Businesses are being warned they could risk significant delays to importing goods if they don’t move to the UK’s new streamlined customs system…
£5k software savings boost for small businesses
More than a million small businesses are now eligible for discounted software through a flagship government scheme after a change to the rules…
Amazon faces probe over third-party practices
Online retail giant Amazon is being investigated by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns its practices could result in a worse deal for customers…
Government reviews personal insolvency framework
The Government is looking for input from anyone who has been touched by severe money problems as it reviews the personal insolvency framework for England and Wales…
Tax gap running at 5%
HMRC published a report last month that acknowledges it was only able to recover 95% of the taxes assessed for 2020-21…
Coping with inflation
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes, of the Scottish government, made a number of suggestions to help households and businesses who are struggling to cope with inflation…
Nothing to declare
Downsizing business operations is a perfectly acceptable response to economic pressures but our obligation to file returns to HMRC does not end if there are no transactions to report…
Seeing is believing?
It is no longer certain that if you receive a letter, email, text or phone call – purporting to be the tax office or some similar, regulatory authority – that it is a genuine communication…