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Businesses Want Clarity Before Returning To Work
Business groups are calling on the Government to clarify a conditional plan to ease lockdown restrictions in England. Prime Minister…
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HMRC Relaxes Stance On Home Office Equipment
The Government has relaxed rules that restricted reimbursement for spending on office equipment for the rest of 2020/21. This should…
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Businesses Warn Against No-Deal Brexit
Business groups have called for politicians to work together to avoid leaving the EU without a deal, following Parliament’s historic…
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Half Of SMEs Prefer Experienced Workers
People aged between 35 and 54 are at the top of the hire list for small businesses in the UK,…
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Average Cost Of Life Goals Totals £566k
For the average person, achieving major life milestones such as buying a house, having children and saving for retirement costs…
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Auto-Enrolment Fines Rise 146%
Fines issued to employers failing to comply with their auto-enrolment responsibilities have more than doubled over the last two years,…
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200,000 Startups Use Dual-Registration Service
More than 200,000 new businesses have used the Government’s service to register for tax at the same time as registering…
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Divorced Women Miss Out On Pension Wealth
Many divorced women are ending up as the “poor relations” when it comes to division of assets, according to research.…
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Savers Hit By ISA Tax Charge
Thousands of bereaved partners in the UK could be paying unnecessary tax on inherited ISAs, by missing out on a…
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Think Tank Proposes Five Tax Changes
The Government could save almost £7 billion a year by 2022/23 by tweaking five existing wealth taxes and subsidies, a…
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Thousands File Tax Returns Over Christmas
More than 10,000 people filed their self-assessment tax returns over Christmas 2018, ahead of the 31 January 2019 deadline. According…
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Dates And Deadlines For January 2019
As we begin 2019, here are some important tax dates to keep in mind this January. 7 January VAT return…
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Grants Available For Exporting SMEs
Small businesses with hopes of exporting goods in 2019 can apply for Government funding to attend international trade shows. Applications…
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Taxpayers Warned Of HMRC Scam Calls
HMRC is warning taxpayers of a widely reported phone call scam, which threatens legal action against the recipient if they…
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Most Employees Worried About Sick Pay
More than half of employees are concerned about how they would manage financially if they became too ill to work,…
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Government Publishes Self-Employed Pensions Paper
The Government has released a paper setting out its plans to trial pension savings among the self-employed. The paper confirms…
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New Rules For Employing Flexible Workers
Businesses employing flexible and short-term workers will need to comply with new rules protecting workers’ rights, under a package of…
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SME Owners Struggle To Switch Off Over Christmas
Owners of small businesses will be struggling with work pressures during the festive period, research by Aldermore bank shows. A…
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Scotland Freezes Higher-Rate Threshold
Higher earners in Scotland are poised to pay significantly more in income tax next year, after the higher-rate threshold was…
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Brexit Uncertainty Knocks SME Confidence
Small business confidence has fallen to its lowest point since 2011, amid continued uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations. According to a…
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Employers To Keep Investing In Staff Benefits
Most employers plan to continue their investment in workplace benefits, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and…
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Probate Fee Increases ‘Amount To Stealth Tax’
House of Lords committee has criticised the Government’s plans to increase probate fees, saying they amount to a “stealth tax”…
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Businesses Get To Grips With Apprenticeship Levy
Employers are becoming more confident in their knowledge of the apprenticeship levy, research by the Institute of Directors (IoD) has…
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Most Adults Don’t Have A Will
More than half of people don’t have a will, and many others have a will they have failed to update,…
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Government Introduces New Prompt Payment Initiative
A new prompt payment initiative has been announced, which aims to prevent late payments to government suppliers and subcontractors. The…
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