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Senedd passes Bill to reform local tax system in Wales
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The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill establishes a series of changes to improve the tax systems. It will make them fairer and work better for the future needs of Wales, by ensuring local taxes reflect economic circumstances more regularly. For non-domestic rates (also known as business rates), the Bill will: increase how often the values of all […]

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Labour’s Big Ideas… Are They Actually Thinking?
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The Labour  Goverment’s plan to overhaul business rates by linking them to land value instead of the current rateable value has both potential benefits and challenges. Potential Benefits: Fairness: It could create a fairer system by ensuring that businesses with valuable land contribute more, potentially easing the burden on smaller businesses. Support for High Streets: […]

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2024 Election… is it time for change? Will the Election bring it?
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A General Election will take place on 4th July, and businesses continue to call focus to be on getting the UK economy working again.  But what might Election mean for businesses? The implications a that new Government could mean are: TAX Business Rates Labour has long talked of its planned “significant changes” to business rates […]

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Mezzanine Floors
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When do rates apply? Business rates in England are tax on the occupation of commercial property. They are charged on premises such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses, factories and holiday rental homes. The ratable value of your property may change if you alter the size of your structure by adding an extension or alteration. Additionally […]

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A Background to The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023
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The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act implemented various changes to the system of non-domestic rates (known as business rates) in England and Wales. Among the changes, it: reduced the revaluation cycle for business rates in England from five years to three years introduced a new duty for ratepayers to provide the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) […]

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Multiplier for 2024/25 Announced
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From 1st April 2024 the standard business rates muliplier in England will increase to 0.564 for properties with a valuation of £51,000 and above.   In Wales, a provisional multiplier for all properties has been proposed at 0.562. All commercial properties are given a rateable value, as a way of measuring how valuable each property is. […]

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The Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023: What it means for Businesses
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The Non-Domestic Rating Bill, which became law in October 2023, is a major reform of the business rates system in England and Wales. It aims to make the system more fair, transparent and efficient for ratepayers, but also imposes new obligations and responsibilities on them. Here are some of the key features and implications of […]

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