changes will mean that 98% of those who pay Stamp Duty will save money — and potentially a significant amount. We believe that this is a fairer system, with the […]

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]]> Record haul by HMRC in tax avoidance crackdown https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2014/07/record-haul-by-hmrc-in-tax-avoidance-crackdown/ Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:47:24 +0000 http://www.taxfile.co.uk/blog/?p=782 Back in January we reported that HMRC had raised an extra £20.7 billion in additional revenue for the financial year 2012-13 as a result of it’s drive on tax compliance and a massive crackdown on tax avoidance by organisations and individuals alike. Now we can confirm that the financial year 2013-14 figures are in and […]

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]]> HMRC’s fight against tax avoidance is bearing fruit https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2014/01/tax-avoidance-fight-bears-fruit/ Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:04:09 +0000 http://www.taxfile.co.uk/blog/?p=625 HMRC has reported that it raised an extra £20.7 billion in additional revenue during the financial year 2012-13, a result of its continued push on tax compliance and anti-avoidance measures. That’s an increase of £2.1 billion on the preceding year and is actually £2 billion above its original target. This information comes hot on the […]

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]]> Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer https://www.taxfile.co.uk/2013/12/chancellors-autumn-statement/ Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:27:37 +0000 http://www.taxfile.co.uk/blog/?p=600 On 5 December 2013 George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave his Autumn Statement in Parliament. Key announcements included: A rise for the Personal Allowance, as was long-anticipated, to £10,000 in 2014/15; the higher 40% tax rate threshold also increasing to £41,865; A new, transferable, tax allowance of £1,000 for married couples and those in […]

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