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Mileage Allowance Rates: The first increase in 15 years
For the first time since 2011, HMRC has increased the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment (AMAP) rate for employees and self-employed individuals using their own vehicle for business travel. From 6 April 2026, the approved rate for the first 10,000 business miles in a tax year rises from 45p to 55p per mile for cars and...
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Is your construction business ready for its first audit?
If you’re the owner of a limited company, you’ll already be familiar with the requirement to prepare and file annual accounts with Companies House. However, as your construction business grows, you may reach a point – sometimes without realising – where preparing accounts is no longer sufficient and a statutory audit becomes mandatory. Stewart Halton,...
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