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Outsource Your Payroll? Ask Your Provider This One Question Before November
From November 2026, payroll-only service providers must register with HMRC as tax advisers. If someone else runs your payroll, it’s worth checking they’re on top of it.
MTD Is a Pain — But It Might Fix the Habit That’s Actually Hurting You
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax has been live since April 2026 for sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000, and from April 2027 that threshold drops to £30,000, pulling in roughly 970,000 more people. Most of the commentary on this has been about compliance burden and software costs, and fair enough — it is…
Your Electricity Bill Isn’t Just High for Factories — Here’s What’s Driving It
UK manufacturers are paying roughly four times some international competitors for electricity. The same cost drivers show up, in smaller form, on every business energy bill.
Don’t Wait for the Budget to Sort Your Cash Flow
The Autumn Budget is confirmed for 28 October, and the speculation machine is already in full swing — capital gains, property taxes, frozen thresholds, business rates. It’s tempting to put cash flow decisions on hold “until we know what’s actually in it.” That’s the wrong call. Most cash flow problems in small businesses aren’t caused…
Rates Relief for Pubs, Rates Rises for Everyone Else? What’s Actually Happening on the High Street
The government’s 20% rates discount for pubs, clubs and live music venues is real but narrow — and it’s already caught up in a funding row that shows how far off wider reform still is.
UK Company Formations Hit Record Highs — Even as Fees Have Tripled
If you assumed rising costs would put people off starting a business, the numbers say otherwise. New research from Icon Offices, based on Companies House data, shows UK entrepreneurs are incorporating companies at record levels — despite the cost of registering online more than doubling in the past year. The numbers Between January and July…
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