A government proposal to increase the self assessment tax return threshold for traders from £1,000 to £3,000 before the end ...

At a time when industries are being upended and reshaped by such fast-moving technologies as artificial intelligence (AI), ...

Other key measures announced in the Small Business Plan are: £4bn of additional financial support for small businesses aimed ...

A survey by SME lender Iwoca has found that over half of UK small business owners (56%) say that US tariffs have reduced ...

Communities and town centres across the UK could benefit from a wave of new hospitality and music venues, as the government ...

Making Tax Digital is a UK government initiative that aims to make tax administration simpler, more effective and more efficient by digitising record keeping and tax reporting. First announced in 2015 ...

Public coffers are set for a boost as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) goes after crypto owners that aren’t paying their fair share of tax. From January 2026, people who own crypto assets – including ...

New research shows that many small businesses in the UK are struggling to access the finance they need and a worrying one in five have been turned down for a business bank account. Outdated and ...

A new study by global payments platform Airwallex, has uncovered the scale of the financial pressure facing the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses, as rising operational costs and late customer ...

The latest polls suggest that many UK small businesses are deeply concerned about the effects of Trump's tariffs and a significant number are refocusing on the EU as a result. Two new polls paint a ...

As the long Easter weekend draws near, new research finds that most small business owners feel guilty about taking time off and one in five haven't had a week's holiday from their business in over a ...

HMRC estimates that £46.8 billion of tax was unpaid in the 2023-2024 tax year - and it says the largest share is due to small business non-compliance. The UK tax gap is the difference between the ...