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NWN Best in business awards finalist Newbury

A Sparkling Evening at the NWN Best in Business Awards

The UHY Ross Brooke team swapped calculators for cocktails as we stepped out in style for the NWN Best in Business Awards 2025. The black-tie gala evening, held at Newbury Racecourse, was a fantastic celebration of local talent, hosted by none other than Bargain Hunt star Thomas Forrester. Our team

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Download tax rates for 2025-26

Download the latest tax rates – Tax card 2025-26

Find the latest tax rates for 2025/26 in our useful summary, including those relevant to: Self employed Landlords Investment or pension income Company director or shareholder Company taxation and income tax employment benefits and expenses NICs for employees NICs for employers National living and minimum wage NICs for the self

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HMRC ramps up effort to collect unpaid Capital Gains Tax

Figures obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request show that HMRC has significantly increased the amount of completed capital gains tax investigations. These have increased to 14,223 in 2023/24, up from 4,564 in 2022/23. By Tom Annat From our experience, we have seen an increase in HMRC letters being

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How will the Spring Statement affect you?

On 26 March 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves presented her Spring Statement to parliament. Despite a backdrop of low economic growth and increasing government borrowing costs, the Chancellor remains committed to her ‘non-negotiable’ fiscal rules that aim to bring stability to the economy and security for working people. The headlines included

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choose the right auditor for your organisation

New contract agreed for GPs

A new deal for GPs has been agreed between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA). Proposed reforms that were accepted by the BMA include an overall funding uplift of £889 million for the 2025/26 GMS contract. This represents a 7.2% boost to the contract, which is higher than

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How AI is Helping Businesses Achieve Their ESG Goals

I often write blogs about AI and ESG and I thought that it was time to explain how these can combine to create big benefits. By Chris Davies Businesses across the UK are under growing pressure to show they are acting responsibly when it comes to the environment, social issues,

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mtd making tax digital accountant

The 10 Biggest Myths About Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

From April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment (MTD for ITSA) will become mandatory for many self-employed individuals and landlords in the UK. While HMRC’s digital overhaul has been on the horizon for some time, there’s still a great deal of confusion and misinformation around what it

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cybersecurity advice from IT consultant

Guidance on maintaining secure networks

The National Cyber Security Centre have published new guidance for organisations on network security fundamentals. Using networks has become fundamental to many businesses, ensuring they continue to operate and stay secure. The guidance splits into the following 8 sections: Identifying your assets Understanding the threat Restricting access Designing network architecture

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year end tax planning guide

Year end tax planning – act now!

With a relatively short time left before the end of the current tax year, now is the time to be undertaking some serious year end tax planning prior to the forthcoming 5th April. Ideally, you will want to take advantage of all reliefs and allowances, reduce your personal tax rate

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