by Ruth Clark | Nov 23, 2022 | HMRC, Tax
The Plastic Packaging Tax came into effect in April this year, and if your business deals with any kind of plastic packaging in relation to your products, you may need to be registered for this. Anyone importing or manufacturing more than 10 tonnes of plastic... 
by Ruth Clark | Nov 18, 2022 | Tax
Taxation and Wages National Living Wage for employees aged over 23 to increase from £9.50 to £10.42 an hour from next April. National Insurance contributions secondary threshold will be fixed at £9,100 from April 2023 until April 2028. The Employment Allowance will... 
by Ruth Clark | Nov 16, 2022 | Business
The UK’s GDP fell by 0.3% in August according to official figures, and if GDP falls for two quarters in a row, that is the definition of a recession. Experts at the EY ITEM Club predict the UK will be in recession for three quarters, which would take us up to the... 
by Ruth Clark | Nov 14, 2022 | Tax
Using Losses: Types of Claim Trade losses may be used in several ways against: Income or possibly against capital gains of the same year or an earlier year Profit of the same trade Income from a company to which you transferred your trade Not all losses may be claimed... 
by Ruth Clark | Nov 9, 2022 | Budget Announcement, Business
The market volatility resulting from the ill-fated mini-Budget on September 23 has created real concern for investors. Most of the measures announced that day were reversed just weeks later, but the fallout has left markets in a state of turmoil. The FTSE 100 was at...