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Your voice could be your password
21st Mar 2025 | Posted by:HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have plans to use a callers voice as their password in an effort to speed up phone calls.
Read MoreHigher tax threshold for side hustles: What could it mean for you?
20th Mar 2025 | Posted by:Last week, the tax minister responsible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), James Murray, and announced plans to increase the Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) reporting threshold for gross income from £1,000 to £3,000.
Read MoreBusiness Rates Relief confirmed for 2025/26
5th Mar 2025 | Posted by:A letter from the government’s Non-Domestic Rates Team to councils has confirmed the Business Rates Relief measures for 2025/26 announced at the 2024 Autumn Budget
Read MoreShould you be paying tax on your side hustle?
17th Feb 2025 | Posted by:Conventional approaches to work and earning an income are changing and with the cost of living ever rising, many now use various ways to make some extra cash outside of their main job
Read MoreGovernment funding for AI Projects to boost small business productivity
21st Jan 2025 | Posted by:The UK Government has announced a £7 million funding initiative aimed at helping small businesses enhance their productivity and efficiency through artificial intelligence (AI).
Read MoreTwo business rates agents suspended by VOA
15th Jan 2025 | Posted by:The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) have announced the suspension of two business rates agents.
Read MoreSpring Forecast scheduled for 26 March 2025
3rd Jan 2025 | Posted by:Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has confirmed 26 March 2025 as the date for the Spring Forecast.
Read MoreSalary vs dividends: The best way to extract profit in 2025/26
9th Dec 2024 | Posted by:If you trade as a limited company, then you will likely know that balancing salary and dividends is key to extracting profit from your company in the most tax-efficient way.
Read MoreNational Minimum Wage increases for April 2025
5th Nov 2024 | Posted by:The government has announced the new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will apply from 1 April 2025.
Read MoreBusinesses count the cost of increases to Employers National Insurance
4th Nov 2024 | Posted by:From 1 April 2025, the rate for Employers National Insurance (NI) will increase from 13.8% to 15%.
Read MoreNew government grants to boost research on AI risks
21st Oct 2024 | Posted by:Researchers in the UK are being offered new funding opportunities to explore ways of making society more resilient to the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Read MoreHave a Child Trust Fund? Time to check if you can claim your savings!
1st Oct 2024 | Posted by:If you, or your child, was born between 1 September 2002 and 2 January 2011, there could be a savings account with your or their name on it – literally!
Read MoreNew apprenticeship reforms: What they mean for your business
1st Oct 2024 | Posted by:The government has announced some reforms to the apprenticeship system in England, which could bring some exciting opportunities for business owners.
Read MoreAmazon ends hybrid work policy: Is it time to reconsider remote working?
23rd Sep 2024 | Posted by:Amazon has announced the end of its hybrid work policy, with corporate staff expected to be back in the office five days a week starting in January.
Read MoreCompanies undermining insolvency rules shut down
9th Sep 2024 | Posted by:In a recent case reported by the Insolvency Service, two connected corporate rescue firms, Atherton Corporate (UK) Ltd and Atherton Corporate Rescue Limited, have been forcibly shut down by the UK courts.
Read MoreCompanies House online services to move to GOV.UK One Login
9th Sep 2024 | Posted by:Last week, Companies House confirmed that their online services will move to the GOV.UK One Login beginning from autumn 2024.
Read MoreHMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 September 2024
23rd Aug 2024 | Posted by:HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 September 2024.
Read MoreHomebuyers Paid £1.2 Billion in Stamp Duty in July
23rd Aug 2024 | Posted by:According to official figures from HMRC, homebuyers in the UK paid an astonishing £1.2 billion in stamp duty in July 2024
Read MoreChancellor refuses to rule out increase to capital gains tax
12th Aug 2024 | Posted by:The Chancellor has ruled out raising VAT, income tax rates or National Insurance rates, but this has added speculation on whether other taxes will be increased.
Read MoreVAT on Amazon Fees from 1 August 2024
6th Aug 2024 | Posted by:From 1 August 2024, selling fees charged by Amazon to UK vendors will be subject to VAT at 20%.
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