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Why disregarding the minimum wage constitutes modern slavery
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Act 1998 remains contentious, especially after the introduction of the NMW (Amendment) Regulations 2025, as ...
AI and the future of work: why healthcare remains resilient
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday business activity, many clients are asking how it might affect their industry and ...
How to claim child benefits
An application to claim child benefits can usually be made 48 hours after you have registered the birth of your ...
Why inflation matters when funding pension funds
When planning pension funding, inflation is often acknowledged but not always fully reflected in contribution decisions. Using an average inflation ...
Check how to claim a tax refund
If you believe that you have overpaid tax to HMRC, you may be entitled to claim a tax refund. Overpayments ...
Intimidating claimants with costs orders may be at an end.
A claimant made allegations of unfair dismissal, discrimination, and detriment resulting from whistleblowing. While his claim against the Council was ...
31 January deadline met by more than 11.48 million people
HMRC has confirmed that more than 11.48 million people submitted their 2024-25 self-assessment tax returns by the 31 January deadline ...
Tax Diary March/April 2026
1 March 2026 - Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 31 May 2025.2 March 2026 – ...
Budgeting and forecasting in a period of lower confidence
Many business owners are entering the new year with a sense of caution. Confidence across the UK business community has ...
What is a UK property business
The income generated from land or property in the UK is treated as arising from a UK property business. The ...
Payments made into employee benefit trusts constitute taxable income
A Tribunal recently ruled that payments made for work into a third-party trust constitute immediate employment earnings. This decision effectively ...
Construction Industry Scheme: tackling fraud
Tackling fraud in the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) was one of the measures addressed in the recent Budget. The changes ...
Protecting your online passwords
With so many online accounts now in daily use, including banking, shopping, email and HMRC services, password security has never ...
Basis period reform – spreading rules for payment
If your business has transitional profits from basis period reform, spreading over five years may reduce the cash flow impact, ...
What banks look at when a small business applies for a loan
When a small business applies for a bank loan, the bank is mainly trying to answer one question, “How likely ...
Tax Diary February/March 2026
1 February 2026 - Due date for Corporation Tax payable for the year ended 30 April 2025.19 February 2026 - ...
