British entrepreneurship on the rise
A new study suggests that British entrepreneurship is on the rise and that small and micro-businesses are growing increasingly prominent across the UK.Continue reading
Insurance tax hikes car insurance prices up by 11 per cent
Over the past year, the cost of annual car insurance policies has risen by 11 per cent, the biggest increase since 2012.Continue reading
Report suggests significant customer service improvements at HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) handled 91.7 per cent of all customer telephone calls during 2016/17 – way above its self-set target of 85 per cent, a new report reveals.Continue reading
Report suggests significant customer service improvements at HMRC
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) handled 91.7 per cent of all customer telephone calls during 2016/17 – way above its self-set target of 85 per cent, a new report reveals.Continue reading
Late payment problems weighing heavily on SMEs
More than a third (37 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced cash flow difficulties as a direct result of late payments, a new study has revealed.Continue reading
Businesses below the VAT threshold to be exempt from Making Tax Digital
Businesses below the existing VAT threshold of £85,000 will be exempt from the Government’s flagship Making Tax Digital (MTD) project, it has been announced.Continue reading
Almost half of SMEs unprepared for ‘inevitable’ cyber attacks
A new study suggests that almost half (43 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have no strategic plan in place to deal with a cyber attack – despite the fact that a third of small business believe than an eventual attack on their systems is an inevitability.Continue reading
Unemployment falls yet again but pay remains a concern
Unemployment has fallen to 1.49 million in the three months to May, it was confirmed this morning.Continue reading
Updated HMRC guidance published on IR35
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published updated guidance on IR35, following important changes which took effect at the beginning of April this year.Continue reading
SME bosses ‘finding it hard to switch off’
A new study suggests that small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) decision makers are finding it increasingly hard to ‘switch off’ – with more than half of UK small business bosses taking less than six days’ holiday a year.Continue reading
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