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May 20, 20221 min read

Pension regulator running spot checks on UK employers

Employers suspected of failing to meet their workplace pensions duties are being targeted with spot check inspections by the Pensions...

2022 Spring Statement – the business reaction

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Mar 24, 20221 min read

2022 Spring Statement – the business reaction

Business groups have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement speech. Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British...

82% of VAT registered businesses are still unaware of MTD deadline

Lynne Gowers

Mar 18, 20221 min read

82% of VAT registered businesses are still unaware of MTD deadline

Although there is less than a month until the roll out of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT extension, 82% of eligible businesses are...

Helen Smith

Mar 16, 20222 min read

Dividend Tax increase from April 2022

Dividend tax is due to increase in April 2022, something which you need to be aware of if you are the director of a limited company, due...

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Mar 11, 20221 min read

SSP Rebate Scheme set to close in March

The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS) will close on 17‌‌‌ ‌March‌‌‌ ‌2022. The SSPRS was reintroduced by the government on 21...

Businesses urged to apply for remaining COVID-19 support grants

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Feb 17, 20221 min read

Businesses urged to apply for remaining COVID-19 support grants

Businesses are being encouraged to apply for remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) grant funding from local authorities. Hospitality, leisure...

Soaring wage and energy costs force three quarters of UK businesses to raise prices

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Feb 15, 20221 min read

Soaring wage and energy costs force three quarters of UK businesses to raise prices

Around three quarters of UK businesses say they are putting up prices in response to surging costs such as wages, energy and raw...

COVID-19 support grants must be included on company tax returns

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Jan 21, 20221 min read

COVID-19 support grants must be included on company tax returns

HMRC has warned that businesses must declare any coronavirus (COVID-19) support grants or payments on their company tax returns and...

Small firms losing £25 billion annually to tax admin

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Oct 28, 20211 min read

Small firms losing £25 billion annually to tax admin

A study carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has showed that small firms are losing £25 billion per year as compliance...

IoD urges government to reduce planned level of business tax rises

Helen Smith

Sep 29, 20211 min read

IoD urges government to reduce planned level of business tax rises

The Institute of Directors (IoD) is urging the government to use the upcoming Budget to reduce the planned level of business tax rises....

Government announces plans to make requesting flexible working a day one right

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Sep 26, 20211 min read

Government announces plans to make requesting flexible working a day one right

UK workers could get more choice over when and where they work under new proposals to make the right to request flexible working a day...

OTS says changing date of tax year end would be beneficial

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Sep 18, 20211 min read

OTS says changing date of tax year end would be beneficial

Adopting a tax year which is either aligned with the calendar year or with a calendar month-end would have clear benefits, according to a...

FSB suggests business rates system ‘disincentivises investment’

Lynne Gowers

Sep 9, 20211 min read

FSB suggests business rates system ‘disincentivises investment’

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has stated that the current business rates system in England serves to ‘disincentivise...

Contactless limit to increase to £100 from 15 October

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Sep 5, 20211 min read

Contactless limit to increase to £100 from 15 October

The national roll-out of the new £100 spending limit for contactless card payments will begin from 15 October 2021, trade body UK Finance...

HMRC outlines changes to late payment penalty regime

Lynne Gowers

Aug 27, 20211 min read

HMRC outlines changes to late payment penalty regime

HMRC has published a paper outlining the changes to the late payment penalty regime for taxpayers. The government intends to reform...

Study reveals 83% of businesses not aware of Plastic Packaging Tax

Lynne Gowers

Aug 25, 20211 min read

Study reveals 83% of businesses not aware of Plastic Packaging Tax

A survey carried out by resource management firm Veolia has revealed that 83% of businesses polled were not aware of the Plastic...

FSB urges government to provide SMEs with better access to support and advice

Helen Smith

Jul 19, 20211 min read

FSB urges government to provide SMEs with better access to support and advice

In a new report, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the government to provide small and medium-sized enterprises...

Bounce Back Loan repayments due for many small businesses

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Jun 6, 20211 min read

Bounce Back Loan repayments due for many small businesses

Many small businesses will soon be required to begin repaying loans taken out under the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). The...

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