Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles and guides on utilising government tax reliefs, and related various deductions, credits, exemptions, or incentives, available for UK SMEs.
Accounting
We answer the key questions around Employment Allowance to help you determine whether your business is eligible and, if it is, how to apply
News
Business groups are calling to reinstate tax-free shopping for international visitors but the Treasury is reluctant to do so.
News
Among his announcements in the Spring Budget, the Chancellor has introduced full expensing, successor to the super deduction tax break
Tax
Taxman double the length of time smaller companies have to wait to get R&D tax credits paid out from one month to two months as it combats what it sees as growing fraud.
Tax
As we head into the new tax year, Stuart Clark of Russell & Russell sorts out fact from fiction, putting money in your pocket
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
Tax
You could add thousands of pounds to your small business bottom line by applying these little-known tax breaks.
Tax
Failed innovations can still reward a business’s bottom line, providing extra capital which can be reinvested through the research and development (R&D) and Patent Box tax credits. Mark Tighe explains.
Tax
Small businesses can miss out on tax breaks and reliefs that could save them money. Jonathan Amponsah outlines 12 common mistakes to avoid
Accounting
Government is adapting its strategy to deal with self-employed pension crisis.
Employing & managing staff
Uncertainty remains for millions of low paid workers as to whether they will get tax relief on their pension contributions, according to one pension provider. Employers need to consider carefully the way in which their pension scheme works. Stephanie Spicer reports
Advice
As a landlord, you could see profits for both new and existing buy-to-let investors significantly decline. But if you're a limited company, this may not be the case. Here, Neil Lancaster explains why.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems