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Taxpayers have just eight days left to file their self assessment tax return before the 31 January deadline, as HM Revenue & Customs warned that late submissions will trigger an automatic £100 penalty.

Eight days left to file self assessment as HMRC warns of automatic £100 penalty

HMRC is urging taxpayers to file their self assessment tax return before the 31 January deadline, warning late filers face an automatic £100 fine and further penalties.

January tax windfall set to boost HMRC coffers amid self-assessment rush

Tax returns driving regret as self-employed Brits rethink going solo

New EU customs duties set to hit UK small businesses, warns BCC

5,500 small businesses demand urgent review of business rates in open letter to Reeves

Entrepreneur Focus…

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Paul Raymond’s granddaughters receive £23m as Soho Estates profits surge

Fawn and India Rose James, the granddaughters of late property and publishing magnate Paul Raymond, have received £23 million in dividends from the family’s billion-pound Soho property empire following another record year of rental income.

Steven Bartlett, the entrepreneur and Diary of a CEO host, has revealed his business empire has been valued at $425 million (£320 million) following a major eight-figure investment — a deal that cements his position as one of the richest entrepreneurs ever to appear on Dragons’ Den.

Steven Bartlett’s fortune soars as new $425m valuation cements his status among richest Dragons

Entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett’s holding company, Steven.com, has been valued at $425m (£320m) after securing major new backing — making him one of the wealthiest Dragons’ Den investors ever.

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It may have built its reputation on viral dances and resurrecting forgotten pop hits, but TikTok is rapidly establishing itself as a serious force in UK retail.

‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop

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The lack of paid paternity leave for self-employed fathers is leaving families facing what campaigners describe as an “impossible choice” between bonding with a newborn child and maintaining an income, as the government begins a long-awaited review of parental leave and pay.

No paid paternity leave for self-employed fathers leaves families facing an ‘impossible choice’

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