What the Chancellor’s July statement means for you On 8th July 2020 Rishi Sunak made a speech to Parliament that outlined a number of important measures to support businesses to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic – which he described as the ‘biggest threat to this country in decades.’ Here, we look at the main initiatives […]
If you work in the hospitality, retail or care industries and have struggled with staffing and retention due to having to pay staff a low minimum and living wage, this article is for you. The government aims to reverse this trend by increasing the National Living Wage by 6.2% for workers over the age of […]
If you’re a private landlord who is letting a property in the UK, expect to see a lot of changes during the upcoming tax year. As you know, the government is slowly doing away with the old regime where landlords could deduct 100% of their mortgage interest payments from their rental income to reduce their […]
HMRC has updated its list of examples of websites, emails, letters, text messages, WhatsApp messages and phone calls used by scammers and tax fraudsters to obtain an individual’s personal information. The guidance can be used to help you decide if a contact from HMRC is genuine and provides examples of the different methods that fraudsters […]
Are you thinking about getting a new car? Maybe the old one has given up the ghost and it’s time for an upgrade? If a new set of wheels is on the cards there lots of options to consider, buy outright, buy on finance, new or second-hand. Another factor in the equation is your business. […]
Deciding what sort of business to set up is a key part of the process, and can be overwhelming for anyone who’s only ever worked as an employee. There are several options available to you, and they all have their pros and cons, click on the image above to find out more…
The first batch of VAT-registered businesses have less than a month to go until they enter into the Government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime. Click the image above to find out more…
HMRC admitted an error which saw hundreds of early-paying taxpayers wrongly issued with late-payment notices before the deadline for self-assessment tax returns. Click the image above to find out more…
The next increase in Automatic Enrolment (AE) pension contributions for both employees and employers will take place from 6 April 2019. Click the image above to find out more…
In his 2018 Budget speech to the Commons, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage would increase from April next year. Click the image above to find out more…