Welcome to our blog where we’ll keep you up to date with the latest financial news relating to small businesses and new startups. If you see a story that relates to your business and have further questions, please feel free to contact us and we’ll try to help you understand the implications.
The regional elements of enterprise support service Business Link will be closing down by 25 November 2011 with its paid advisers replaced by thousands of volunteer mentors. Mark Prisk Business &am… [more]
If you work as a sub-contractor under CIS, you could be due a tax rebate. The paperwork however can be complicated for someone not used to dealing with such things and this means that he or she may … [more]
The Inland Revenue’s Tax Catch Up Plan has started a new campaign aimed at flushing out undeclared income from self-employed tutors and coaches. If you have been working in education (schools, c… [more]
With the prospect of long-term debt from university fees hanging over the heads of millions of children, new Junior ISAs are coming onto the market at just the right time for families to plan ahead.… [more]
If you are a company director, you may want to consider a more cost effective way of paying for your life assurance arrangements. Did you know that arranging life cover for yourself can be treated as … [more]
HMRC is concerned that many small businesses do not keep adequate records to support the entries on their tax returns, so they have launched a campaign to encourage better record keeping. However, mor… [more]