HMRC to limit helpline in run-up to tax return deadline
HMRC has announced that it will be restricting access to its helpline at a critical time for many small business owners
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HMRC has announced that it will be restricting access to its helpline at a critical time for many small business owners
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SME exporters will have fast-track access to finance products along with potentially greater access to markets in India
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More businesses are closing down than starting up for the first time in over a decade, with transport and storage firms being worst hit.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces packages of tax cuts for small businesses, including national insurance, freezing business rates for retail, leisure and hospitality and making the tax break for business investment permanent
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Experts worry that the self-employed are not familiar with this change which will affect the way that they report profits.
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The government has announced funding and business rates relief for businesses that have been impacted by Storm Babet
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Signatory Sage has said small businesses embracing technology could add £232 billion of value to the UK economy
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The government has announced funding and business rates relief for businesses that have been impacted by Storm Babet
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Signatory Sage has said small businesses embracing technology could add £232 billion of value to the UK economy
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Figures from Allica Bank found that small firms are £7.5bn worse off, partly because they're offered lower savings rates than large firms.
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Business rates are forecast to rise by almost £2bn in the 2024/25 tax year, adding to the strain that small firms are already facing.
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The Small Business Commissioner, Liz Barclay, will be able to conduct investigations and write reports based on information and tip-offs.
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Firms are urging the chancellor to freeze business rates in his autumn statement to stop an extra £1.56bn being added to bills.
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