Government announce further support for UK businesses
Apr 18, 2019
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. The additional £200 million will go towards supporting high growth ...
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Cyber-crimes can affect any business
Apr 15, 2019
Nowadays every business relies on technology to some extent to perform their everyday business tasks. However, as our reliance on digitalisation and computers evolves, data and privacy are becoming a primary concern, with an increased prevalence of cyber-related crimes. Figures have indicated ...
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Government names and shames high street giant over late payments
Apr 11, 2019
The Government’s Small Business Commissioner Paul Uppal has named and shamed high street health food giant Holland & Barrett over their payment practices. The high street chain is considered to be the biggest company to have been named and shamed to ...
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HMRC extends £8 million customs funding training deadline
Apr 08, 2019
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that the deadline for applications for funding from a Government initiative designed to help businesses prepare for the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) has been extended to 31 May 2019. The £8million ...
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Government launches consultation on tackling SME R&D relief abuse
Apr 04, 2019
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 (SME). The plans which were first announced during last year’s budget ...
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Making tax digital is live today, yet one million businesses are not registered
Apr 01, 2019
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. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had previously ...
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Barclays announce £14 billion funding to support UK businesses
Mar 28, 2019
Barclays bank has announced plans for a major lending fund worth £14 billion pounds, which will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to flourish once the UK has left the European Union (EU). Recently, the Bank of England’s Governor Mark Carney ...
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HMRC reveals MTD registration takes seven working days
Mar 21, 2019
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned that registration for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT will take up to seven days to complete and will not be a real-time service. In the latest piece of guidance for businesses who need ...
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Many businesses unaware of the criminal offences associated with tax evasion
Mar 18, 2019
Three-quarters of businesses are unaware of the corporate criminal offences relating to activity which is seen to facilitate tax evasion. On 30 September 2017, the Criminal Finances Act was introduced; which meant companies and partnerships can be found liable for failing ...
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Chancellor wants to tackle late payments in the UK
Mar 14, 2019
Currently, in the UK, late payments are a serious issue, especially for small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who have to chase invoices from large suppliers, thus causing a disruption in the channel with resellers. According to research conducted by Bacs Payment Schemes ...
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