Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at WHA has had an article published in Travel Weekly, which analyses how the new Abta bonding rules should benefit it’s members, revised after a backlash from the industry over toughened bond requirements. Please click the link below to view this article: New Abta bonding rules should…
WHA were delighted to receive the Silver Award for AITO Business Partner of the Year at yesterday’s AITO AGM. It is a professional delight for us to be a business partner of a Trade Association like AITO who really puts its member’s first and specifically looks after and has real SME representation. While WHA have…
UK likely to avoid recession amidst announcement of tax reliefs The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Spring Budget to Parliament today. In doing so, it seemed he was not only hoping to shake off the unpredictability of his predecessors, but to establish stability — and indeed growth — within the UK economy.…
Chris Photi, Head of Travel and Leisure at WHA has had an article published in Travel Weekly, which assesses some of The CAA’s proposals in the recent consultation part 2. Please click the link below to view this article: Atol reform plans ‘lack consistency’, warns leading industry figure Should you have any questions relating…
Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt made an emergency statement in an attempt to calm the financial markets. Just three weeks after the mini-Budget was announced, vast swathes of its policies have now been redacted by the new Chancellor. Tax cuts scrapped includes the promised cut in the basic rate of income tax;…
Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor announced in May of this year a range of measures to help reduce the impact of the anticipated “October 2022 Ofgem utility price cap increase”. The announcement followed an earlier assistance package revealed in February, ahead of the April 2022 Ofgem price cap increase from £1,277 to £1,971. Sunak’s measures,…
By Becky O’Flynn, MTD Manager at White Hart Associates HM Revenue & Customs have published guidance on the introduction of the new penalty regime which will be effective from January 2023. The changes were deferred from April 2022 to grant HM Revenue & Customs more time to make the necessary system changes. Essentially, these…
By Jake Cohen, Finance and Regulatory Analyst at White Hart Associates Travel businesses do not want mandatory bonds or the forced segregation of customer monies as part of a new-look Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (ATOL) scheme. These are two of the key findings from the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA’s) long-awaited summary of responses from…
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement was delivered amidst dire social and economic circumstances. Living costs continue to increase at an alarming rate; the levels of inflation escalating to the highest in 30 years within an economy struggling to find its feet after the Coronavirus pandemic. Events played out on an international level will also have consequences…
Today the Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a Spring Statement amidst rising inflation and a struggling economy trying to recover from a pandemic. If you are trying to decipher how it impacts upon you and your business, rest assured our Spring Statement Summary will be with you tomorrow morning. In the meantime, here are the key…
