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Measures announced

Although the Spring Statement is not intended to be a major fiscal event like the Budget, the Chancellor did announce some new measures. These included: Apprenticeship Levy, Local Full Fibre Networks, Borderlands Growth Deal and National Living Wage.

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Chris Brown|(from left) Stephen Slater

Chris Brown promoted to director at RMT Accountants & Business Advisors

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has further strengthened its senior leadership team with the promotion of Chris Brown to director within its specialist healthcare division, which offers specialist accounting for healthcare professionals.

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RMT Technology aiming to double workforce after major premises investment

The specialist technology arm of RMT Accountants & Business Advisors is aiming to double the size of its team over the next two years after completing a major premises investment.

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Peter McCowie (left) and Stephen Slater (right) from RMT Accountants standing in front of Hexham Abbey

RMT Accountants increasing Hexham investment

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors is increasing its Hexham investment in West Northumberland with a move into town centre.

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Making Sure Your PAYE Code Is Correct

Making sure your PAYE tax code is correct Updated for the 2025/26 tax year The PAYE system is designed to collect, over the course of a tax year, approximately the right amount of income tax from your earnings. This is done through the issue of one or more tax codes, which your employer uses to

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Stephen Slater stepping up to become new Managing Director

Stephen Slater is set to become the new managing director of RMT Accountants & Business Advisors as the Gosforth-based firm works towards implementing the next stages of its growth strategy as part of the Sumer Group.

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Payrolling Benefits In Kind – Get Ahead Of The Changes

As businesses across the UK prepare for the upcoming changes to employee benefits reporting, now is the perfect time to take proactive steps to future-proof your processes and start payrolling benefits in kind.

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Corporation Tax Changes

It was announced at Budget 2021 that from 1 April 2023 different rates of corporation tax would apply depending on the level of taxable profits of a company and the number of ‘associated’ companies. This regime is now fully in force and broadly mirrors the corporation tax rules that applied prior to 1 April 2015.

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Careful planning required around new Inheritance Tax rules

As you may already be aware, the Chancellor announced significant changes in the Autumn Budget to the availability of Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief for Inheritance Tax purposes.

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