Late payments in the spotlight after Carillion collapse

Small businesses in the UK have long been scourged by late payments, but the problem was brought into sharp focus earlier this year following the collapse of construction giant, Carillion, emphasising the importance of careful credit control. According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), some suppliers were waiting as long as 120 days to… Read more…

HMRC takes new steps to tackle online VAT fraud

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has been granted new powers to help combat online VAT fraud conducted on digital marketplaces. Originally outlined by the Chancellor in the 2017 Autumn Budget, the new powers – known by the term ‘joint-and-several liability’ (JSL) for online marketplaces – strengthen existing arrangements to make online marketplaces accountable for VAT… Read more…

Salhan warns that review of VAT threshold could draw additional companies into the digital tax regime

Award-winning Midlands’s accountancy firm, Salhan Accountants, is warning businesses to monitor the upcoming review of VAT in case new rules inadvertently drag them into the new digital tax regime. Following the Spring Statement earlier this month the Government released a new consultation, which seeks to review the current VAT registration threshold. The threshold marks the… Read more…

Spring Statement hints at bigger changes in Budget, but Salhan Accountants says Chancellor needs to listen to businesses’ needs

One of Birmingham’s leading firms of accountants, Salhan Accountants, has said the Chancellor’s first Spring Statement hinted at larger moves in this year’s Autumn Budget, which needs to consider the needs of smaller businesses. Even before the Chancellor rose, HM Treasury had played down the impact of the first Spring Statement. It had been touted… Read more…