The new Chancellor’s first speech
The Chancellor has promised to take immediate action to fix the foundations of the economy, rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.
In her first speech as
Responding to a personal data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has a simple guide that explains what you need to do in the 72 hours following a data breach.
The seven step approach advocated is set out
Exit plans
Exit can be seen as quitting, especially if the exit discussed is your business interests.
But actually, business exit planning is an essential part of general business planning.
Translation
If you receive documents from overseas customers or suppliers and you need to translate text into English, have you used Google Translate?
It’s a free, but incredibly powerful
Extracting profits from a small, limited company
It is pretty much universally accepted that shareholders (usually directors) of small companies take out their remuneration as a small salary – a salary pitched high enough to
What is a group company structure?
A group is formed when one company has control of, owns, a number of subsidiary companies.
A group is different to an arrangement where an individual owns a number of companies
Tax relief for training costs
If you are self-employed it is important to know if an expense is tax allowable. Any allowable costs can be used to reduce your taxable profit.
As a general rule you can claim for
Setting up as a sole trader
Setting up in business as a sole trader is arguably the simplest way of starting and running a business. The advantages of being a sole trader include independence, ease of set up
Post Office convictions quashed
Convictions of hundreds of postmasters have been quashed following Royal Assent of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024.
Many postmasters endured financial ruin, the
Customs declaration deadline
A reminder that businesses must submit all export declarations through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by 4 June.
Businesses exporting goods have less than one month left to