Category: Money
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Your Savings Are Being Taxed Harder, and Nobody’s Sending You a Warning Letter
109,000 people now face a tax bill over £10,000 on savings interest, up from 28,000 four years ago. It’s a stealth tax on the cash reserves every sensible small business owner is told to keep.
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Buying a Van Before the Budget? Here’s What’s Actually Changing
HMRC’s Advisory Fuel Rates just updated for company vehicles, and the Autumn Budget could touch capital allowances too. Here’s what’s confirmed, what’s still speculation, and what to check before you buy or lease.
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MTD auto-enrolment starts this month — here’s how to keep control of it
From September 2026, HMRC starts signing sole traders and landlords up to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax automatically if they should already be using it and haven’t registered. If that’s you, don’t wait for the letter — register yourself, now, before HMRC does it for you. The rollout is happening in stages, so not…
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The Rate Rise Question
The Bank of England could raise rates on 17 September. Here’s what that would mean for SME borrowing, and what’s worth doing before the decision either way.
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The Autumn Budget Is Coming — Here’s What SMEs Should Watch For
Mark your calendar: Chancellor John Healey will deliver the 2026 Budget on 28 October — his first as Chancellor, and the new government’s first full fiscal statement since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister earlier this year. For SMEs, that combination of a new leadership team and a first major set-piece Budget makes this one worth…
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42% of small firms paid late — what the latest figures mean for your cash flow
Enterprise Nation’s latest Small Business Barometer found 42% of small firms have been paid late in the past year — up sharply from a 24–34% range through 2023 and 2024 — with roughly £26bn tied up in overdue invoices at any one time. At the same time, appetite for external funding has fallen to a…
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The Government’s New Late Payment Crackdown — What It Means for You
UK SMEs are currently owed an estimated £26bn in overdue invoices. If chasing payment feels like a permanent part-time job, you’re far from alone — and the government has finally brought in its toughest measures on late payment in over 25 years. What’s actually changed The package, announced earlier this year, includes: New fining powers…