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Sick pay holds sway for small businesses

September 24, 2017May 13, 2021

UK freelancers and micro-business owners have revealed that they value sick pay above any other statutory pay-related benefit. A poll of nearly 900 UK micro-business owners and freelancers found that self-employed…

Clock’s ticking on data protection overhaul

September 20, 2017May 13, 2021

The way that businesses of all sizes deal with the data they hold is set to change profoundly in the next nine months when the European Union’s General Data Protection…

Move to electric cars sparks end of fuel’s gold for government

September 16, 2017May 13, 2021

The government’s recent announcement that it intends to ban new diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040 heralds the death knell for fuel duty revenues and will leave a gaping hole…

When I’m 68…: state pension age rising again

September 12, 2017May 13, 2021

The government has announced plans for a further increase in state pension age. Pension age due to rise sooner than expected On the day before parliament shut up shop for…

Finance Acts 2017: the sequel?

September 8, 2017May 13, 2021

The long-running saga of the final spring Budget and subsequent Finance Bills is one step nearer the end. For the background, read our previous article: No Summer Budget, but… What…

Taylor-made for cashless transactions

September 4, 2017May 13, 2021

Setting aside cash to pay the window cleaner’s bill or to cover odd jobs in the garden could become obsolete if plans are taken up to crack down on the…

Self-employed struggle to save

September 1, 2017May 13, 2021

Around two million of the country’s self-employed workers are unable to save any money each month leaving them vulnerable to financial shocks. The same body of workers spend more on bills…

Warnings – two pensions‐related changes

August 30, 2017May 13, 2021

There are a couple of tax changes which might affect you. One should, in theory, already be in place, but the other will not apply until next year. (1) The money…

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