Small businesses come in all shapes and sizes. In the UK alone, there are close to 6 million of them. There are sole traders, limited companies, and partnerships. But what […] more»

How do you stay on the right side of HMRC if you're struggling to pay your tax bill? Karen Pearson has all the answers surrounding business tax liabilities more»

At a glance, the difference between a sole trader and a limited company is that the latter is its own legal entity, and the liability of owners or shareholders is therefore limited as a result. more»

Small UK business owners are in their worst financial health since 2014, as a triple threat of rising bills, falling skills and lack of investment costs them billions of pounds in lost sales. more»

HMRC has intensified its crackdown on unpaid business taxes, as new research reveals a five-year high in winding up petitions issued to owners of small firms. more»

HMRC has been hit with accusations of blatant hypocrisy? after it dropped a contract with a small UK cloud supplier to seal a new deal with online giant Amazon, putting the company out of business. more»

In his closing speech at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, party leader Jeremy Corbyn outlined his vision for a modern industrial strategy that would drive economic growth and job creation in Britain. But does Corbyn's Labour vision mean for small business? more»

Small business owners have been urged to improve their record keeping, as a new report reveals HMRC has tightened its grip on tax avoidance by increasing investigations into the UK's smallest firms. more»

The Two Step Verification (2SV) procedure is a new HMRC online security measure that is similar to those used in online banking and is intended to reduce the risk of online tax accounts being hacked. more»

Only a third of small UK business owners believe HMRC applies penalties and sanctions equally on those breaking the law, as new survey findings suggest the tax office is failing to demonstrate tax fairness. more»