Dunhams unveils new look

Dunhams unveils new look

Manchester-based Chartered Accountancy practice and Financial Services business launches new brand identity. Long established and leading Chartered Accountants TFD Dunhams and their sister company TFD Dunhams Financial Services Limited have rebranded. They will now trade under the styles of Dunhams Chartered Accountants and Dunhams Financial Planning respectively. Dunhams, created in the 1940s are conveniently located ... Read More
 
1.7 million self-employed workers to ‘miss out’ on new National Living Wage

1.7 million self-employed workers to ‘miss out’ on new National Living Wage

National Living Wage Over 1.7 million self-employed workers may potentially earn less than the Government’s new National Living Wage (NLW) figure of £7.20 an hour, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has warned. The think-tank claims this number could reach 1.9 million by 2020. Official statistics have revealed that one in seven workers consider themselves to ... Read More
 
Summary: The Budget 2016

Summary: The Budget 2016

Chancellor presents a ‘next-generation Budget’ as the storm clouds gather. Chancellor George Osborne delivered his 2016 Budget speech yesterday, outlining significant changes to various taxation and financial measures. His speech unveiled a raft of amendments, including the introduction of a new Lifetime ISA for the under-40s, notable reforms to the business rates regime and the ... Read More
 
MPs reject proposed changes to Sunday trading laws

MPs reject proposed changes to Sunday trading laws

Government plans to radically overhaul Sunday trading laws have been abandoned after they were rejected by MPs during a House of Commons vote on the matter. MPs opposed Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals, with the final numbers revealing that 317 voted against the changes, compared to a figure of 286 who were in favour of implementing ... Read More
 
Significant rise in contactless card payments during 2015

Significant rise in contactless card payments during 2015

Over one billion contactless card payments were made during 2015, according to new data from the UK Cards Association. Last year, one in 13 purchases were made using contactless card technology. This rose to one in eight during the month of December. The new figures also reveal that more money was spent using contactless technology ... Read More
 
New report suggests the self-employed require ‘more support’

New report suggests the self-employed require ‘more support’

Self-employed individuals should receive more help and support in the running of their business, a new Government-commissioned report has suggested. The review, which was led by businesswoman Julie Deane OBE, calls for self-employed workers to be given similar rights to traditional employees. ‘It is important that with the increased growth in self-employment, and the subsequent ... Read More
 
HMRC defends its record on taxing multinational corporations

HMRC defends its record on taxing multinational corporations

Following widespread media scrutiny of the rate of tax paid by Google, HMRC has taken the unusual step of issuing a press release defending its record of dealing with the search engine giant in particular, and multinational corporations in general. The statement, or ‘factsheet’, claims to be ‘setting out some facts to help dispel myths ... Read More
 
Airport retailers face crackdown on VAT discounts

Airport retailers face crackdown on VAT discounts

Airport retailers could be forced to pass on VAT discounts to those travelling to non-EU destinations after the Government announced a review into the issue. The review will ensure that VAT relief in airport retail outlets is providing savings for travellers, not for retailers. The Treasury has reported that some shops are keeping an estimated ... Read More