Maybe you have recently given your staff members a bottle of wine or a voucher to help celebrate the New Year or as a thank you for their services in 2018, but did you know this could be classed as … Continue reading
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New Year, New Home – Self-employed reminded about changes to SA302
With many people looking to get on to the housing ladder in 2018, it has never been more important to have easy access to a mortgage. However, since HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) changed the way it issues details of … Continue reading
Auto-enrolment to be expanded to younger workers, as minimum contributions rise
The majority of businesses across the UK are making preparations to increase their minimum workplace pension contributions, having successfully enrolled more than 8.5 million staff into schemes. Auto-enrolment minimum contributions were due to rise in October 2017 under the original … Continue reading
Don’t forget the Self-Assessment deadline
While most people will be focused on the festive celebrations at this time of the year, businesses and their owners must not forget the all-important Self-Assessment deadline. The deadline for sending 2016-17 tax returns to HMRC is midnight on 31 … Continue reading
SMEs risk losing out on Christmas income totalling £2bn if they don’t accept cards
A new study has revealed that almost half of all shoppers will not spend money with a business this Christmas if it doesn’t provide facilities to pay by card. A study, commissioned by card machine provider Paymentsense, has found that … Continue reading