by Chris Barlow | Apr 4, 2023 | Latest
Quite often, the complexities of the UK tax system may be off-putting when considering starting a business. This was not helped by Kwasi Kwarteng’s closure of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) in the mini-budget last autumn. At the Spring Budget 2023, Jeremy Hunt...
by Chris Barlow | Mar 29, 2023 | Latest
You may recall that in November’s Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt promised to return with a more robust R&D tax credit scheme for smaller research-intensive companies. Well, in the Spring Budget earlier this month, updates to Research and Development (R&D)...
by Chris Barlow | Mar 10, 2023 | Latest
The deadline for making National Insurance Contributions dating back to April 2006 had previously been set as 5th April 2023, but the government has now extended it to 31st July 2023. Anyone who hopes to claim the UK state pension should check their national insurance...
by EKWilliams Team | Feb 27, 2023 | Latest
Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workplace, but did you know that one in four women considers leaving her job because of it? Society-wide, there is a lack of support and understanding surrounding menopause. As a result, women are left...
by Chris Barlow | Feb 20, 2023 | Latest, Tax
In November, when he shared his Autumn Statement with the nation, Jeremy Hunt announced a 9.7% increase to the National Living Wage (NLW) from 1st April 2023, as well as increases to National Minimum Wage (NMW). What seemed like a far-off change three months ago, is...
by EKWilliams Team | Feb 15, 2023 | Latest
By now, you’re probably no stranger to the phrase ‘cost-of-living crisis’, as it seems to have taken over from the pandemic’s position at the forefront of public interest. Coined in reference to a nationwide decrease of ‘real’ disposable incomes, the cost-of-living...
