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May 25, 2023
How high could interest rates rise?
Earlier this month the Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates for a 12th consecutive time as the rate of rising prices remains high.
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May 18, 2023
Review your online sales promotions to ensure they are compliant
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is urging online businesses that sell goods, services, or digital content to consumers in the UK to review their online sales promotions to ensure they do not mislead consumers or give a false sense of a deadline.
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May 18, 2023
Changes to the VAT online account
From Monday 15 May 2023, unless you are already using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software, you will no longer be able to use your existing VAT online account to file manual VAT returns.
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May 16, 2023
Artificial Intelligence – Can it work for your business?
With the new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, there’s an opportunity to automate many routine or administrative tasks and improve the overall efficiency of your business.
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May 12, 2023
Recruitment tips in a changing environment
The UK employment rate was estimated at 75.8% in December 2022 to February 2023, 0.2 percentage points higher than September to November 2022.
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May 12, 2023
Creating your business’s future
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the UK economy is predicted to shrink for the remainder of 2023 and then grow by only 1% in 2024.
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May 11, 2023
Building Business Resilience
Millions of businesses and households are struggling with their energy costs, alongside increases in general taxation, the cost of council tax, water bills and other utilities.
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May 11, 2023
Giving Shares To Employees
Where companies give shares to employees in the company or group that they work for they will generally be taxed on the difference between the market value of those shares and the amount paid, if any.
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May 11, 2023
Working Capital Finance Explained
Working capital finance solutions offer businesses the opportunity to improve cash flow
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May 3, 2023
Can you create more ‘productive’ time?
For many small business owners, if they have one consistent issue, it would be that there is simply not enough time in the day to achieve all the things that need to be done.
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May 3, 2023
What’s really important?
With the constant news surrounding the economy, interest rate uncertainty, and high inflation, its difficult not to worry about these issues and lose sight of what’s really important – the health and welfare of you and your loved ones.
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Apr 18, 2023
Sea-change in UK boardrooms as women make up nearly 40% of FTSE 100 top table roles
The UK has climbed to second in the international rankings for women’s representation on boards at FTSE 100 level.
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Apr 18, 2023
UK and EU formally adopt the Windsor Framework
Last week, the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, and Vice President to the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, met to sign off the Windsor Framework at the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee in London.
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Apr 18, 2023
Mitigating the long-term effect of inflation
With continuing inflation in the UK, many of us and our businesses have been put “off track” in the short to medium term.
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Apr 18, 2023
Spring Budget 2023 – GAD’s analysis
We take a look at what the experts at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) say about the Spring Budget.
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Apr 18, 2023
Employer duties for the change in the tax year
The latest information to help employer duties for the change in the tax year
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Apr 18, 2023
Are you buying or trading Crypto?
If you are thinking about buying cryptoassets (“crypto”) you need to know the basics and understand the risks before jumping in.
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Apr 18, 2023
Government and Bank of England facilitate sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK
Silicon Valley Bank (UK) Ltd (SVB UK) was sold last week to HSBC for a symbolic £1.
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Apr 18, 2023
New UK Version of GDPR
New data laws to cut down paperwork for businesses and reduce cookie pops-up have been introduced by the UK government.
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Apr 18, 2023

Apr 18, 2023
UK Government to crack down on ‘fire and rehire’ practices
The government is taking action against unscrupulous employers that use the controversial practice of ‘fire and rehire’, it has announced.
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Apr 18, 2023
HMRC is testing an automated SMS system
A new trial system aims to identify taxpayers seeking help with specific queries which HMRC considers can be resolved online.
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Apr 18, 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme: help for businesses and other non-domestic customers
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Apr 18, 2023

Apr 13, 2023
Will the Spring Budget Stimulate Economic Growth?
With the UK economy flat-lining the Chancellor is under pressure to announce measures to stimulate growth.
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Apr 13, 2023
Is the UK going to swerve a recession?
Better than anticipated purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data for February indicate encouraging resilience of the economy.
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Apr 13, 2023
Check when you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax
If you manufacture or import 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging within a 12-month period you must register for PPT on GOV.UK
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Apr 13, 2023
Retiring soon? Check your entitlement to the State Pension
If you are planning to claim the UK state pension you should check your national insurance (NI) record before 5 April 2023.
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Apr 13, 2023
Pensions: Value for Money Consultation
The UK Minister for Pensions Laura Trott has announced a shake-up of private pensions to create fairer, more predictable, and better-run pensions.
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Apr 13, 2023
UK sets out plans to regulate cryptoasset activities – Consultation announced
Plans to protect consumers and grow the economy by regulating cryptoasset activities have been announced by the UK government.
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Apr 13, 2023
JCVI advice on the 2023 COVID-19 vaccination programme
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published a statement with its latest advice on the 2023 programme.
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Apr 13, 2023
Selling online and paying taxes
If you regularly sell goods or services through an online marketplace, you could be classed as a ‘trader’.
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Apr 13, 2023
MAKING TAX DIGITAL FOR INCOME TAX DELAYED AGAIN
Making tax digital (MTD) for income tax self-assessment (ITSA) was originally scheduled to start in 2018 and was then put back to 2023 and then 2024.
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Apr 18, 2023

Apr 18, 2023
Energy Bills Discount Scheme: help for businesses and other non-domestic customers
The Government has announced a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) from April 2023 to April 2024 for eligible non-domestic consumers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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