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Employers in the Midlands “unprepared” as real-time benefits-in-kind reporting looms – and poll backs up need for help and support
Employers urged to start preparing for compulsory HMRC reporting on payroll expenses and benefits-in-kind from April 2026; scope for employers to introduce voluntary payrolling in the 2025/26 tax year to iron out teething problems before HMRC’s go-live.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.71 | 20 January 2025
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Award-winning Liverpool agency vows to change Blue Monday
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Hope Street Hotel and Harvey Nichols Host Festive Beauty Event in Liverpool
Hope Street Hotel, in collaboration with Harvey Nichols, invites guests to a Festive Beauty Event on Wednesday, 4 December, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.