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Small firms not ready for data protection shake-up
Small businesses are worryingly underprepared with little over a month to go before new data protection regulations are introduced.
Small businesses ‘hugely’ embrace apprenticeships
Small firms are positive about the value that apprenticeships bring to their workforce, a year after the apprenticeship levy was introduced in April 2017.
Thinktank wants major reform of ‘inefficient’ tax system
The tax system in Britain should be replaced with a single rate on all forms of income, claims a thinktank.
More workers aim to become self-employed
The number of people who are planning to become their own boss has almost doubled in the past year, according to research.
Simplifying Tax Reporting
Bevan & Buckland explain that HMRC are looking to simplify tax reporting. They are trying to move away from only filing taxes annually.
One in 15 face fines after missing tax return deadline
A total of 745,588 people run the risk of being fined by HMRC after missing the deadline to submit their self-assessment tax return.
Taxpayers reclaim £493m from HMRC
HMRC has had to return nearly half-a-billion pounds to taxpayers since April 2015, claims analysis of government statistics
Food and drink firms bring in record £22bn in exports
Food and drink businesses raised £22 billion from exports in 2017, a record high according to government figures
One million firms comply with auto-enrolment
The number of employers that have complied with auto-enrolment passed one million for the first time in January 2018.
Cash basis for landlords
The default basis for landlords’ accounts.
Tax and employee benefits
What to expect when providing staff with perks.
Most small firms are not ready for digital accounts
The overwhelming majority of business owners and landlords remain in the dark over making tax digital (MTD), government research shows.
