| 15-05-2023
Your employees may be injured at work or they, or your former employees, may become ill as a result of their work while in your employment. They might try to claim compensation from you if they believe you are responsible.
| 15-05-2023
The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.8% in December 2022 to February 2023, 0.2 percentage points higher than September to November 2022. The increase in employment over the latest three-month period was driven by part-time employees and self-employed workers.
| 03-05-2023
In his Budget speech in March earlier this year, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt kicked off the Government’s plan for growth with changes to business tax legislation, a key policy being ‘full expensing’.
| 03-05-2023
Expanding your property portfolio can help increase your financial security — but is now a good time to buy to let? As house prices start to fall and rents rise across the UK, 2023 may look like a good year to get your foot on the investment property ladder. However,
| 03-05-2023
The Government has introduced a new bill to modernise business rates across the country. Following feedback from businesses calling for a fairer system, the new Non-Domestic Rating Bill, announced on 29 March, will support businesses by incentivising property investment and introducing more frequent valuations.
| 03-05-2023
HMRC has released guidance clarifying how it will phase in the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) for pensions. As announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Spring Budget 2023, the current £1,073,100 threshold on the LTA ended on 5 April.
| 02-05-2023
Short-term lets are now a significant part of the UK’s visitor economy. They provide increased choice and flexibility for tourists and business travellers and those attending major sporting and cultural events.
| 02-05-2023
The armed forces covenant is a pledge that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy, and society they serve with their lives.
| 02-05-2023
Isolation and loneliness are very prevalent in rural areas where transport and amenities are scarce, so Pub is The Hub is making funding available to pubs prepared to support their local residents.
| 02-05-2023
Working capital finance solutions offer businesses the opportunity to improve cash flow. The world of commercial finance and asset-based lending (ABL) is complex and expansive with products, terminology, and contractual interpretation varying from lender-to-lender.
| 02-05-2023
Where companies give shares to employees in the company or group that they work for they will generally be taxed on the difference between the market value of those shares and the amount paid, if any.
| 25-04-2023
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a new service for UK organisations looking to use personal data in new and innovative ways.
| 25-04-2023
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is repeating its data protection and marketing webinar for small businesses, due to the popular demand it received last time it ran.
| 25-04-2023
Like many other taxes, inheritance tax (or IHT) allowances have been frozen. This sounds generous of the chancellor at a time when the government is strapped for cash. But it actually means that we are paying more.
| 11-04-2023
The Government has announced a shake-up in how Benefits in Kind (BIK) are paid. The move will allow tax agents to run payroll BIK on behalf of clients for the first time.
| 11-04-2023
Understanding environmental, social and governance factors. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a set of standards that measures how green, socially conscious and well-run a business is. By looking at your business through an ESG lens, you may be able to predict how sustainable it is in the long run.
| 28-03-2023
Thames Freeport has received final government sign off, unlocking new high-quality jobs and much-needed investment. The Freeport will now receive up to £25 million seed funding from government and potentially hundreds of millions in locally retained business rates to drive growth in the UK’s advanced manufacturing, biomanufacturing, logistics, and low
| 28-03-2023
The webinar, run by the Federation of Small Businesses, covers: an overview of business rates, how properties are valued, reporting changes to your property, and what to do if you think your rateable value is too high.