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What a change in the National Living Wage could mean for SMES ahead of the Autumn Budget
The Autumn Budget is now less than two months away, falling on 28 October 2026. As business owners anxiously await the proposed tax changes, employees tend to be waiting to see if there will be any changes to their living wage base pay.
Five ways small businesses can improve payroll efficiency
National Payroll Week is a fitting moment to look again at how payroll actually runs in your business.
Crypto investors have paid £1.38 billion in tax: Do you know what you need to pay?
HMRC sent over 65,000 warning letters to cryptocurrency investors over the last year due to a suspected underpayment of tax.
HMRC is set to automatically sign up thousands of taxpayers to MTD after a slow uptake
The first quarterly filing deadline for MTD for Income Tax passed on 7 August, with 864,000 sole traders and landlords earning over £50,000 a year set to have signed up and completed the filing.
The dangers of using AI for tax advice
AI is something that we cannot escape, as it is built into nearly everything that people use on a day-to-day basis.
Late payments are crippling SMEs: How to mitigate the impact
It has been estimated by the Small Business Commissioner that late payments are causing 14,000 businesses to close each year. That is equivalent to 38 businesses a day!
The top tax-saving opportunities that are often missed by SMEs
Nobody wants to pay more tax than they need to. For SMEs, paying the right amount of tax has become more important than ever.
The financial benefits of hiring Gen Z
15 July marks World Youth Skills Day, which is a day to celebrate the importance of equipping young people with the skills they need for employment and entrepreneurship.
HMRC launches consultation for mandatory Direct Debit VAT and PAYE payments
HMRC is currently consulting on proposals that could make Direct Debit the mandatory payment method for VAT and PAYE liabilities – a move that would affect millions of UK businesses.