September 2024

Please find below our monthly newsletter with all the latest updates and?financial news that matters most to your business, family and personal interests. If you have any questions please do get in touch.

Is a Capital Gains Tax rise on the way? The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto said, ‘We will not increase National Insurance, the basic, higher, or additional rates of Income Tax, or VAT.’ The absence of any comment on CGT?raised questions. Read more

Dividend allowance cut to ￡500 With the dividend allowance now just ￡500, the number of taxpayers paying tax on dividend income in 2024/25 is expected to double. Read more

Fake HMRC Letter Scam The latest scam highlighted by HMRC is rather ‘old school’, involving letters posted to companies instead of usual digital communication. Read more

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New Laws on tipping: What Employers Need to Know Employers are now no longer allowed to withhold tips from staff. Find out more about the new legislation. Read more

Student loan repayment threshold frozen The student loan repayment threshold for England and Wales has been frozen at ￡25,000 until 2027. Read more

SMH in the Community - September Round Up

Have a read of our SMH in the Community monthly round up from September to find out more about what we have been up to this month. Read more

Our History

Each month, we are taking a look at the history of some of our practices. This month, we delved into the history of SMH Sheards, which has roots stretching all the way back to 1903! Read more

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