Business Matters – Page 4
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NewsDigital tax will be taxing
By the end of March 2019, businesses will need to have prepared for what many consider to be the biggest change for years in how they deal with HMRC. The change has nothing to do with Brexit, instead it comes from what HMRC calls Making Tax Digital – MTD.
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Consumer law and returns policies
Consumer law changed three years ago with the introduction of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) writes Adam Bernstein.
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Being positive about the unthinkable
The unthinkable never happens - right? Well sadly, that isn’t always the case, writes Adam Bernstein. While we don’t suffer from earthquakes and tsunamis, we are not immune from other threats.
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Business owners should make a Will
Around 60% of the population has no Will and if you die without a Will your estate will be passed on according to the intestacy rules, writes Angharad Lynn.
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Starting a business
Starting a business requires juggling many issues, as well as keeping an eye on the longer-term business vision, keeping tax costs to a minimum and complying with numerous regulatory matters, writes Fleur Lewis.
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Money for nothin’?
Wouldn’t it be great to be given free – or low cost – business help? Firms prepared to search will find that there is plenty available; they just need to narrow down the options, writes Adam Bernstein.
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Making VAT Digital: are you ready?
With only a few months to go before VAT registered businesses have to keep digital records and use computer software to file their VAT returns online, it is time to prepare for the digital changeover, writes Fleur Lewis.
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Social media in the workplace
Social media can be extremely useful in the workplace with many businesses using platforms to promote their brand, writes Mark Stevens.
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Making sure you are GDPR ready
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) became law on May 25 2018, so it is important to check how these new rules may affect your organisation.
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Tax simplification review: comments sought
The UK tax code is one of the longest in the world and it keeps growing. The Government acted in 2010 to tackle this complexity by setting up the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to advise the Chancellor on ways of simplifying the tax system.
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Wage deductions are unlawful unless authorised
Section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 sets out the provisions that protect workers from unauthorised deductions (known as unlawful deductions) being made from their wages.
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The minimum wage / pension increases
The new tax year brings a number of key changes for employers. Two pressing financial adjustments are the new employee rates of pay to comply with the national minimum wage (NMW) regulations and increases in workplace pension contributions.
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Using social media in the workplace is widely debated
Social media can be extremely useful in the workplace with many businesses using platforms to promote their brand, writes Mark Stevens.
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Spring Statement news for business
Despite the Spring Statement being a low-key affair, there were nevertheless a few business-related consultations published. Perhaps the most important is the government’s review of the VAT threshold - frozen in the autumn Budget at £85,000 until March 2020, writes Fleur Lewis.
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Effective contracts help protect a business
The first few months of 2018 have seen the financial demise of three high profile businesses - Carillion, Maplin and Toys R Us. In addition, administrators from KPMG have been appointed over Oyster Marine Holdings and Oyster Marine, writes Ed Husband.
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Time to review tax affairs
As the end of the tax year approaches it’s a good opportunity to review tax affairs to ensure allowable allowances are claimed, writes Fleur Lewis.
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Trademarks – are they worth registering?
As Boating Business has previously reported, Hanse Yachts recently obtained preliminary injunction against an Italian imitation of its Fjord motor boats. The case essentially revolves around trademarks. Technology lawyer Dai Davis of Percy Crow Davis & Co argues that UK businesses should register their trademarks as these are valuable and ...
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Is the UK boat industry missing out on innovation tax savings?
Intellectual Property (IP) is vital for the UK boat sector, not only does it create much needed value in the sector but it protects its innovations and the many great brands that make it up, writes Robert Games.
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New commissioner to help businesses with their credit control
Small firms struggling to deal with business customers who are slow payers have new help in the form of a small business commissioner, writes Fleur Lewis.
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Product branding and product liability risk
Product liability is creeping ever higher up the list of boardroom priorities for businesses, writes Peter Shervington. Increased media attention on product safety incidents brings the potential for a badly managed crisis to kill off a company entirely.
