Tax avoidance in private sector targeted by new government consultation
A new consultation looking at how to increase compliance with existing “off-payroll” working rules in the private sector, has been launched today by the government. more»
Expert: Fred Heritage
Fred Heritage was previously deputy editor at Business Advice. He has a BA in politics and international relations from the University of Kent and an MA in international conflict from Kings College London.
Articles by Fred Heritage
Dragons’ Den success was nothing compared to learning to sell for this young entrepreneur
Having secured £30,000 from one of the country’s most distinguished investors, 23 year-old entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den winner Ed Hollands spoke exclusively to Business Advice about learning to sell and pitch a business. more»
Tinder inspired this Scottish entrepreneur to launch her greeting card venture
Business Advice met one unconventional Glasgow-based greetings card company which found nothing says “I love you” quite like a swipe right. more»
Entrepreneurial couples now co-own more than 1.4m UK businesses
This Valentine’s Day, a new study has found that around 1.4m UK companies are now run by couples. more»
HMRC employment status indicator tool launched for construction companies
The Check Employment Status for Tax tool (CEST) allows company bosses to check whether a worker should be classed as employed or self-employed, for tax purposes. more»
Shared parental leave promoted to couples in new government campaign
Around 285,000 couples currently qualify for shared parental leave in the UK every year yet take up of the initiative’s benefits could be as low as two per cent. more»
HMRC collected over £800m from payroll investigations last year
The additional tax was collected on the back of payroll investigations by HMRC’s employment status and intermediaries team. more»
PayPal Here launches two new card payment readers for small businesses
The two new card readers have been introduced to help PayPal users receive payments by credit or debit card offline. more»
Self-employed welcome latest commitment to abolish NIC increases
The government’s newly published Good Work plan has confirmed that self-employed people will no longer be subjected to NIC increases. more»
Costly VAT bills account for over a fifth of HMRC income
The government’s onus on increasing taxes through VAT has created mounting cash flow problems for small UK companies. more»
