From 1 October 2017, every UK business can access advice they can trust from one place. Through Primary Authority, businesses can form a statutory partnership with a local authority, which provides them with assured advice which other regulators must follow.
Since it was introduced in 2009, Primary Authority has helped business…
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HMRC has issued VAT Notes 2017 Issue 1 to assist businesses who trade in very specific industries with changes to the VAT rules. The guidance notes…
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The Liverpool office of business advisers Grant Thornton has launched a new “Innovation Team” to support the region’s rapidly expanding scien…
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This month, a number of new tax changes come into effect. These are as follows:
- Corporation Tax will be reduced from 20% to 19% fro…
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The VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS) is a simplified accounting scheme for small businesses. Businesses with limited costs, such as many labour-only busi…
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The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2016 make provision in relation to the transitional arrangements for phasi…
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If you are bringing a vehicle permanently into the UK from abroad you must:
- notify the details of the vehicle to HM Revenue and Cus…
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HMRC has published research aims to understand (a) what drives error in reporting Pay As You Earn (PAYE) in real time among micro-employers, and (b…
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From 19 September 2016 you'll see some changes to HM Revenue and Customs's (HMRC's) Corporation Tax forms. As part of HMRC’s digital agenda it wi…
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HM Revenue & Customs has issued a guide to help businesses and their advisers complete form CT600(2015) Version 3 which relates to corporation tax.…
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HM Revenue & Customs has updated its guidance on what an employer needs to do when paying sick pay to an employee who’s pregnant, in legal custod…
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There are numerous events throughout the UK and abroad which have an intellectual property or business focus. The The Intellectual Property Office …
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The UK government has confirmed it is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement despite questions over the situatio…
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The Intellectual Property Office has updated its guidelines on how it examines patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patent…
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You can now file international trade mark applications with the UK IPO by e-mail. Following feedback from customers, in April 2016 the UK IPO launc…
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There has been much speculation on the future of many intellectual property laws following the recent EU Referendum outcome. The Intellectual Prope…
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From 1 September 2016 the Intellectual Property Office stopped notifying inventors when they have been mentioned in a patent application. The IPO i…
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The Intellectual Property Office has published a glossary of terms used at the trade marks tribunal. It provides definitions for technical or legal…
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The Government conducted a public consultation between February and April 2016, seeking views on a package of proposed changes to the Patents Rules…
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Unison has argued before the Supreme Court that the making of the Fees Order, which requires a fee to be paid when bringing a case before an employ…
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A new obligation has been imposed on people who sponsor skilled migrants from certain overseas territories to pay a charge in respect of each skill…
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The rules on strikes are being toughened up. For any strike to be lawful, at least 50% of those entitled to vote must do so (there was previously n…
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The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 have been published and will require employers with at least 250 employees to p…
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UK employment legislation is extensive and well-defined. Self-employment has traditionally been simple to grasp and self-assessment for income tax …
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The Department for Work and Pensions has reviewed the earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for automatic enrolment into a workplace pensio…
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Draft regulations have been published to address the gender pay gap. The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 impose obl…
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New figures show that the number of people saving into workplace pensions continues to rise and has increased by 4.4 million since 2012.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC), the body that advises the Government on the level of the minimum wage, has welcomed the acceptance of its recommendat…
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New rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2017 have been announced by the Government.
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Liverpool City Region has a new Health and Life Sciences Board to set out the future development and direction of Health and Life Science economic …
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Sir Nigel Knowles, Chair of the Sheffield City Region, has welcomed both Theresa May’s newly-unveiled Industrial Strategy Green Paper, and the ne…
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Three new economic development and business support programmes have been launched in Cumbria as part of the allocation of remaining EU funding stre…
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Businesses are starting to reap the rewards of a £2 million funding pot aimed at creating more than 200 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire o…
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The Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, along with the Rural Payments Agency, is organising a day event announcing the launch of £3.9m rural business grant…
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Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is encouraging bids for investment in projects from an £8m European Regional Developmen…
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A £7.2m programme to help companies widen their digital reach and impact – part funded through the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership – will ho…
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Environment Secretary, Andrea Leadsom, has announced that £120m will be made available to support the rural economy. The South East Midlands Local…
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£120 million of funding will be made available to support farmers, grow businesses, and generate thousands of jobs in rural communities, announced…
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Start up Spring is a fresh initiative to boost regional business growth. Delivered by Impetus Business Loans in Worcestershire, it will help indivi…
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From 1 October 2017, every UK business can access advice they can trust from one place. Through Primary Authority, businesses can form a statutory …
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The Digital Economy Act 2017 has already received Royal Assent and is slowly coming into effect. More provisions were brought into force on 31st Ju…
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The Apprenticeship Levy is coming and South East Midlands LEP is explaining how it will work. In spring 2017 the way the government funds apprentic…
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The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is a great resource for small businesses looking for advice on what actions they should take to meet the auto-enrolmen…
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Greater Lincolnshire residents support the idea of new devolved powers and responsibilities for the area, but they are less enthusiastic about havi…
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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act received Royal Assent in March 2015.
All companies will be affected in some way, as the Act…
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From 1 October 2017, every UK business can access advice they can trust from one place. Through Primary Authority, businesses can form a statutory …
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East Coast College is moving forward with the creation of a new Energy Skills Centre, thanks to a £10m investment from New Anglia LEP’s Growth D…
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£9 million of additional funding to support businesses in the region to grow, innovate and boost productivity has been agreed by the West Yorkshir…
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Coventry & Warwickshire LEP has announced a new business growth programme. The Aston Programme for Small Business Growth has been developed to supp…
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Business owners in Leeds City Region are being urged to apply for a national export support programme, CommonwealthFirst delivered in partners…
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The Liverpool office of business advisers Grant Thornton has launched a new “Innovation Team” to support the region’s rapidly expanding scien…
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) have announced the launch of Start, Scale, Grow, a totally free …
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The West of England LEP has secured new Enterprise Zone allocations in the West of England that will be delivered by Bath & North East Somerset and…
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The first details have been released about two major new events for this year’s Humber Business Week. Growth Hub Live will bring together dozens …
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The first stage of an innovative new project designed to support local businesses by identifying the skills gaps and training shortages within the …
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