Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles, news and guides on tax issues for UK small businesses.
News
Chancellor should use Autumn Statement to rethink tax cuts strategy, halting cuts to corporation tax, according to new analysis.
Accounting
Seven in ten SME owners feel hard done by when it comes to tax, a study finds.
Accounting
Here, we tell the cautionary tale of a business owner who was the victim of an unfavourable visit from the taxman.
News
Recommendations to ease tax system burdens imposed on small businesses have been published by the Office of Tax Simplification.
News
Businesses have been warned to finalise quickly any purchase of more expensive properties or face an increased stamp duty land tax (SDLT).
Business Ideas & Planning
I'm starting a business, can I offset my losses against tax?
News
Just weeks before the deadline for filing tax returns, fraudsters are targeting individuals with scam emails.
News
Cash-strapped SMEs are spending a significant proportion of expenditure on taxation, research by debt protection group Creditsafe reveals.
News
Self-employed businesspeople should be especially careful about their financial affairs, according the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
News
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has attacked HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in a family tax case heard in the House of Lords.
Tax
An increasingly tough approach from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) means owner-manager shareholders could pay a high price for failing to stick closely to the rules relating to dividend payments.
Tax
I would like to find out what tax exemptions are available for home-based workers, if any, i.e. in terms of vehicle usage. Unfortunately, the Inland Revenue site is abysmal to say the least. Can you help?
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Business Technology
Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats