Contractors Urged to Verify Subcontractors’ CIS Status
HMRC is urging contractors to regularly verify the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) status of their subcontractors. The reminder comes as HMRC has identified instances of incorrect CIS tax deductions by some contractors. As part of its latest outreach campaign, HMRC is highlighting the need for contractors to: a. Verify all new subcontractors before making […]
Google Search Console Introduces Experimental ‘Recommendations’
Google Search Console is introducing recommendations for some users as part of an experimental feature. This new addition aims to provide insights and suggestions to enhance a site’s performance on Google Search. Search Console recommendations offer websites optimisation opportunities and actionable suggestions to improve their presence on Google Search, according to Google. That him to […]
BBC Considers Options to Recover Pay from Huw Edwards
Tim Davie, the director-general of the BBC, has stated he will “look at all options” to recover pay from newsreader and presenter Huw Edwards, who recently pleaded guilty to accessing indecent photos of children. Davie acknowledged in an interview with BBC News on 1 August that reclaiming employee pay is “very difficult to claw back, […]
HMRC Late Payment Interest Rates Revised After Base Rate Cut
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 1 August 2024 a reduction in the base rate from 5.25% to 5%. HMRC interest rates, which are linked to the Bank of England base rate, will subsequently be reduced for both late payment and repayment of taxes. The new HMRC interest rates will take effect […]
Call for Evidence on Overhaul of UK Cyber Laws
The CyberUp Campaign, which advocates for urgent changes to the 1990 Computer Misuse Act (CMA), has launched a new consultation, inviting security professionals and researchers to participate in a comprehensive survey to share their views on the law’s impact on their work. CyberUp argues that the CMA is severely outdated, having been enacted just months […]