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After the wild exuberance of the 23 September Growth Plan, the Autumn Statement was a rather more sombre affair.

During a marriage ceremony, we are likely to have heard the phrase: ‘...let no man put asunder’.

On 14 October, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) opened an inquiry into the COVID-19 Employment Support Schemes; namely the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme (CJRS), and the Self-Employment Income

In October, ATT, CIOT and LITRG met with HMRC as part of our ongoing engagement on the UK Property Reporting Service.

It has been a busy year for changes to National Insurance contributions (NICs).

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, was appointed on 14 October and the first announcement came on the same day. The government will not be cutting the previously enacted rates of corporation tax.

Universal credit is replacing six legacy benefits including working tax credit and child tax credit. It is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Honeymoon (noun): A holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple. Or any early harmonious period in a relationship, especially the first month.

Lying at the heart of the Self Assessment system is HMRC’s power of enquiry.

Sovereign immunity refers to the principle that foreign governments and heads of state have exemption from liability to UK direct taxes.