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If you work as a contractor, freelancer or small business owner in the UK, it’s incredibly important to keep track of your filing and payment deadlines, as well as changing tax rates and thresholds. Sole traders only have to report to HMRC, which makes life relatively straightforward. Limited companies, however, have much more to contend

Since the results of Brexit were announced, we have received a number of enquiries from concerned clients and prospective company owners who are worried about their future options and success. We’re all a bit in the dark here, and no one knows for certain what’s going to happen during and after the negotiations. However, we

The requirement to keep a register of people with significant control, or ‘PSC register’, was introduced on 6th April 2016. Since that date, all UK private limited companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and Societas Europaea (SEs) are legally required to maintain a statutory register with information about the people who have significant control or influence

The annual confirmation statement is a new filing requirement that was introduced on 30th June 2016. It has replaced the annual return (Companies House form AR01) but serves exactly the same purpose in a simplified format. All private limited companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) registered in the United Kingdom must deliver at a confirmation

  A new dividend tax came into effect on 6th April 2016 in a bid to deter tax-minimising strategies and incentivise more people to invest their dividend income instead. The notional 10% Dividend Tax Credit, which baffled a great many people, has been replaced by a 0% tax rate on the first £5,000 of annual

Some people are born into money, but for most of us the road to riches is a long and seemingly impossible one. However, we should not forget there are plenty of entrepreneurs out there who have managed to reach the top despite starting with next to nothing.