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In little more than four weeks, the world has transformed. With global businesses striving to maintain a normal service in the face of staff shortages, remote working, and social distancing, it’s...

Rishi Sunak announced a number of further measures yesterday to support jobs and business sectors severely affected by the COVID outbreak. The key points are summarised below;

Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) has transformed the outlook for businesses throughout the UK since its inception in 2006. A ground-breaking programme, Amazon FBA has enabled thousands of small and...

Short answer: no. There is no obligation to pay the second payment on account for the 2019/20 tax year by 31^st July 2020. This can be paid, along with any outstanding self-assessment tax...

Contributions (NICs) in the construction sector where off-payroll labour is concerned. Known as the IR35 Reforms, businesses that use workers contracted via an intermediary – typically a personal...

On Friday 29‌‌th May the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced more details about the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, as...

Having been in post for less than a month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his first Spring Budget in March, at a time of intense scrutiny and anxiety as the Covid-19 crisis intensified.

For the...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak anounced yesterday a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. 

HMRC have now issued further guidance on how to access the self-employed grant, which has been introduced as a result of COVID-19.

If you run a small business or handle the accounts for one anywhere in the UK, you'll need to keep up to date with all the latest changes the government makes to Value Added Taxation (VAT). Any...