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Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline
Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline

Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline HMRC have said that a few businesses could qualify for an extension to their Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT soft landing period. Under current rules for VAT everything must be done digitally including transfers,...

Are your users aware of the risk of Business Email Compromise?
Are your users aware of the risk of Business Email Compromise?

Business email compromise cyber-attacks are very low tech which means they are common and you need to be aware of them. The attacker will be using social engineering more than hacking itself. The way it works is the cyber-criminal will spoof or even gain access to a...

The number of high street shoppers are declining
The number of high street shoppers are declining

Analysts are reporting that the number of shoppers purchasing on the high street has declined by around 10% over the past year in some cities across the U.K. Unsurprisingly, the main reasons cited are the continuing rise of online shopping along with concerns over...

Budget date announced 2019
Budget date announced 2019

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced that the 2019 Budget will take place on 6 November 2019. The Budget is the government’s annual announcement on its plans for spending and taxation for the upcoming financial year.  It will be Sajid Javid’s first Budget since he...

Brexit causes housing market stand-off
Brexit causes housing market stand-off

Brexit causes housing market stand-off with buyers and sellers  House buyers and sellers are both holding back as the Brexit talks continues. Statistics for September displayed that the number of sellers putting their homes up for sale is the lowest level since June...

September car sale figures extends industry gloom
September car sale figures extends industry gloom

The optimism that there would be a huge growth in UK car sales in September have been halted, as more concerns are being spread about the industries financial health. The industry had been hoping for double-digit growth from last September, but sales only rose by 1.3%...

Hawsons Wealth Management have TWO Chartered Advisers
Hawsons Wealth Management have TWO Chartered Advisers

Hawsons Wealth management have TWO Chartered Advisers  Natasha Fathers PETR CertLTCP Adv DipFA Chartered ALIBF becomes the latest adviser within Hawsons Wealth Management Limited to gain the Advanced Diploma in financial services and now joins Nigel Smith CeMAP CeRER...

Inheritance Tax receipts hit record amount
Inheritance Tax receipts hit record amount

Recent figures published by HMRC show Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts reached a record £5.4 billion for the 2018/19 tax year. The increase comes on the back of a 15% rise in the number of estates liable for IHT, with the average IHT bill reaching £179,000. Rising asset...

UK retail sales drop alongside online shopping
UK retail sales drop alongside online shopping

Even though shoppers bought less online in July, British retail sales surprisingly dropped in August.  Whilst official figures have shown that Amazon’s annual promotion in July had encouraged people to spend more, figures indicate that the main two reasons why...

Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline
Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline

Making Tax Digital: HMRC softens digital link deadline HMRC have said that a few businesses could qualify for an extension to their Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT soft landing period. Under current rules for VAT everything must be done digitally including transfers,...

Are your users aware of the risk of Business Email Compromise?
Are your users aware of the risk of Business Email Compromise?

Business email compromise cyber-attacks are very low tech which means they are common and you need to be aware of them. The attacker will be using social engineering more than hacking itself. The way it works is the cyber-criminal will spoof or even gain access to a...

The number of high street shoppers are declining
The number of high street shoppers are declining

Analysts are reporting that the number of shoppers purchasing on the high street has declined by around 10% over the past year in some cities across the U.K. Unsurprisingly, the main reasons cited are the continuing rise of online shopping along with concerns over...