Finance
Many of our members are having difficulties with finance at the moment. The Business Interruption Loans schemes are difficult to navigate and offering high-interest rates above 8%. Some businesses are being offered standard commercial loans from the bank instead. The … Continued
It isn’t easy finding the time to put your records in order or sort out your business expenses. We can help with this selection of online support. The following live webinars are interactive. Simply ask your questions using the on-screen … Continued
If your business is VAT registered with a turnover above the VAT threshold then you will be required to use the new guidelines of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT by law from the 1st April 2019. The primary aim of … Continued
Crowdfunding is a time-consuming endeavour. And there’s nothing worse than spending your precious time on activities that are at best ineffective, at worst actively putting investors off the idea of funding your business. So what common mistakes do entrepreneurs often … Continued
A new campaign to tackle pension scams launches today as the latest figures reveal that victims of pension scammers lost an average of £91,000 each in 2017. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have joined forces … Continued
Staff Uniform Costs The National Minimum Wage (NMW) has been the hot topic of discussion in recent headlines, discussing the latest government list that has named and shamed employers who have failed to pay their workers the NMW. With some … Continued
We want to stress how important this message is for members and non-members with reference to Pension Auto-enrolment Please don’t ignore any letters that you may receive from The Pensions Regulator, especially Compliance Notice’s as these usually relate to fines and … Continued
HMRC has a variety of useful online support if you need help with your tax return. HMRC’s YouTube channel has a range of short videos on ‘Self Assessment’ covering topics such as: Expenses if you’re self-employed Paying your Self Assessment tax … Continued