Is your payroll ready for sick pay reform?

3 Jul 2025

The countdown is on. From April 2026, the Government will overhaul Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) as part of its Employment Rights Bill reforms.

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Software-only filing and more disclosures – Major changes for small companies

1 Jul 2025

If you run a limited company, it is important to be aware of some major changes coming to the way company accounts are filed.

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How changing Capital Gains Tax trends could affect your financial planning

26 Jun 2025

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) receipts have been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the past couple of years.

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Two sides of the tax story – National Insurance up, Capital Gains Tax down

24 Jun 2025

The latest tax data for the first months of the 2025/26 tax year shows mixed trends.

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Trading or not? Why income nature matters for BADR

19 Jun 2025

Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), formerly known as Entrepreneurs’ Relief, offers business owners a reduced Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rate on disposals of shares or assets in a trading business.

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With Tax Freedom Day now in mid-June, are business owners paying more than their fair share?

17 Jun 2025

For many business owners, the phrase Tax Freedom Day may sound abstract, but it is a concept that is becoming increasingly relevant.

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Over 100,000 jobs lost – The cost of rising National Insurance on employers

12 Jun 2025

The release of the latest employment data should serve as a wake-up call for business owners.

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Directors and the minimum wage – The compliance risks you may be overlooking

10 Jun 2025

Since 1 April 2025, new National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates have applied across the UK, bringing substantial increases that affect employers of all sizes.

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Is your business ready to go viral? The financial risks (and rewards) of sudden success

5 Jun 2025

The annual search for the UK’s most amusingly named small business is back, with entries flooding in for Simply Business’s £2,500 prize.

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Mandatory payrolling of Benefits in Kind delayed by HMRC

3 Jun 2025

The delay to payrolling Benefits in Kind (BIK) to 2027 may seem like a cause of relief for many businesses who are concerned about the extra responsibility the changes will bring, but employers should still prepare for this landmark change.

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