19/01/2018 High Street banks and HMRC offer support to small firms affected by Carillion insolvency Following their meeting earlier this week with business minister, Greg Clark *,  Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC and RBS have respectively set up £50 million, £100

19/01/2018 Period before first MoT test remains at 3 years (E, S, W) The period before new cars and motor cycles require their first MoT tests will continue to be 3 years, after response to Dept for Transport proposals *

19/01/2018 Tax-free childcare scheme opens for parents of under 9s (UK) Tax-Free Childcare is now available for working parents (including those who are self-employed), whose youngest child was under 9 or turned 9 on 15 January – which means they

19/01/2018 Tackling waste crime and problem sites (E, W) New powers for the Environment Agency to a) prevent the build-up of illegal waste by blocking access to problem waste sites and b) force operators to clear away all waste and

SMEs Still Waiting… For Research and Development Tax Relief! 19th January 2018. It has been revealed that the Treasury owes UK SMEs as much as £84 billion in unclaimed Research and Development tax relief (R&D). This means that a majority of