The archetypal 9am to 5pm working day might be so ingrained into the psyche of workers across the Western world that Dolly Parton wrote a song about it, but new research has revealed that it is now an unusual way … Continue reading →

The increasing sophistication of bank scams means that customers who lose money to such schemes should not automatically be blamed, the Financial Ombudsman Service has said. Caroline Wayman, Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service, said: “It’s … Continue reading →

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced a pair of penalty systems for late filing and late payment under Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT, which is due to come into effect in April 2019. Late filing will attract penalty … Continue reading →

A new study has revealed that in the last three months the number of SMEs predicting they could close has doubled from five per cent to 10 per cent. Produced by Hitachi Capital Business Finance, the report makes for worrying … Continue reading →

With the price of fuel going up, employees and businesses will welcome new changes to the fuel advisory rates, which from 1 September 2018 have slightly increased on the previous quarter for some vehicles. Advisory fuel rates from 1 September … Continue reading →