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HMRC is using Playday, the national day for play, to remind working parents about the Tax-Free Childcare scheme, which can help eligible families meet the cost of nurseries, childminders, holiday clubs, breakfast clubs and after-school clubs.

Many businesses start the year with ambitious sales targets. The problem is that increased sales do not always translate into increased profits.

HMRC have proposed a new criminal offence for making reckless, untrue statements or declarations about what’s known as ‘direct taxes’ – Income Tax, National Insurance and the like.

The June ‘UK Report on Jobs’ shows subdued business confidence driving a preference for short-term staff.

The government has announced a temporary reduced rate of VAT for children’s meals in restaurants and family leisure activities over the summer.