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What the Law Gives You, and How to Get Paid on Time Late payment can turn a profitable sale into a cashflow problem. A business may have completed the work, paid its employees and suppliers, and accounted for tax before the customer settles the invoice. Research...
UK Business and Finance Update: September 2026 Four developments shape the month. Student loan interest rates rise across every repayment plan from September, with a 6% cap holding for Plan 2 and Plan 3 borrowers. More than 4 in 10 taxpayers expected to join Making...
Key Planning Points Ahead of the 2029 Mandate E-invoicing has moved from a software choice to a compliance and finance planning issue. The government has confirmed that e-invoicing will become mandatory for all VAT invoices from April 2029. HMRC and the Department for...
How Divorce Affects Property, Pensions, Investments and Future Tax Bills Divorce and the end of a civil partnership bring difficult personal and financial decisions. Tax tends to sit well down the list of priorities. It can still change the real value of a settlement....
UK Business and Finance Update: August 2026 Four stories shape the picture this month. HMRC collected £938.8 billion in tax and National Insurance during 2025/26, up 9.3% on the previous year. The Department for Work and Pensions reported fraudulent benefit...
UK Business and Finance Update: June 2026 Three significant stories are shaping the economic picture this month. Government borrowing costs have spiked sharply amid political uncertainty and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. British Steel is heading towards...
UK Business and Finance Update: May 2026 Three separate stories are worth paying attention to this month. Energy costs for manufacturers are being addressed with an expanded government scheme. The Help to Buy scheme has been the subject of a critical IFS review. And...
Practical steps to get ready for the new reporting rules. Making Tax Digital for income tax (MTD IT) starts from 6 April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000. For many businesses and property owners, the change is less about extra...
UK pay growth slows to five-year low Pay growth in the UK has slowed to its weakest level in more than five years, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Average earnings, excluding bonuses, rose by 3.8% in the three months to...
Simple ways to reduce tax on savings. ISAs and pensions remain two of the simplest ways to keep savings and investments tax efficient in the UK. Used together, they can help you build short-term flexibility and longer-term retirement security, without tying everything...