Mitchells Grievson Chartered Accountants

21/07/2026

🏪Tax Minister to owners of dodgy shops: “We are coming for you”:

🎯HMRC crackdown targets criminals exploiting the high street.

📘Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tax-minister-to-owners-of-dodgy-shops-we-are-coming-for-you

20/07/2026

🗣️Small businesses to benefit from strengthened debt advice services:

➡️The Treasury is making a £4 million funding boost over three years for business debt advice services support.

📘Read more: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/small-businesses-to-benefit-from-strengthened-debt-advice-services

17/07/2026

👨‍💻HMRC boosts funding for taxpayers needing extra support:

❓More than £11 million in funding has been made available to taxpayers struggling with their tax affairs.

📘Read more: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/hmrc-boosts-funding-for-taxpayers-needing-extra-support

16/07/2026

↔️Expansion of 'uncertain tax treatment' rules cause for concern:

📖Government plans to extend the rules requiring some taxpayers to declare 'uncertain' tax positions risk creating more uncertainty, compliance burdens and tax disputes according to the CIOT.

📘Read more Grievson: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/expansion-of-uncertain-tax-treatment-rules-cause-for-concern

15/07/2026

🚗HMRC mileage rate increased to 55p:

➡The headline approved mileage rate has increased to 55p per business mile for the first 10,000 miles, with effect from 6 April 2026. For each business mile over 10,000 miles, the approved mileage rate remains at 25p per business mile.

📘Read more: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/hmrc-mileage-rate-increased-to-55p

13/07/2026

🍽️Hospitality sector calls for 10% VAT rate:

🍷Hospitality businesses, teams and organisations are being urged to sign a new petition calling for the government to cut the VAT rate for the sector to 10% by UKHospitality.

📘Read more @ Mitchells Grievson: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/hospitality-sector-calls-for-10-vat-rate

10/07/2026

👩‍💻Over 110,000 taxpayers yet to register for :

➡️More than 110,000 unrepresented taxpayers who must register for Making Tax Digital (MTD) from April 2026 have still not done so, according to the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG).

📘Read more @ Mitchells Grievson: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/July/over-110000-taxpayers-yet-to-register-for-mtd

09/07/2026

🛋A comfortable retirement:

💸 A recent report published by Pensions UK revealed that three quarters of UK workers are not on course to save enough for a 'moderate' lifestyle when they retire. The report says a moderate lifestyle will cost £32,700 for one person and £45,400 for two - but estimated just 23% of the working population were on course to reach such a level.

👀Here, we consider how individuals can ensure they save enough for a comfortable retirement: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/hot-topic

17/06/2026

🚨Crime against business putting growth at risk:

✅Decisive action is needed to tackle the 'hidden threat' of crime against businesses damaging growth, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

📘Read more @ Mitchells Grievson: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/June/crime-against-business-putting-growth-at-risk

16/06/2026

🪙Consider treating stablecoins as money for tax purposes, says ICAEW:

➡ICAEW has expressed broad support for taxing returns on stablecoins as interest, and not as capital gains, in its response to the government’s call for evidence on the possible introduction of a new stablecoin tax regime.

📘Read more : https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2026/jun-2026/consider-treating-stablecoins-as-money-for-tax-purposes-says-icaew

ICAEW has expressed broad support for taxing returns on stablecoins as interest, and not as capital gains, in its response to the government’s call for evidence on the possible introduction of a new stablecoin tax regime.