Small businesses are facing a skills shortage

A survey carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed that small companies are experiencing skills shortages in both their workforce and their recruitment processes. Of the 1,203 business owners who participated in the survey, 46% said that...

Record number of private sector businesses

According to official government figures, the number of private sector businesses in the UK hita record high of 5.7 million at the start of 2017. Annual statistics from the Department for Business, Industry, Energy and Strategy showed a year-on-year rise of 197,000,...

PKB warning: HMRC or SCAM?

If you get a phone call claiming to be from HMRC demanding an immediate payment, DO NOT REVEAL YOUR CARD DETAILS. You are being scammed. At this time of year, when Tax is on everyone’s minds due to the January 31st deadlines, con-artists try to cash in. We’ve recently...

Year-end Tax Guide 2017/18

Please read our Year-end Tax Guide 2017 – Everything you need to know regarding Rates Reliefs and Allowances to use by 5 April 2018… Year-end Tax Guide 2017-18

Disincorporation relief to end in March 2018

It has been announced that due to a lack of interest, disincorporation relief will not be extended beyond its expiry date of the 31st of March 2018. The disincorporation relief was introduced in April 2013 in a bid to remove the tax burdens small business owners face...