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29 October 2021

UK Autumn Budget 2021 – News for employment, incentives and benefits

On 27 October 2021 the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Autumn 2021 Budget. In terms of changes likely to impact on the taxation of employment income, the budget was…

16 August 2021

HMRC enquiry nets £29.5M of tax and £4m in penalties from the Home Office

Off-payroll working rules – A salutary warning for the private sector In its recently published annual report, the Home Office (HO) declared that HMRC had concluded there were a number…

14 July 2021

EU Commission Data Protection Adequacy Decision

The European Commission has adopted a UK adequacy decision regarding personal data transfers from the EU to the UK. Personal data can continue to flow freely from the EU to…

22 June 2021

European Commission publish new Standard Contractual Clauses for exporting personal data outside the EEA

What’s new? The European Commission released their finalised Standard Contractual clauses (“SCCs”), which will become effective on 27th June 2021. SCCs are the most commonly used mechanism to export personal…

20 April 2021

HMRC 2021 UK Tax Deadline Changes amid COVID-19

Year-end is a busy time for companies, especially when they are continuing to be impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, either directly or indirectly. HMRC recently updated some 2021 filing and…

3 March 2021

UK Budget 2021: Furlough Scheme extended until September 2021

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced as part of the Budget 2021 an extension of the furlough scheme until the end of September 2021. "Our Covid support schemes have been…

22 February 2021

UK Supreme Court Ruling – Uber Drivers Entitled to Workers’ Rights

Worker or self-employed? The Supreme Court has given important guidance on the dividing line between who is a worker and who is self-employed in its judgment ending the long running…

12 February 2021

Abbiss Cadres Bolsters Data Protection Service With New Partner Hire

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new partner, Megan Shields, former Associate General Counsel of U.S. headquartered Webroot Inc, the global, anti-malware tech firm. Megan will spearhead…

4 February 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Visa Applications

In these times of changing restrictions many visa applicants will be wondering what this would mean for their applications. The position is different depending on whether the application is made…

13 January 2021

How to apply for certificate of residence in the UK

Where an individual is resident in the UK and has overseas income and/or gains, it may be possible to claim tax relief or exemption to avoid paying tax twice.  For…