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Surge in dividend payments ahead of tax changes
The vast majority of profits made by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2015-16 were paid out as dividends, as business owners scrambled to avoid the cut in the annual dividend allowance to £5,000 from April.
1 min readLast updated 4 Aug 2016 | First published 4 Aug 2016
500,000 SME owners rely on their business to fund their retirement
1 min read
Last updated 3 Aug 2016
First published 3 Aug 2016
HMRC sends 13% more winding up petitions in last year
1 min read
Last updated 2 Aug 2016
First published 2 Aug 2016
MP Margot James named minister for small business
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Last updated 1 Aug 2016
First published 1 Aug 2016
SME owners struggle to delegate tasks to their staff
2 min read
Last updated 29 Jul 2016
First published 29 Jul 2016
ONS: 4.7 million Brits now self-employed
1 min read
Last updated 28 Jul 2016
First published 28 Jul 2016
CIoT: HMRC should delay new corporate tax evasion offence
2 min read
Last updated 27 Jul 2016
First published 27 Jul 2016
European Commission consults on scrapping VAT for digital publications
1 min read
Last updated 26 Jul 2016
First published 26 Jul 2016
Second deadline looms for self-assessment tax bills
1 min read
Last updated 22 Jul 2016
First published 22 Jul 2016
Buy-to-let landlords affected by changes to tax relief
1 min read
Last updated 21 Jul 2016
First published 21 Jul 2016
Over a third of SMEs miss auto-enrolment deadlines so far in 2016
1 min read
Last updated 20 Jul 2016
First published 20 Jul 2016
Prime Minister called upon to back British contractors
1 min read
Last updated 19 Jul 2016
First published 19 Jul 2016
1.3 million Brits dream of setting up in business
1 min read
Last updated 18 Jul 2016
First published 18 Jul 2016
SMEs still a big target for HMRC tax taskforces despite rising tax revenues
1 min read
Last updated 15 Jul 2016
First published 15 Jul 2016
Philip Hammond replaces George Osborne as Chancellor in new cabinet
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Last updated 14 Jul 2016
First published 14 Jul 2016