The proportion of small firms expecting to contract, sell or close outnumbered the percentage hoping to grow, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. The share of small businesses who said they expected their business to shrink or close,…
The government recently published draft legislation for Finance Bill 2025-26 for consultation. The legislation includes an Inheritance Tax overhaul; measures intended to refine and simplify the Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD for IT) and penalty reform regimes; tax…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned that pensioners retiring in 2050 are set to be worse off than those retiring today. According to the DWP, nearly half of working-age adults in the UK are not saving into…
Recruitment at UK firms remained static in the second quarter of 2025 as businesses continued to assess the impact of the rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs), says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The BCC’s latest Quarterly Recruitment…
Personal guarantees risk holding back the growth the economy needs, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. Research by the FSB shows that 60% of limited company directors would borrow to grow their business – if they did not…
HMRC has issued a warning to be on high alert for scams linked to Winter Fuel Payments after receiving 15,100 reports of bogus activity in June. Fraudsters have been targeting vulnerable individuals using SMS messages and phishing websites. During June,…
HMRC plans to introduce a tax avoidance criminal offence risks overreach, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned. HMRC plans to create a new strict liability criminal offence for failing to disclose notifiable arrangements under the Disclosure of Tax…
UK-based holders of cryptoassets will have to provide personal details to crypto service providers or face penalties of up to £300 from HMRC. The regulations will be introduced in the UK on 1 January 2026 and are part of the…
Inheritance Tax (IHT) on pensions is the most unpopular of the tax raising measures introduced by the Labour government during its first year, according to a survey. The survey conducted by investment platform AJ Bell found that 44% of respondents…
More than one in four UK businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year with many risking ‘sleepwalking’ into disruption, according to a new report. The survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)…
