Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The National Insurance small business archive.
News
The Government's £11bn national insurance tax grab to pay for social care will hurt economic recovery and create unemployment, warn small businesses and economists
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Economists and business lobbyists warn that increasing national insurance will hurt employment and lower wages
News
Small business owners and employees would pay extra 1% on national insurance contributions to fund growing social care problem
Outlook
Chancellor blanks calls for cut in national insurance to help businesses scarred by the pandemic and targeted support for excluded self-employed
Accounts & Tax
Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent
Accounts & Tax
Tory move to lift national insurance threshold to £12,500 would put nearly £700 each in the pockets of millions of small business workers
News
Prime minister Boris Johnson woos small businesses with package of jobs tax cut and reducing business rate burden
News
Small business owners and sole traders would fork out for plan to cut income tax for anybody earning over £50,000
Accounts & Tax
It's a lovely gesture at this time of year to take the staff out for a celebratory lunch or drinks. However there could be tax implications so best check on what these are
Small Business Insurance
Here, we look at the main benefits to paying National Insurance.
Accounts & Tax
It would be a welcome measure, but how realistic is the proposal to merge payroll and National Insurance?
Opportunities
The government must extend the National Insurance Contributions (NIC) holiday to allow existing firms to create an environment for job creation and to help stem high unemployment, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.
Partner content
Your business could save money on CBILS repayments by refinancing for an RLS loan – Funding Options tells us how
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Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
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Public liability insurance can cover your small business if a third party has an accident or injury. But does public liability insurance cover claims made against your business arising from Covid-19?
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Every small business may need to be insured at some level. But which policies are must-haves, and which are optional? Edward Murray guides you through the maze