With new data protection laws arriving on 25 May 2018, Ryan Wain, chief marketing officer at Unlimited Group, gives business owners a five-step checklist for full GDPR compliance. more»

Trying to process your payroll year end can seem like a minefield of terminology and forms to tackle, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s a breakdown of your to-do list. more»

Taxpayers who miss the 31 January self-assessment deadline have been advised to consider whether they have a legitimate case to challenge HMRC’s late submission penalty. more»

Pankaj Raichura was issued with the fine after a Bath and North East Somerset council officer found cardboard boxes outside his newsagents before 5am. more»

A third of self-assessment tax payers are yet to submit their yearly return to HMRC, as the tax office hands a last-minute warning ahead of the 31 January deadline. more»

A third of small UK business owners remain unaware of auto-enrolment law and how it will affect their company when workplace pensions become mandatory in 2018. more»

Members of the House of Lords have been urged to pass a bill in parliament that will give the government powers to force local councils to consult before putting up parking fines and charges in UK town centres. more»

Set for midnight on 31 January 2017, the self-assessment tax deadline could bypass micro business owners who regularly use online marketplaces to supplement their income, and who don’t realise they need to be paying tax. more»

UK business owners must submit their self-assessment tax return to HMRC by midnight on 31 January or face an automatic penalty of £100 for late filing. But for the million or so people that HMRC estimates fail to file their tax returns in time each year, is there any way of avoiding a fine? more»

HMRC could face fresh criticism that its efforts to plug the UK’s “tax gap” works unfairly against small businesses, as it continues to try and compensate for non-compliance. more»