Ambitious businesses looking to expand may benefit from a new Government programme designed to help promising companies overcome some of the difficulties associated with rapid growth.
Announced on 29 October 2026, Scale UK Connect will provide tailored support to 200 high-growth
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Businesses planning improvements to their premises could benefit from changes to the planning system intended to reduce delays and make straightforward applications easier to process.
The Government announced on 30 October 2026 that a new system would allow professional planning officers
Faster planning decisions for small businesses Read More »
December 2026
1 December 2026 – Due date for Corporation Tax payable by companies with an accounting period ended 28 February 2026, unless the company is required to pay Corporation Tax by instalments.
7 December 2026 – VAT returns and payments are normally due for VAT accounting periods
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It was announced as part of the Autumn Budget measures that the Trading Allowance will increase from £1,000 to £3,000 from 6 April 2027. The increase will help people earning small amounts from trading or other miscellaneous activities, while reducing the administrative burden of reporting
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The Autumn Budget 2026 announced several measures aimed at helping drivers with the cost of fuel, business travel and electric vehicle charging. These include extending the temporary fuel duty cut, making tax-free mileage rates more generous and reducing the cost of using some public
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The Autumn Budget 2026 announced changes to the tax relief available to businesses investing in plant and machinery. The Government will increase the main rate first-year allowance to 50% for qualifying expenditure incurred from 1 January 2027, while reducing the main rate writing-down
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The Chancellor, John Healey announced changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reliefs for business owners and investors as part of the Budget measures. From 6 April 2027, the lifetime limit for Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) will be reduced from £1 million to £500,000. The change will
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The Autumn Budget 2026 saw no changes to the Income Tax thresholds. From next April, the personal allowance will remain at £12,570, while the basic rate limit remains £37,700 and the higher rate threshold remains £50,270 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. These thresholds remain
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, announced increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates, confirming that the Government has accepted in full the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) for increases from 1 April 2027.
The LPC said
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HMRC has published new guidance explaining the penalties that digital platform operators may face for failing to meet their tax reporting obligations. The guidance, published on 16 October 2026, clarifies how the existing rules for digital platform operators apply.
The rules cover
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