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Regulatory changes, budget announcements, and deadline reminders: everything that affects how UK and UAE businesses file, report, and comply.
- Your Accountant's HMRC Login Changes by 15 October 2026
- EU's €2 Parcel Fee: What UK Sellers Must Do by November
- Globally Mobile Staff Can Be Excluded From Payrolling
- Trader Support Service: Pre-Enrol Before 20 October 2026
- HMRC's CIS Letters: 45 Days to Check Your Deduction Rates
- Missed Your ERS Return? A £300 Penalty Hits on 6 October
- Overseas VAT Group Members Can Now Reclaim UK VAT Directly
- Directors' Reports Scrapped: What UK Companies Must Do
- UAE VAT Fixed Establishment: What VATP046 Changed in 2026
- HMRC Starts Signing People Up to MTD in September 2026
- Old IHT100 Forms Stop Working From 1 September 2026
- UAE Deemed Supply VAT: The FTA's New Valuation Method
- UK Autumn Budget 2026: What to Prepare Before 28 October
- UAE Small Business Relief Extended: 0% Tax Through 2029
- HMRC's Direct Debit Plan for VAT and PAYE: What's Coming
- Close Company Directors: New Self Assessment Rules 2025/26
- Creative Industry Tax Relief: The New CT600P Form 2026
- UAE DMTT: Is Your Group Caught by the 15% Minimum Tax?
- UAE VAT on Crypto Payments: Converting Values to AED
- Electricity VAT Falls to 0%: Which Businesses Benefit?
- Capital Goods Scheme Changes: What to Do Before 29 July
- Vaping Products Duty: Register Before 1 October 2026
- UAE Sugar Tax 2026: New Excise Rates on Sweetened Drinks
- MTD Income Tax: First Quarterly Update Due 7 August 2026
- Late Payment Crackdown 2026: What the New Bill Means
- UAE Corporate Tax Penalty Waiver: File Within 7 Months
- UAE E-Invoicing: ASP Deadline Extended to October 2026
- HMRC Mileage Rate Rises to 55p: 2026 Employer Guide
- Is Your Accountant HMRC-Registered? What 2026 Rules Mean
- HMRC VAT Fuel Scale Charges 2026-27: Rates Explained
- Companies House ID Checks: What Directors Must Do
- UAE E-Invoicing: What to Do Before July 2026
- UAE FTA Cuts Tax Penalties from April 2026
- Corporation Tax Late Filing Penalties Doubled
- Making Tax Digital: What Changes in April 2026
Your Accountant's HMRC Login Changes by 15 October 2026
HMRC switches multi-factor authentication on for every tax agent account by 15 October 2026, with no advance warning. What changes, and what does not.
EU's €2 Parcel Fee: What UK Sellers Must Do by November
The EU's €2 handling fee lands on 1 November, stacked on the €3 duty already in force. What UK businesses shipping to EU customers need to change.
Globally Mobile Staff Can Be Excluded From Payrolling
HMRC will let employers keep globally mobile employees off mandatory payrolling from April 2027. The opt-out service opens in November 2026.
Trader Support Service: Pre-Enrol Before 20 October 2026
HMRC switches the Trader Support Service to a new platform on 20 October 2026. If you move goods from GB to Northern Ireland, you must pre-enrol first.
HMRC's CIS Letters: 45 Days to Check Your Deduction Rates
HMRC is writing to CIS contractors who applied the wrong deduction rate in 2025-26. You get 45 days to check your records before a compliance check starts.
Missed Your ERS Return? A £300 Penalty Hits on 6 October
HMRC is issuing £100 late filing penalties for 2025-26 employment related securities returns. A further £300 lands on 6 October 2026. What to do now.
Overseas VAT Group Members Can Now Reclaim UK VAT Directly
HMRC's Brief 8 (2026) changes how non-UK VAT group members reclaim UK VAT from 1 July 2026. Rejected claims can be reopened, but only until 31 August 2027.
Directors' Reports Scrapped: What UK Companies Must Do
The directors' report is being removed for around 440,000 UK companies, and medium-sized firms may lose the strategic report too. What changes, and when.
UAE VAT Fixed Establishment: What VATP046 Changed in 2026
The FTA's VATP046 says foreign staff working at a UAE client's site can create a VAT fixed establishment. What it means for registration and reverse charge.