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Prevent profits slip sliding away by mastering the science of pricing and pile on the profits

Prevent profits slip sliding away by mastering the science of pricing and pile on the profits

As a business owner you no doubt receive requests from local schools, community clubs and charities to sponsor events, donate equipment or make financial contributions. These are all great ways to give back to the community and raise the profile of your brand, but you may be hesitant if you don’t know what the VAT [...]

Did you know that the law on workplace pensions has changed? The Government introduced new legislation in 2012 making it compulsory for employers to enrol eligible workers into a workplace pension scheme and make regular contributions. This is known as automatic enrolment or auto-enrolment. Every employer must enrol workers into a workplace pension scheme if [...]

When it comes to company cars, fuel and tax can be a complicated business. It may not seem so at first - you have a car, you use it for work, so you can include it as a business expense, surely? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Company car tax Company cars are considered a Benefit [...]

The government was set to launch tax free childcare in late 2015 however court action meant that this was delayed.  The companies that brought the challenge to the Supreme Court lost their case and now the new scheme will be delayed until early 2017.  In having the delay it allowed the Chancellor to make one [...]

If you’re a company owner and/or director then you need to be aware of a recent Government move which has changed the way you can take funds out of your business. Although designed to simplify the process, it is suggested that this will have the biggest impact on smaller SME companies.   Changes to your [...]