Year: 2013

After long periods of unstable and difficult credit conditions for the SME sector, the Federation of Small Businesses released data to show an increase in SME confidence and optimism about...

Businesses in demand for IT skilled contractors on a temporary basis have hit its highest in nearly 3 years. November 2013 proved the most optimistic four-week period for IT contractors...

Thursday, 21st of November is an occasion which raises the profile of freelancers, helping to bring freelancing to the forefront of Government and industry thinking and to reflect on the...

Turnover will increase during 2014, according to three-quarters of respondents, with 45% ‘confident' or ‘extremely confident' about growth opportunities during the period. However, only 18% are looking to take on...

POOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS are seeing UK SMEs collectively losing billions, a survey of 450 small- and medium-sized companies has shown. A fifth of SMEs admit to having forgotten to...

Record number of tax clashes set for litigation has led to doubled outstanding cases over last four years. In 2012/2013, there were around 27,000 unresolved first tier tribunal cases. It...

According to UHY Hacker Young, tax yield derived of HMRC investigation into the affairs of SMEs rose by 31% over last year. In 2012/13, compliance investigations into small and medium...

According to a report released by Public Accounts Committee, the firms that supply the government engage in tax avoidance arrangements. The Treasury and the Cabinet is accused of failure in...

HMRC has stated that they will withhold refunds till it is clarified that the claims placed are not a part of tax avoidance arrangement. The refunds will be made only...