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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...
Lynne Gowers
May 20, 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...
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Mar 24, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Mar 18, 20221 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...
Helen Smith
Mar 16, 20222 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...
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Mar 11, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Feb 17, 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...
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Feb 15, 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...
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Jan 21, 20221 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...
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Oct 28, 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....
Helen Smith
Sep 29, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Sep 26, 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...
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Sep 18, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Sep 9, 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...
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Sep 5, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Aug 27, 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...
Lynne Gowers
Aug 25, 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...
Helen Smith
Jul 19, 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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Jun 6, 20211 min read