This week, up and down the country, millions of self-employed contractors will be glued to their smartphones, radios and TV screens to discover the outcome of a court case that will have major ramifications on their livelihoods.
Payroll is just one of those business processes that has to take place, but it?s not much fun. How can you increase payroll efficiency to allow more time for business growth and strategy?
Payroll year end is nearly upon us, and some business owners will be eyeing its approach with dread ? but this need not be the case with some simple steps.
Confusion about the difference between an umbrella company and agency PAYE spread when Labour?s manifesto suggested banning the former. With that in mind, we unveil the distinctions you should be aware of.
While the self-employed helped Britain’s economic recovery, Charlie Mullins believes legislation is needed to ensure the paying of tax is better monitored.
Vernon Dennis explains why, despite the UK tax gap being at a record low, HMRC has placed SMEs in its crosshairs as a way of reducing it even more.
After the chaos on the eve of the self-assessment tax deadline in January, when a technology failure at HMRC cut callers off before they knew if payments had cleared, business owners have an extra incentive to get on top of things. Here’s how to make tax returns easy.
There are too many inconsistencies in the government's digital tax proposal, and businesses need to be thinking about how each will meet rescheduled tax payments.
The Conservatives have pledged to increase the number of startups to 600,000 a year by 2020. With only 36 per cent of leaders believing politicians understand SMEs, the nation's business owners have set up a manifesto of their own.
In his last Budget speech before the general public go to the polls on 7 May and elect the next government, chancellor George Osborne will unveil plans to abolish the current annual tax return system and replace it with a flexible online version.
Over 70,000 employers are being urged to send employees' Pay As You Earn (PAYE) information in real time or face penalties, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced today.
