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Earlier this month the Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates for a 12th consecutive time as the rate of rising prices remains high.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Working capital finance solutions offer businesses the opportunity to improve cash flow

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.

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.

The UK has climbed to second in the international rankings for women’s representation on boards at FTSE 100 level.

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.

With continuing inflation in the UK, many of us and our businesses have been put “off track” in the short to medium term.

We take a look at what the experts at the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) say about the Spring Budget.

The latest information to help employer duties for the change in the tax year

If you are thinking about buying cryptoassets (“crypto”) you need to know the basics and understand the risks before jumping in.

Silicon Valley Bank (UK) Ltd (SVB UK) was sold last week to HSBC for a symbolic £1.

New data laws to cut down paperwork for businesses and reduce cookie pops-up have been introduced by the UK government.

All the key points from the Spring Budget

The government is taking action against unscrupulous employers that use the controversial practice of ‘fire and rehire’, it has announced.

A new trial system aims to identify taxpayers seeking help with specific queries which HMRC considers can be resolved online.

Business resolutions for 2023

With the UK economy flat-lining the Chancellor is under pressure to announce measures to stimulate growth.

Better than anticipated purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data for February indicate encouraging resilience of the economy.

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

If you are planning to claim the UK state pension you should check your national insurance (NI) record before 5 April 2023.

The UK Minister for Pensions Laura Trott has announced a shake-up of private pensions to create fairer, more predictable, and better-run pensions.

Plans to protect consumers and grow the economy by regulating cryptoasset activities have been announced by the UK government.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has published a statement with its latest advice on the 2023 programme.

If you regularly sell goods or services through an online marketplace, you could be classed as a ‘trader’.

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.

Business resolutions for 2023

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.