The Government has announced a further wave of financial support for UK businesses in a bid to ensure that innovative firms are able to access the finances they need to grow.
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HMRC suffers defeat in an IR35 case
The presenter of television show Loose Women, Kaye Adams, has become the latest TV personality to win a case against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over her employment status.
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Cyber-crimes can affect any business
Nowadays every business relies on technology to some extent to perform their everyday business tasks.
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Automatic enrolment contributions increase: what you need to do
The minimum contribution you and your staff must pay into your automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme has increased.
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Government names and shames high street giant over late payments
The Government’s Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal has named and shamed high street health food giant Holland & Barrett over their payment practices.
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What does the ‘Good Work Plan’ mean for businesses?
The Government has recently implemented the ‘Good Work Plan’ with the aim to improve the employment rights and workers. As a result, businesses will be expected to familiarise themselves and implement the following changes to their current working practices.
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Government launches consultation on tackling SME R&D relief abuse
The Government has launched a consultation on changes to research and development (R&D) tax credits which are intended to prevent businesses from abusing the scheme for small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Shoppers getting irritated with cash-only businesses
SMEs and start-ups have less than five months to shift from taking cash only to accepting cards before a shopper’s expectations change. The higher demand in card payments by consumers is becoming a large factor in how a small business prospers for the future.
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Making tax digital is live today, yet one million businesses are not registered
As of today, UK based businesses that have a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold of £85,000 will be required to switch to the new digital tax service to report earnings and calculate VAT owed.
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BCC “downgrades” UK economic growth in response to Brexit uncertainty
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has this month downgraded its growth expectations for the UK economy in response to “continued Brexit uncertainty”.
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