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Following its original announcement in 2015, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (“MTD”) is finally being introduced in phases from April 2026 with the Government confirming its commitment to MTD at the Autumn 2024 budget.

Discover how mentorship enhances leadership development, fostering resilience, agility, and shared accountability in dynamic business environments.

Skills development is crucial for Northern Ireland's economic growth. Minister Murphy's new initiatives, including Skill Up and apprenticeships, aim to close the skills gap.

VAT is an area of ever increasing risk and ensuring your business’ VAT processes and procedures are compliant can be complex.

Are you aware of the fraud and integrity risks within your organisation? We will help you with this tricky subject by helping you identify what fraudsters can look like within your business, so you can take action to mitigate the risk.

The recently released 2024 Annual Fraud Report by UK Finance offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape of fraud in the UK. Despite a slight decrease in total fraud losses, the report underscores significant trends and challenges that both consumers and financial institutions face in the ongoing battle against fraud

Now that the 2023/24 tax year has ended, Grant Thornton has compiled a summary of reminders for the various end-of-year employer obligations to support your business with their compliance needs. If you wish to speak with an expert or have any questions, please contact one of our employment tax specialists listed below.

A number of important reliefs from inheritance tax are soon to be restricted for those owning land outside the UK.

The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) 2023 received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, and the provisions of the Act are starting to be implemented.

The concept of a new suite of standards for the UK and Ireland, aligning with international financial reporting standards, was first conceived in 2002

On 27 February the UK and EU agreed the Windsor Framework (Framework) and these arrangements were adopted by the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 24 March.

On 27 February 2023, an agreement in principle was reached between the UK Government and the European Union (EU), titled the “Windsor Framework”. The purpose of this agreement is to address issues arising from the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol, which was agreed as part of the UK’s exit from the EU in 2020.

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The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published ‘Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement (Amendments to IAS 19)’. The amendments require companies to use updated actuarial assumptions to determine pension expenses following changes to a defined benefit pension plan.

The IASB has postponed the effective date of its 2014 Amendments 'Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture –Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28’. A new effective date has not yet been determined. Despite this change, the 2014 Amendments may still be adopted early if entities wish to do so.