The overwhelming majority of small businesses that applied for finance in the first six months of 2018 were successful, statistics show. UK Finance commissioned market research firm BDRC to carry out its SME Finance Monitor Q2 2018 and found 85% of small businesses in the UK secured finance in the first half of the year. … Continued
Automatic enrolment is a continuing process for employers – it doesn’t end once they’ve put their staff into a workplace pension. There are ongoing responsibilities you will need to complete after you’ve submitted your declaration of compliance. To stay compliant, you will need to: assess the age and earnings of their staff who aren’t enrolled … Continued
Liverpool city region professionals say there are a number of positives in Philip Hammond’s Budget including a renewed commitment to the Northern Powerhouse. Tony McDonough of Liverpool Business News reports Peter Taaffe, managing partner of BWM Business leaders, both in the Liverpool city region and across the UK have offered a cautious welcome to Philip … Continued
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a package of new measures to reform the under-fire apprenticeship levy. Under the revised rules, employers who pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer a quarter of their funds to organisations in their supply chain, including smaller employers. Levy-paying businesses have been able to transfer up to 10% … Continued
There is a forthcoming legislation change which affects the taxation of capital gains on property; notably a change to the reporting and payment on account obligations for UK resident individuals with residential property gains. The changes will take effect for disposals on or after 6 April 2020, in line with announcements made at Budget 2017. … Continued
The annual investment allowance is set to temporarily increase from £200,000 to £1 million, allowing businesses to gain more tax relief on their investments. This will take effect from 1 January 2019 and remain in place until 31 December 2020, after which it is due to revert back to £200,000. Using the annual investment allowance, … Continued
Individuals set to benefit from an increase to the higher-rate threshold in 2019 will only see half of the tax reduction expected, as a result of a Budget measure not mentioned in the Chancellor’s speech. In Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced that the higher-rate income tax threshold would increase from £46,350 to £50,000 in 2019/20. … Continued
The NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator gives businesses the power to start, scale and succeed via 12 hubs and other satellite locations across the UK. More than 5,000 have already passed through the fully-funded programmes and as of 2017 more than 80% were still trading. Liverpool is to become the first satellite location to host a bespoke … Continued
Bulletin 2 for the Charities SORP (FRS 102) has been published on 5 October It can be found on the Charities SORP microsite here. The bulletin is a summary of the changes to the Charities SORP following the triennial review of FRS 102. These changes apply to all reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January … Continued
The government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) programme means that from April 2019 businesses with annual taxable turnover of more than £85,000 will be required to maintain digital records for VAT and submit quarterly returns alongside the annual tax return. Under the requirements of MTD, any transfer of data between software programs must be carried out … Continued
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