Blog (03.09.2021)

File Companies House accounts online to avoid delays, businesses told

Sep 02, 2021

Businesses have been urged to file Companies House accounts online as coronavirus disruption continues to significantly delay processing times. The official register of companies said paper accounts can take days, or sometimes weeks, to process. If you are due to file accounts ...

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Tax-related scams double during coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal

Aug 26, 2021

Tax-related scams have almost doubled in the past 12 months, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed. The tax authority said the coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect environment for criminals to operate in. According to the most recent figures available, HMRC ...

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Staff shortages leave food manufacturers looking for inmates to cover work

Aug 23, 2021

Food manufacturers in desperate need of workers are pleading for the UK Government to enable the companies to use prisoners to solve the staff shortage disaster - a fault of Brexit and COVID-19. A call is due between the Ministry of ...

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Sole traders “disproportionately impacted” by coronavirus pandemic

Aug 19, 2021

Just four in 10 sole traders have returned to pre-pandemic levels of trading despite Covid-19 restrictions being lifted, a major study has revealed. The report comes after the Government revealed that the smallest of businesses could pay more tax next year. The ...

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Staff shortages: increased wages to entice workers could mean higher prices for customers

Aug 16, 2021

Due to the ongoing staff shortages caused by the pandemic, UK restaurants have had to increase employee wages to entice chefs and waiters - which could mean higher prices for customers. According to recent data, four of the biggest UK restaurant ...

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Businesses urged to “get to grips” with new Patent Box regime as grandfathering rules come to an end

Aug 12, 2021

Businesses should “get to grips” with new Patent Box rules or risk missing out on corporate tax relief, a major regulator has warned. The new guidance, published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), comes after grandfathering ...

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Labour shortages could impact UK’s economic recovery, says experts

Aug 09, 2021

A recent report on the latest business trends suggests that despite the surge of hiring among UK firms in July, the lack of working employees could still threaten the UK’s economic recovery. These staff shortages are a result of Brexit and ...

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CHIEF service to close from March 2023, Government reveals

Aug 05, 2021

The Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system will be replaced by a single unified customs service from March 2023, it has been announced. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said its replacement, known as the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), ...

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The fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now open

The fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now open

Aug 03, 2021

  HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that the portal for the fifth round of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now open. In recent weeks, the tax authority has been directly contacting taxpayers that it believes are eligible for ...

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Fewest number of workers on furlough since scheme launched last year

Aug 03, 2021

Fewer than two million employees now remain on furlough as record numbers return to the workplace, a major study has revealed. The research, published by HM Treasury, comes as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) draws to a close this September. According ...

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