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Free business advice for Essex firms
Posted by Mark Ingle on July 6, 2023Is your company based in Essex? If so, you may be able to benefit from 12 hours of free business advice from Backing Essex Business.
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Electronic sales suppression fraud: HMRC clamps down
Posted by Ben Locker on June 29, 2023HMRC is clamping down on electronic sales suppression fraud – sometimes called ’till fraud’. Don’t become the target of an HMRC dawn raid!
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Tax and accounting deadlines for July – try not to miss them!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on June 21, 2023We’ve put together this handy list of tax and accounting deadlines for July 2023.
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Free SME cyber security service
Posted by Ben Locker on June 15, 2023The National Cyber Security Centre has a free SME cyber security service. This is what you need to know about it.
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Can’t pay VAT? HMRC has online payment plans
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on June 8, 2023Can’t pay VAT? If your business meets certain criteria, you may be able to make use of HMRC’s online payment plan service.
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Are travel costs always tax deductible?
Posted by Ben Locker on May 19, 2023Are travel costs tax-deductible – many of us try and claim our travel expenses back from the taxman but is it really the best thing to do?
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5 key characteristics of a successful retail business
Posted by Andy Green on May 17, 2023Retail business – Andy considers what he thinks are the 5 characteristics of a successful retail business. How does your business fare?
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Making Tax Digital for landlords and the self-employed – it’s coming!
Posted by Jon Pryse-Jones on May 15, 2023Making Tax Digital for landlords and the self-employed is coming. This is what you need to know – and how you should prepare.
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Innovate UK Grant – a funding option from the UK government
Posted by Andy Green on May 8, 2023We’ve already helped other businesses with Innovate UK grant audits and we can help you to create a successful application.
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Successfully forming a business partnership in three steps
Posted by Kirsty Demeza on May 1, 2023Forming a business partnership is always going to be a leap in the dark, so we share our three essential steps to make sure it’s a success.