Rishi Sunak today repudiated austerity as he used better than expected economic growth to boost spending on public services.
Category: Money & Tax for the Self-Employed
Everything you need to manage money and tax as a freelancer or sole trader – from self-assessment to invoicing and cashflow.
Fears over the future of free debt advice
There is growing concern that free, face-to-face advice which helps hundreds of thousands out of debt each year could be cut.
UK’s buy now, pay later credit industry to face regulation even though limited evidence of harm
Tighter regulation of the buy now, pay later credit industry is on the way, though the government has concluded there is “relatively limited evidence” of widespread consumer harm.
Experts say £10,900 a year needed to retire
A single person will need post-tax annual income of £10,900 for a minimum standard of living in retirement, academics have estimated.
NIC changes have come at a tricky time for SMEs
The Government’s decision to increase national insurance contributions (NIC) by 1.25 per cent from April 2022 has come at a tricky time for SMEs, many of which are struggling with the operational issues and the fallout of the pandemic.
Tax lost in UK due to fraud amounts to £35bn – almost half, say campaigners
The amount of tax lost in Britain through non-payment, avoidance and fraud has increased to £35bn, according to official figures.
JP Morgan unveils Chase, its UK digital bank
JP Morgan Chase is aiming to become one of the biggest lenders in Britain through the launch of a new digital bank next week.
Personal Guarantee backed loans risk being dismissed in favour of credit cards and overdrafts
Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance is urging entrepreneurs to educate themselves on the pros and cons of signing a personal guarantee
PayPal raises fees between UK and Europe
PayPal is introducing new fees for payments between businesses in the UK and those in Europe, from November.
5 Ways to simplify your business accounting
Accounting is one of those things that most people find confusing and frustrating.
Business Relief: The six golden rules
Business Relief (BR) solutions should be approached as an investment service in their own right and not solely considered as a tax solution. Advisers should remember not to let the, “tax tail wag the investment dog.”
Clarkson’s Farm: Can you claim 130% of the cost of buying your sheepdog?
Clarkson’s Farm, Jeremy Clarkson’s new Amazon Prime series has highlighted not only the importance of working dogs on a farm but also the cost of these hard-working animals.
From open banking to open finance
It’s over two and a half years since the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulated that banks provide customers with the choice to share their account data with third-party providers, paving the way for the first wave of open banking services.
Marks & Spencer axes all 29 in-store bank branches and tells customers it is shutting their current accounts
Marks & Spencer is set to terminate its current accounts later this year and shut its 29-in store bank branches with its banking customers told to either switch to another lender or close their accounts altogether.
Positive or negative? Business leaders debate elements of Budget 2021
Rishi Sunak has today announced his plan to help the UK out of recession following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in his 2021 Budget. It set out support for business in the form of furlough, help to grow and restart grants, but will this be enough? The debate begins …
