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All the latest changes to tax legislation- important tax dates and deadlines, Help-Sheets on managing your personal finances, business news & opinion, as well as updates on what’s happening at Rawcliffe’s.

Going Digital – The Need for Speed!
The trend towards paperless office solutions is rapidly increasing, whether it is to improve business efficiency or realise environmental goals. Our most profitable clients have already

Action Fraud Warns of Remote Access Scams
Action Fraud has received over 30 crime reports since June 2023 relating to remote access scams targeting businesses, with victims reporting

UK Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make

HMRC Overlap Relief Form – Unincorporated Businesses
Businesses that are sole traders, partners of trading partnerships, and members of LLPs who pay income tax on the profits of their businesses are subject to the

The Importance of A Shareholders Agreement
Company Law states shareholders who own more than 50% can pass a motion at a company

Check What your Tax Code Means
HMRC have released a new online tool to help taxpayers understand what their tax code means

Protecting Employees from Stress at Work
Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, the law requires all employers to prevent work-related stress to

Rethinking Business Resilience
We have seen a pandemic, an ongoing war in Europe with supply chain issues, a cost of living crisis,

Dealing with Inflation
With continuing inflation in the UK, many of us and our businesses have been put “off track” in the short to medium

Latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Updates
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regularly issues safety updates, some of the latest are listed below

Additional Information Required for Research & Development (R&D) Claims
The latest Finance Act includes two changes that will affect all R&D claims:

Government Clamps Down on Unfair Bank Account Closures
Banks will be forced to explain and delay any decision to close an account under new

HMRC Annual Report Shows Some Important Trends for Business Owners
To ensure everyone pays the “right” tax, HMRC have a compliance strategy with 3 elements: preventing

ACAS Consultation – Code of Practice on Handling Requests for Flexible Working
Acas is updating its statutory Code of Practice on handling requests for flexible working, to reflect the

Why Cash Flow Management is Essential Right Now
the UK's rate of inflation dropped to 7.9% in the year to June, which means the rate of price rises in the UK has

Financial Services and Markets Bill Receives Royal Assent
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 is part of the UK government’s plan to grow the economy and

Accident, Sickness and Unemployment Cover Explained
Accident, Sickness and Unemployment cover, also known as ASU, is a type of insurance designed to replace a lost income

Is “Going Green” an Option for Smaller Businesses?
Going green could boost competitiveness and specifically improve a business’s