Business news
Scammers take advantage of businesses ignorance on EU VAT rules - 2 August 2017
Businesses across the UK are being targeted by scammers who are charging them to update companies VAT registration numbers online, when it is not necessary. Typically businesses are told that as part of changes to EU legislation, which obligates all
Landlords – unpaid tax should be declared sooner rather than later - 2 August 2017
Landlords are being advised that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is redoubling its efforts to crackdown on individuals who fail to properly report their taxes. A number of reports have emerged recently which suggest that the Revenue’s Connect ‘supercomputer’ is
Making Tax Digital delayed by at least a year for the majority of businesses - 2 August 2017
The Government has announced that it plans to delay the full implementation of digital taxation until 2020. Making Tax Digital (MTD), the details of which will be included in the upcoming Finance Bill for 2017, has already faced a number
Taylor report recommends review of cash-in-hand - 2 August 2017
Cash-in-hand payments should be replaced with technology driven alternatives in hopes of collecting up to £6 billion more in tax – this is the conclusion of a Government-commissioned review conducted by Matthew Taylor, head of the think-tank the Royal Society of
Two fifths of SMEs say investment plans have been negatively affected by Brexit - 2 August 2017
A new survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that more than 40 per cent of UK businesses believe that Brexit has hurt their investment plans. The Confederation’s latest Investment Survey clearly asked 357 companies in the
Credit and debit card charges to be banned as cashless economy grows - 2 August 2017
From January next year businesses across the UK need to ensure that consumers are no longer being charged extra for paying by debit or credit card, according to new legislation from the Government. It is thought that in 2010 alone
HMRC given an extra £5.3 million to enforce minimum wage compliance - 2 August 2017
According to the Government’s latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy report HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to receive an additional £5.3 million of funding in 2017/18 to ensure businesses are paying employees the national minimum wage (NMW) and national living
