The future of company vehicles

The UK Government has pledged that by 2040 all new cars sold will need to be either electric or some form of plug-in hybrid. However, before this deadline was even announced many within the motor industry believed that by 2025 as many as one in three cars will incorporate an electric power plant. Much of… Read more…

OECD calls on UK to increase tax on self-employed

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has called on the UK Government to revive its plans to increase National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for the self-employed. Earlier this year, during the Spring Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced that the Government would seek to abolish Class 2 NICs… Read more…

Cybersecurity failings are rife amongst UK SMEs

UK-based SMEs are not doing enough to ensure the data they hold is secure, it has been reported. Findings from a newly-published report show that more than two out of three SMEs considered that there was room for improvement in protecting their business data, while four out of 10 questioned said they did not have… Read more…

Late payments damage the UK economy, research shows

Late payments are a headache that most small businesses are familiar with, but new research shows that late payments create problems for the economy as a whole. Figures published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills show that UK SMEs are losing £250 billion in cash flow as a consequence. Because SMEs tend to… Read more…

All change for the UK’s cash

It’s all change when it comes to cash. Last month saw the introduction of a new £10 note and this month sees our last chance to spend the old round £1 coin. Following on from the new Churchill £5 note, the new £10 note is made from the same polymer material, with sophisticated built-in security… Read more…