The VAT registration threshold is £90,000 in 2026/27. Here's when registration becomes compulsory, when voluntary registration makes sense, and whether the Flat Rate Scheme saves or costs you money.
Making a protected disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act protects employees from dismissal and detriment — with no minimum service requirement and no cap on compensation. Here's how it works.
The Work Capability Assessment decides whether you're treated as unable to work for Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance purposes. Here's how the process, groups and scoring work in 2026.
Unlike Tax-Free Childcare or the closed childcare voucher scheme, the workplace nursery exemption under s.318 ITEPA has no cap on the tax and NI relief available — if strict conditions are met.
UK auto-enrolment requires a minimum 8% total workplace pension contribution — 5% employee, 3% employer. Here's how the qualifying earnings band works, opt-out mechanics, and the policy debate over raising minimums further.
The Employment Rights Bill agenda proposes a right for zero-hours and low-hours workers to be offered guaranteed hours reflecting their regular pattern, plus reasonable notice of shifts. Here's what's confirmed and what's still proposed.
Universal Credit doesn't stop the moment you earn more — it tapers away gradually at 55p for every £1 earned above your work allowance. Here's how the taper actually works and what it means for your take-home position.
A few weeks or months of unpaid leave doesn't just mean 'no pay for that period' — it can shift your tax code, disrupt pension contributions, and affect statutory benefit eligibility. Here's what actually happens.
If your business buys expensive property, computer equipment or aircraft and its taxable use changes over time, the VAT Capital Goods Scheme requires you to adjust your original input VAT claim annually. Here's how it works.
How VAT applies to distance selling from the UK to EU consumers in 2026/27, the EU One Stop Shop, and when a UK-based online seller must register for VAT abroad.
If your business spends very little on goods, the VAT Flat Rate Scheme forces you onto a 16.5% rate regardless of your trade sector — often wiping out the scheme's benefit entirely. Here's the exact test.
How the VAT Flat Rate Scheme works in 2026/27, why the 16.5% limited cost trader rate catches many service businesses, and when the scheme still saves money.
