VAT Explained For Dummies – A Complete Beginners Guide To VAT
VAT (Value Added Tax) can be a difficult one to get your head around and calculate. Find out what it is and how much you need to pay in our complete VAT explained for Dummies guide.
Fraudsters Get Off Scot-Free In Epidemic Of Scams
Why it is crucial that the new online safety bill to be presented to parliament next week includes criminal activity such as fraud, scams and con adverts. Scams are sadly a daily hazard of modern life: the email about a puzzling DHL parcel that couldn’t be delivered; the text message from HMRC concerning a Covid-19 … Read more
Charities Warn Of Danger Of Buy-Now-Pay-Later Debt
A group of charities has sounded a warning over the increasing use of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platforms to buy goods. Citizens Advice (CA), a network of legal, financial and consumer groups, has said many users are getting into debt and finding it difficult to buy food and pay bills. BNPL is especially popular in some high … Read more
Empty High Street Branches Should Become Banking Hubs
Just under half of all the UK’s high street banks could close by the end of the year, prompting calls to turn empty branches into hubs shared by banks. Even though 81pc believe that trust is the ‘most important factor in their purchasing journey’, 76pc say they lack confidence in using their banking services online, … Read more
Banks Set To Call In Billions In Repayments Of Covid Loans
The UK’s largest lenders are preparing to collect billions of pounds in repayments of emergency loans amid rising concerns that firms could be strongarmed into making repayments. While banks are busy assigning hundreds of employees to be the driving force behind the recovery efforts, bosses have conducted regular talks with the Treasury to finalise plans. … Read more
Hellotax Review
Our hellotax review looks at whether this VAT solution provides a reliable service for all types of businesses or if it’s more suited to particular companies.
Your Year End Accounting Checklist, Sorted
Get ready for filing your annual accounts with our handy year end accounting checklist to get your accounts and documents in order.
Small Banks Have The Most Satisfied Customers
As the banks have reduced branch opening hours over the last 12 months and often employed fewer staff, dealing with customer complaints and queries has been a major challenge for them. But some have managed much better than others. The latest analysis of feedback and complaints data carried out by consumer website Fairer Finance shows … Read more
AmeriCommerce Review
Our Americommerce review looks at this very US-orientated web store builder to see if it is able to be used effectively by UK businesses too.
£1bn Available In Tax Relief For Struggling Self-Employed
Hundreds of thousands of small business owners who have lost money during the pandemic crisis will be able to claim more than £1bn in tax relief to help mitigate losses. The Government announced an emergency extension to ‘loss carry back’ rules in the Budget at the start of the month. The move will enable businesses … Read more