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What are Freeports and how do they help businesses?
14 May 2021
Eight new Freeports will create hubs for trade and help “regenerate” communities across Britain, the Queen’s Speech 2021 has confirmed.
But what are Freeports? And how could they help your business?
In this blog, we’ve covered everything you need to know about Freeports.
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How will Brexit affect your overseas property, pensions and investments?
06 May 2021
Since leaving the European Union in December last year, much of the focus has been on how it will affect your business. But what about your personal assets? In this blog, we will look at the key changes affecting property, investments and other personal assets based in the EU.
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Watch now: new videos to help your business trade with the EU
29 April 2021
The Government has launched a series of short, informational videos designed to help your business move goods between the UK and the EU and the rest of the world. Here’s where to find them, and how they might assist you.
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100 days on: Brexit still challenging traders, but Support Fund offers hope
22 April 2021
Despite 100 days passing since the end of the Brexit transition period, official figures reveal that international trade has yet to recover. But why? In this blog, we’re going to explore what challenges businesses are facing, and how they can overcome them.
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Parents missing out on tax-free childcare bonus of up to £500
19 April 2021
Parents are being encouraged to check whether they are missing out on a tax-free childcare bonus of £500. Families using tax-free childcare accounts to pay for their childcare costs could receive a Government top-up worth up to £500 every three months, but thousands are missing out on the payout, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned.
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Applications for SME Brexit Support Fund underway
19 April 2021
A new scheme that supports small and medium-sized businesses with a grant of up to £2,000 has opened. The scheme provides grants to help tackle the new admin requirements for imports and exports to and from EU countries, as well as elsewhere in the world, or the movement of goods between GB and Northern Ireland.
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Thousands of cases of COVID-related fraud and cyber-crime are being investigated
19 April 2021
A special police task force, tackling fraud in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, says it is investigating 6,000 cases of cybercrime, worth a staggering total of £34.5 million since March last year. The Action Fraud team is investigating many cases, but said that of those reporting a cyber-attack...
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Majority of SME owners have loaned personal money to their business during the pandemic
19 April 2021
A new study has found that nearly six in 10 (59 per cent) small business owners loaned personal money to their business during the pandemic to help it survive. Research undertaken by one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, iwoca, showed that many owners had taken drastic steps during the pandemic to support their business.
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Coronavirus insolvency measures extended until the end of June
19 April 2021
To help businesses with the ongoing impact of the pandemic the Government has decided to extend measures in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (the Act) to protect struggling companies. The extension to the measures introduced in the Act, includes an extension of the suspension of liability for wrongful trading...
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Inheritance tax reporting to be simplified
19 April 2021
Rules coming into effect from 1 January 2022 will mean that nine in 10 estates that are not subject to Inheritance Tax (IHT) will no longer need to complete IHT forms as part of the probate process. Meanwhile, a temporary measure that is currently in place so that IHT returns can be submitted without a physical signature will...
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