Prime Minister Candidates and Possible Tax Cuts With the departure of Boris Johnson, the contenders as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister (PM) have now been whittled down to the last two – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. Whoever wins will need to appoint a new chancellor and…
MTD for income tax – Quarterly information to be reported by businesses Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax will apply to sole traders, property landlords and certain other businesses with gross turnover and/or property income over £10,000 a year and will commence in April 2024. The system will then…
With inflation rising and households facing the largest ever recorded cost-of-living squeeze, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the Government’s Spring Statement 2022 on Wednesday 23rd March. Take a look at the key points and as we near the start of the new tax year, please talk to us about any of the changes and how they may affect your business, we are here to support you on 01384 376964.
If you’ve visited the Folkes Worton offices recently and spent any time in our Reception area, you may have noticed the big TV screen with our welcome presentation.
In the current economic climate CASH IS KING and managing your cash flow is more important than ever. If you are concerned about the future of your business, then take some time to reflect on where you are and what could happen in the next few months. It is now…
Statutory Sick Pay Rebate scheme (SSPRS) The Government is reintroducing the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS). This will be a temporary scheme to support employers facing heightened levels of sickness absence due to COVID-19. The SSPRS will refund small and medium-sized employers’ COVID-related SSP costs for up to two…
Church Street will be temporarily closed to traffic from Tuesday 8th until Thursday 20th January 2022 Access to the Folkes Worton offices from the Stourbridge ring road will be temporarily disrupted as Church Street (between St. John’s Road and Parkfield Road) will be CLOSED for underground works from Tuesday 18th…
We’ve been made aware by some clients that they have received an e-mail which looks as though it’s from HMRC with ‘IMPORTANT APPLICATION’ – You’re eligible for the fourth and fifth grants’ in the Subject field – A screen grab of this e-mail is featured here. The e-mail has a…
In the current crisis, it appears that young people in particular are being hit hard on the employment front, leaving many of them susceptible to ‘easy-to-earn’ cash scams. Criminals are targeting 21 to 30 year olds through social media, jobs websites and scam e-mails to recruit ‘money mules’ to help…
On Monday 23rd February, the Government set out its roadmap for the country to come out of Lockdown 3. It was understandably cautious, as none of us want to see further Lockdowns, but it did give us clear targets to aim for and help to plan our own recovery from…