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Tax Video Update – Simplified Tax Accounts
30 April 2013 •
This update is in respect of the new simplified tax accounting measures introduced by HMRC allowing small businesses to use a simpler accounting method.
Marketing experts reveal goals and challenges for 2013
21 January 2013 •
Businesses and brands that focus on their customers and getting the basics right will be most successful in 2013, according to experts at a recent business network and marketing event.
Business Groups Look Ahead To 2013
2 January 2013 •
New Year messages from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have warned of the challenges facing UK businesses in 2013.
Ban On Commission-Based Selling For Financial Advisers
28 December 2012 •
Financial advisers are no longer allowed to receive commission on the sales of financial products under new rules in force today.
Autumn statement lacks bank funding details say business groups
6 December 2012 •
Business groups have welcomed measures contained in the Autumn Statement to support UK firms but want clearer details and timescales on the creation of a state backed Business Bank.
Universal Credit To Hit Small Businesses And Start-ups, MPs Warn
22 November 2012 •
Small businesses, the self-employed and start-up companies could all struggle with major upcoming changes to the welfare and benefit system and the way PAYE data is reported, a report by MPs has warned.
Fuel duty and unfair petrol prices hitting economy, say motoring groups
16 November 2012 •
'Unfair' fuel taxes and wholesale petrol prices are hitting drivers and causing lasting damage to the UK economy, business and motoring groups have warned.
SMEs face rising business costs
26 October 2012 •
The majority of small businesses in the UK (95 per cent) have seen a rise in business costs over the past year, according to research from the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
Entrepreneur scheme extended to boost enterprise
18 October 2012 •
The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme has been extended to give 33,000 extra jobseekers help to set up their own business.
Two in five Brits do not know where their pension is invested – do you?
26 September 2012 •
More than two in five adults (41 per cent) do not know where their pension fund is invested, according to research from Baring Asset Management.
