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Regulation will commence in July 2026 Unregulated Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) agreements will fall under full FCA regulation from 15 July 2026. For the first time, BNPL lenders will need to meet the same expectations as other consumer-credit providers. With almost 11 million UK adults using BNPL in 2024, according to an FCA survey, […]
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This week’s news from First Base Accountants includes: What the Spring Forecast Means for You; Grants for EV Chargers; Clear Pricing and much more… DownloadPDF
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This week’s news from First Base Accountants includes: Personal Tax Changes; Fiscal “Traffic Lights”; Cyber Essentials; Employment Rights Act and much more… DownloadPDF
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Agentic AI: Is It the Future of Shopping? ICO weighs in on privacy concerns The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new report on the ways agentic artificial intelligence (AI) could soon be used as digital personal assistants or shopping agents. The development of AI means that, perhaps within the next five years, it […]
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This week’s news from First Base Accountants includes: Personal Tax Changes; Fiscal “Traffic Lights”; Cyber Essentials; Employment Rights Act and much more… DownloadPDF
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Backtrack on Digital ID Requirements Digital right to work checks will be mandatory, ID optional It appears that the government has backtracked on plans to require workers to register with its new digital ID programme to prove their right to work in the UK. While right-to-work checks will still be carried out digitally by 2029, […]
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This week’s news from First Base Accountants includes: 996 Culture; The Budget Leak; App Store Rules; HMRC Moves to One Login and much more… DownloadPDF
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Chancellor Increases Agricultural and Business Property Relief Allowance to £2.5 Million Surprise amendment to IHT proposals The government has announced a major change to the agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) reforms that will take effect from 6 April 2026. The full 100% relief from inheritance tax will now apply to the […]
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This week’s news from First Base Accountants includes: 1M Miss Tax Deadline; Salary Sacrifice; Fuel Finder Scheme; Google Search; AI Growth Zone and much more… DownloadPDF
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Getting Ready for Making Tax Digital What you need to know before MTD begins With just a few weeks to go until the new tax year, many businesses are preparing for the changes that Making Tax Digital (MTD) will bring. From April, sole traders and landlords with an income of over £50,000 will need to […]
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