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Thinking of retirement?

The ultimate aim of every serious business person is to build a company that has value, so that it can be sold or transferred

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Small Businesses – how to deal with data protection complaints

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has written a guide to help small businesses deal with complaints about how they’ve used people’s information

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HMRC Customs Update – Take action now to continue importing goods

If your business imports goods into the UK, then you need to move to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) now. If you do not, you will not be able to import goods into the UK from 1 October 2022.

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HMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 September 2022

HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 September 2022, increasing rates between one and two pence per mile

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Rising energy prices ‘greatest test for SMEs’

Over half of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners say rising fuel and energy costs threaten their business's survival

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Third of companies hit by supply chain problems

Disruptions to the supply chain has affected the reputation of over a quarter of UK businesses as customers expressed dissatisfaction with services

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Attracting and retaining key staff with shares

In the increasingly competitive jobs market, it is important that employers are able to attract and retain talented people to help them grow their business

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Helping your business become more sustainable

After some of the hottest temperatures seen on record recently we are reminded about global warming and how small businesses can help our country drive towards net zero.

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Take control of your business!

We were finally getting over the financial crisis when Covid struck. Then, in the trough of the worst economic downturn in 300 years, we discovered that recovery was driving the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) to new heights and the job market into a frenz

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Growth figures revert to positive at 0.5%

Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.5% in May 2022, after a decline of 0.2% in April 2022

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MTD for income tax – Quarterly information to be reported by businesses

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax will apply to sole traders, property landlords and certain other businesses with gross turnover and/or property income over £10,000 a year and will commence in April 2024

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Employers: make sure your contact details are up to date for The Pensions Regulator

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) writes to you as an employer to keep you up to date with the automatic enrolment tasks you need to complete and when they need to be completed

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First Plastic Packaging Tax returns due this month

Businesses that are now liable for the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will need to file their first returns this month.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution

The fourth industrial revolution is being driven by technology such as high-speed mobile internet, artificial intelligence, automation, cloud technology and big data analytics.

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Are you an Innovative Business?

Innovation has generally been recognised as essential for value creation, both for individual companies and for the UK economy as a whole

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P11D and P11D(b) filing and payment deadlines

It’s important to tell HMRC about any Class 1A National Insurance contributions that you owe for the tax year ending 5 April 2022 by 6 July 2022 at the latest

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Tax gap remains steady at 5.1%

The estimated tax gap for the 2020/21 tax year is 5.1% – the second lowest recorded percentage – and is unchanged from the previous year, according to the latest data from HMRC.

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Deadline to use paper £20 and £50 banknotes

The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status of the old paper £20 and £50 banknotes at the end of September

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COVID-19 emergency loan schemes may have saved 500,000 businesses

The government's coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency loan guarantee schemes may have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses, according to research from the British Business Bank (BBB).

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£1.5k plug-in grant for electric cars scrapped

The government is withdrawing the plug-in grant for cars scheme, which offered discounts on low-emission vehicles, to focus on charge points

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