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Top New Years resolution ideas to help you minimise your tax bill for 2024

Welcome to the final blog post from MLS Accountancy for 2024! We hope you have found 2023’s posts to be informative and useful.  Today we discuss potential New Year’s resolutions to help you reduce your tax bill, how to make pension contributions on behalf of others, plus a reminder to adjust your payroll systems to…Read More

If you’re a manager, are you reaching your potential? Are you doing enough to protect your employees from stress at work? Plus, closure options for solvent businesses

Welcome to today’s blog post, the penultimate post for 2024!  Today we cover tips to help you become a more effective manager, how to protect your employees from stress, plus exploring closure options for solvent businesses. Becoming a more effective manager Top tips to help you reach your potential as a manager. Effective managers get…Read More

Paying staff early for Christmas? Be sure to submit your FPS on time.  Plus, Christmas posting dates, and much more!

Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! Reporting PAYE information in real time – Early Christmas Payments Some employers pay their employees earlier than usual over the Christmas…Read More

New company car fuel rates, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, 2024’s Sold to the World Awards plus UK government funding for jobs in AI sector

Take a look at today’s blog post from MLS Accountancy to keep up to date with the latest UK business news.  Any questions?  Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Advisory fuel rate for company cars The table below sets out the HMRC advisory fuel rates from 1 December 2023. These are the…Read More

Changes to UK company law, travel support for UK businesses, latest HMRC tax webinar dates for the Self-Employed and much more!

Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! Changes to UK company law The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received royal assent on 26 October 2023 and will…Read More

Have you tried the HMRC app yet? 100,000 other tax payers have…..

Have you utilised the HMRC app to pay your Self-Assessment tax bill?  Are your company records up to date and ready to be filed? Tips on keeping your staff safe in the cold weather, keeping your business strong in terms of cash flow, plus…working capital finance, the Smart Data Discovery Challenge and modernising the framework…Read More

The Autumn Statement unpacked – how will it affect you and your business?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week unveiled the government’s tax and spending plans in the Autumn Statement. He started his speech by saying that there were 110 measures to “Help grow the British economy”. Growth is better than expected this year according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), although they state the impact of the…Read More

Managing risks to volunteers, latest HMRC tax webinar dates, exporting to the USA, trade negotiations with Turkey, net zero air travel and BAE Systems’ exponential increase in orders

Today’s blog covers a wide variety of topics affecting businesses across the UK.  If you have queries regarding your tax affairs or accounts, please do get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! Volunteering: guidance for employers on how to manage the risks The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has guidance on how to…Read More

Flexible working to become the norm, tips on managing cash flow for your business, UK grant eligibility, plus updates on tariffs when selling products to Mexico

Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! Flexible working will become the “default” for employees Following a recent UK Government consultation and Royal Assent of the Employment Relations…Read More

Does your business growth strategy need a revamp? Future-proofing the UK AI skills base, high tech innovation funding, plus a shake up to procurement regulations

Growing your business? – Just keep going! The Bank of England (BOE) recently held interest rates at 5.25% and warned that the restrictive policy will remain for an extended period, despite the bleak economic outlook. BOE forecasts suggest the UK will not get to the 2% inflation target until the end of 2025.  They expect…Read More

3 tips to mitigate inheritance tax, support for SMEs tackling cyber security, and how to increase productivity in the workplace

Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! Inheritance Tax Planning Tips With inheritance tax receipts to HMRC set to reach new levels this financial year, now more than…Read More

HMRC’s Employer bulletin, digital marketing tips for your business, help to lower your energy bills, and updates to recycling schemes

Welcome to today’s blog post.  In this post we are discussing HMRC’s Employer bulletin, digital marketing tips for your business, help to lower your energy bills, and updates to recycling schemes.  Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! HMRC Employer Bulletin:…Read More

How much is your business worth? A reminder to complete your self-assessment, opening a Tax-Free Childcare account, and protecting the ideas of your tech company from potential threat.

Welcome to today’s blog post. Today we help you to find out how much your business is worth, a reminder to complete your self-assessment, opening a Tax-Free Childcare account, and protecting the ideas of your tech company from potential threat. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business.…Read More

Helping small businesses to cut energy use, dates for HMRC’s tax webinars for self-employed workers, the business benefits of becoming a Living Wage employer, plus the air passenger travel guide

Today’s blog post looks at helping small businesses to cut energy uses using the Manufacturing Energy Toolkit, dates for HMRC’s tax webinars for self-employed workers, the business benefits of becoming a Living Wage employer, plus the air passenger travel guide Manufacturing Energy Toolkit As the winter sets in, the cost of energy will be a…Read More

Is your business winter ready?  Warning signs of self-assessment scammers, using the new online form for the VAT Flat Rate Scheme, plus changes to Alcohol Duty

Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business. We are here to support you! Is your business winter ready? Disruptions due to the weather can happen anywhere at any time. Taking time to plan and…Read More