REGULATION Businesses brace for fraud crackdown City AM British businesses must prepare for significant changes as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) gains new powers under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT) starting 1 September. Companies with over...

EMPLOYMENT Gender pay gap has been underestimated The Guardian The I Research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations reveals that the UK's gender pay gap has been underestimated for over 20 years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) failed to...

OUTLOOK Trump hits UK business with stealth tariffs The Sunday Times The US Government has stunned British manufacturers by imposing stealth tariffs of up to 25% on more than 400 new product categories entering the US. The move was slipped out by the Department of...

TAX Stealth raid could add £7k to tax bills City AM Britain’s high earners would see thousands added to their tax bills if Chancellor Rachel Reeves opts to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds in the Budget. Analysis from wealth manager Rathbones shows that...

TAX Property tax plans could hurt the market, experts warn Daily Mail The Independent Economists are warning that a proposed mansion tax on high-value properties could harm the housing market. Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, says...

EMPLOYMENT Climbing costs see firms turn to contractors City AM With an increase in employer National Insurance contributions and the upcoming Employment Rights Bill adding to firms' cost pressures, more businesses are opting to go off-payroll and utilise contractors....

OUTLOOK London business confidence soars despite inflation City AM Private business owners in London are experiencing unprecedented optimism about growth, according to the latest KPMG private enterprise barometer survey. Confidence has surged to the highest level in...

TAX Businesses urge Chancellor to halt tax hikes Daily Mail Businesses have warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against further tax increases in the upcoming Budget. Following GDP growth of just 0.3% from April to June, down from 0.7%, the British Chambers of Commerce...

TAX Farm tax changes threaten family businesses The Daily Telegraph City AM The Guardian The Times The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) warns that Labour's new inheritance tax policy could harm working farmers more than wealthy landowners. The policy,...

TAX IHT raid: UK a 'very dangerous place' for a wealthy person Daily Mail The Independent The Times Proposals from the Treasury to limit tax-free gifts from parents to children have raised concerns among tax experts, who warn that such changes could make the UK less...