It’s amazing how many small businesses will stick with the same way of banking, or the same bank, for years – even if it doesn’t really work for them. We all get used to doing things a particular way, and it’s only when it’s pointed out to us that we realise how inefficient and unsuitable
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In a speech to Liverpool University last night, Bank of England chief Mark Carney estimated that up to 15 million of the current jobs in Britain could be done by automated robots over time, with whole professions—including accounting—eliminated. John Williams, head of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) UK, thinks that Mr Carney is
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Sales of custard creams and digestive biscuits are crumbing as Britons opt for healthier and more indulgent treats.
Source: BBC
The UK government agrees a deal to sublet a Barclays office in London’s Canary Wharf for about 5,700 civil servants.
Source: BBC
First it was House of Fraser, then it was Hinkley Point – now the Prime Minister’s local pub has become the latest UK asset to be snapped up by a Chinese investor.
Source: Sky Business News
A Reconciliation of active members scan of HMRC records is due to run in December 2016.
This scan will automatically close open periods of contracted-out employment held on HMRC records, using the Scheme Contracted-out Number (SCON) provided by Employers on their Full Payment Submissions (FPS).
Details of all the active members identified by the scan will be shared with you to enable you to reconcile your records.
To request the data and to help HMRC plan the support needed please complete the closure scan request form and return it as soon as possible.
Complete Part 1 of the form where you are the administrator/third party administrator and already have Trustees approval to receive the data.
Complete Part 2 of the form where you are not the Administrator or there is a change of Administrator and don’t have Trustees approval to receive the data.
The completed form should be sent to: schemereconciliationtelephoneenquiry.inbox@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
Source: HMRC
This countdown bulletin gives important information about the reconciliation of current members – closure scan
Source: HMRC
Spread betting on financial markets will be more tightly regulated by the financial watchdog.
Source: BBC
With smartphones increasingly the digital tool of choice when it comes to searching for information about businesses data or services, a new survey from Yext has exposed critical inaccuracies in important online business data. The survey, carried out amongst more than 2,000 UK consumers in October, reveals that as many as eight in ten encounter incorrect
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The Football Association (FA) is close to unveiling the most lucrative kit sponsorship deal in its history despite the England team’s limp exit from Euro 2016 and even as the sport’s sexual abuse scandal continues to escalate.
Source: Sky Business News