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📢 Autumn Budget 2026: The Key Announcements On Wednesday, Chancellor John Healey presented his first Budget, outlining measures aimed at easing cost pressures on households and businesses. From changes to savings and property income tax to updates on Business Asset Disposal Relief, capital allowances and the National Living Wage, this year's Autumn Budget included several announcements affecting businesses and individuals. But what do these changes mean for you, and when will they take effect? We've put together a comprehensive report breaking down the key announcements, upcoming changes and their potential impact.  Download our full report here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zwZNt0  #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget2026

Pensions and Inheritance Tax: What Changes in April 2027? From 6 April 2027, most unused pension funds and pension death benefits will be brought within the scope of Inheritance Tax (IHT), potentially affecting how much wealth you can pass on to your loved ones. With pensions playing an important role in both retirement and estate planning, these changes could mean it's time to review your existing arrangements. In our latest article, Senior Tax Manager Louise Parker explains what's changing, who could be affected and the key considerations ahead of April 2027 > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zwZKL0  #Brighton #Pensions #IHT #EstatePlanning

Yesterday, we welcomed eight teams to Dorothy Stringer School for the 2026 Plus Charity Football Cup, bringing local businesses together for another fantastic afternoon of football, friendly competition and fundraising! 🏆 After an exciting afternoon of matches, DMH Stallard were crowned champions for the fourth consecutive year, defeating Quality Care Group in the Final! 💙 Most importantly, the tournament raised an incredible £2,800 for @thectsbrighton, helping support young people experiencing homelessness or insecure housing in Brighton & Hove. A huge thank you to everyone who took part and supported this year's event, and to Jake and the team at @5sFootballUK for helping make the day such a success! Read our full tournament report to find out how the tournament unfolded > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zw-Fm0 #Brighton #PlusCharityFootballCup #Fundraising #TheClockTowerSanctuary

Earlier, we shared our comprehensive Autumn Budget report, but if you're looking for a quicker overview, we've also put together a snapshot of the key announcements affecting business owners, employers and workers.  Find out what's changing and what it could mean for you in our latest article > eu1.hubs.ly/H0ztFDQ0  #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget2026

HMRC has reminded self assessment customers that they have 100 days left to file their 2025 to 2026 tax return before the deadline. Online returns and any tax owed must be submitted by 31 January 2027, while paper returns are due by 31 October 2026. About 12 million people are expected to file a return this year, including roughly 300,000 who pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge through self assessment, for whom Child Benefit details will be pre-populated this year. Read more here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0ztFzz0  #Brighton #SelfAssessment #HICBC

The 2026 Plus Charity Football Cup is here! This year, we're proud to be raising funds for @thectsbrighton, one of our chosen charities, which supports young people aged 16–25 experiencing homelessness or insecure housing in Brighton & Hove. A big thank you and good luck to all eight teams taking part: Plus Accounting, Education Cubed, BHT Sussex, DMH Stallard, Quality Care Group, Quantuma, Dean Wilson and Net Natives. Who will be crowned this year’s champions? 🏆 #Brighton #PlusCharityFootballCup #Fundraising #Charity

📢 Autumn Budget 2026: What You Need to Know Yesterday, Chancellor John Healey delivered his first Budget, promising to give families and businesses some ‘breathing space’ from rising costs. While VAT, National Insurance and Income Tax rates on employment and self-employment income remain unchanged, the government’s own forecasts suggest its tax measures will raise around £7 billion annually by 2031-32. Key announcements included a 2 percentage point increase in Income Tax on savings and property income, changes to Business Asset Disposal Relief and capital allowances, and a more generous Trading Allowance from April 2027. For individuals, the cash ISA allowance will remain at £20,000, with a new First Time Buyer ISA planned for April 2029. The National Living Wage is also set to rise by 3.9% to £13.21 per hour, while eligible households in England will receive a £100 Household Energy Payment from January 2027. What do these changes mean for you or your business? We've put together a comprehensive Autumn Budget report covering the key announcements, upcoming changes and their potential impact on businesses and individuals. 👉 Read our full Autumn Budget 2026 report here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0ztFj10  #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget2026

📚 Looking for something to do over the half term holidays? Why not explore @AmazeSussex's The Story Trail across Brighton & Hove and see how many BookBenches you can find along the way? If you find our Packed Like Sardines BookBench, don’t forget to enter our Sardine Selfie Competition!  One lucky winner will receive an exclusive hand-painted miniature Packed Like Sardines BookBench by artist Gill Prendergast, a blank miniature BookBench to decorate themselves, plus a selection of Story Trail and sardine-themed goodies. Don’t miss out on this brilliant prize! Find out how to enter here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zrFkT0  #Brighton #SitWithUs #TheStoryTrail #PackedLikeSardines

🔜 Just one day to go until the Plus Charity Football Cup! Tomorrow, eight businesses will come together for an afternoon of football, fundraising and friendly competition as our tournament returns for its fifth year. This year, we’re proudly raising funds for @thectsbrighton, supporting young people aged 16–25 in Brighton & Hove who are homeless or insecurely housed. DMH Stallard have defeated Plus Accounting in the final for the past three years, but will their winning streak continue tomorrow, or will we crown a new champion? 🔗 eu1.hubs.ly/H0zrF970  #Brighton #PlusCharityFootballCup #Fundraising

📢 Autumn Budget 2026: Key Announcements Chancellor John Healey has just delivered the Autumn Budget. Here are some of the key announcements:   ⛽ Fuel Duty: 5p cut extended until July 2027.   ⚡ Energy Bills: Electricity VAT cut extended until July, with £50 off the annual price cap and household gas standing charges removed.   🏠 Household Support: £100 energy payment for 20 million households in council tax bands A–D.   🏢 Business Rates: Relief threshold for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses increased from £12,000 to £18,000.   💰 Cash ISAs: Annual tax-free allowance to remain at £20,000.   📈 Minimum Wage: 3.9% increase for workers aged 18–20 and those aged 21 and over.   🚀 Founders' Relief: a 10% rate on lifetime gains, up to £10m for the founders of businesses.   🏡 First-Time Buyers: New First Time Buyer ISA to replace the Lifetime ISA, with penalty-free withdrawals announced.   📖 Our full Budget Report will be published tomorrow, bringing together all of the announcements. Stay tuned! #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget

📢 The Autumn Budget takes place today. Chancellor John Healey is due to deliver his first Budget at approximately 12:30pm, setting out the Government’s latest tax, spending and economic measures. Following today’s announcement, we’ll be reviewing the key changes and what they could mean for both individuals and businesses. 📖 Our full Budget Report will be published tomorrow, bringing together the main announcements, important dates and practical implications. Stay tuned! #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget

🎨 Creativity, competition and a great cause! Our team recently came together for a Story Trail-inspired Paint & Sip event, designing and painting our own miniature BookBench sculptures in support of @AmazeSussex. There were plenty of brilliant and completely different creations, with some healthy competition for the top spot. After a tough judging process, Maria Thomas was crowned the winner, taking home a sardine-themed medal and goodies! 🏆 Most importantly, proceeds from the BookBench painting kits went directly to Amaze Sussex, helping support the fantastic work they do for families across Sussex. Read more and take a look at all of our finished BookBench designs here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zq4yy0  #Brighton #SitWithUs #TheStoryTrail

Pensions and Inheritance Tax: What Changes in April 2027? From 6 April 2027, most unused pension funds and pension death benefits are set to be included within an individual’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes. For those with substantial pension savings, this could change how pensions fit into wider retirement and estate planning, and may affect how much wealth ultimately passes to family. Our latest article explains what’s changing, who could be affected and what you may want to consider before the new rules take effect. Read the full article here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zq43_0  #Brighton #Pensions #IHT #EstatePlanning

🎮 We’re pleased to be sponsoring the Studio Hero Award at the 2026 @gamerepublic Awards! The winners will be announced on 26 November at GaMaYo, taking place at WX in Wakefield in front of more than 450 developers, publishers, platform-holders, media and investors. The shortlist has now been revealed, and we’re looking forward to seeing who takes home the award on the night. Check out the full shortlist here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zq4rf0 Good luck to everyone shortlisted! #VideoGames #GameDev #GRAwards #GameRepublic #GaMaYo

🎱 Last week, we took on @QualityCareltd in our annual Charity Pool Match! It was another great evening full of friendly competition, with both teams coming together to raise money for two brilliant local charities. We were playing in support of Survivors Network, while Quality Care Group were representing Pollard’s Promises. It was the Quality Care Group who came out on top and in doing so they secured the larger share of the prize pot for their chosen charity! 👏 Having won last year's match, Quality Care Group now lead 2-1 across the three years we've held the event. We'll be looking to level the score next year! Well done to everyone involved and thank you for supporting two fantastic causes!  #Brighton #Charity #Fundraising

📢 The Autumn Budget takes place this Wednesday, 28 October. Ahead of his first Budget, Chancellor John Healey has announced plans to cut what he described as unnecessary “form-filling and pointless paperwork”, with the Treasury estimating the measures could save UK businesses almost £800 million a year in administrative and tariff costs. The proposals include simplifying compliance guidance and corporate reporting requirements, as part of a wider package aimed at reducing the administrative burden on businesses. Read more here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0znkWj0  Following Wednesday’s announcement, we’ll be publishing our Budget Report, covering the key measures and what they could mean for individuals and businesses. #Brighton #AutumnBudget #Budget

The Plus Charity Football Cup returns this Thursday! Now in its fifth year, the tournament will once again bring businesses from across the region together for an afternoon of football, fundraising and friendly competition. This year, we’re proud to be raising funds for @thectsbrighton, supporting young people aged 16–25 in Brighton & Hove who are homeless or insecurely housed. Ahead of Thursday’s tournament, why not take a look back at how the previous four years have unfolded here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0znll60  #Brighton #PlusCharityFootballCup #Fundraising

✨ A brilliant weekend celebrating creativity across Brighton! We were proud to once again support @DreamyPlace_UK, Brighton’s festival of art, creative technology and digital culture, which brought three days of creativity, moving image and immersive experiences to venues across the city. Due to the weather, the @OskaBright Film Festival x Dreamy Place screenings found a new home indoors at the Unitarian Church in Brighton, but that did not dampen the mood as it made for a brilliant evening of film and creativity. A huge well done to everyone involved in delivering such an inspiring programme across the weekend. It was great to see Brighton come alive with so many different ideas, experiences and creative voices. #Brighton #DreamyPlace #OskaBright #CreativeTech #FilmFestival

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is HMRC’s system for reporting self-employment and property income digitally throughout the year, alongside your annual final declaration. It does not create a new tax – Income Tax, Class 4 National Insurance and the underlying rules for calculating profit all stay the same. What changes is the reporting process. It has applied since 6 April 2026 to sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000, and from 6 April 2027 it extends to anyone with combined self-employment and property income over £30,000. For those newly affected, the biggest change is less about the amount of tax due and more about how financial records need to be kept and reported. Our Spotlight for October provides a practical guide for sole traders and landlords with income approaching the £30,000 threshold > eu1.hubs.ly/H0znkJ00  #Brighton #MTD #IncomeTax #SelfAssessment

Want to get more from Xero? There’s just one space left at our next Plus Conversations session! On 12 November, our Outsourcing team will be sharing practical ways to make Xero work harder for your business. The session will cover how to improve your set-up, streamline bookkeeping and financial processes, make better use of features and integrations, and avoid common areas of unnecessary admin. We’ll also look at VAT considerations and how keeping your financial information accurate and up to date can give you a clearer picture of business performance. Book here > eu1.hubs.ly/H0zlVyG0  Please note that this event is exclusively for Plus Accounting clients. #Brighton #PlusConversations #CloudAccounting