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HMRC data-collection powers

Following the 2024 consultation the UK Government has decided to proceed with the additional requirements to report self-employment start and end dates and for directors of owner-managed businesses to include various extra details in the self-assessment tax return. Consequently the Income Tax (Additional Information to be included in Returns) Regulations SI 2025/84:

  • require the inclusion in personal returns trustee’s returns and partnership returns of the dates of commencement and cessation of business activities; and
  • require the inclusion in personal returns of information concerning directorships close companies and dividend income.

The regulations come into force on 6 April 2025 and will apply for returns for 2025/26 onwards.

The Government has however decided not to continue with the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 which had been published in draft and would have required employers...

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