Two separate updates landed for UK businesses this year, and mixing them up is an easy way to overpay. Company car mileage rates rose on 1 June 2026. HMRC’s new road fuel rates for petrol now reach 26p per mile, while VAT road fuel scale charges changed on 1 May 2026. There are different rules […]
If your business has paid more VAT than it charged customers, HMRC will usually pay you the difference. So, how long does HMRC take to process a VAT refund? In most cases, repayments land within 30 days of HMRC receiving your VAT return. Some arrive sooner. Others take longer when checks are needed. This guide […]
HMRC wage raid payroll checks are payroll compliance inspections that can happen without any notice. Most employers believe that HMRC conducts investigations when businesses deliberately take the law into their own hands. However, the reality is different. A payroll error. An outdated minimum wage rate. A deduction that shouldn’t have been made. A few missed […]
If you’ve been paying attention to the UK economy lately, you’ll know the last couple of years have been surprisingly decent years for business investment – record-breaking, which nobody really saw coming after the few rough years before it. And 2025? It’s held up. Another 3.5% growth, not flashy, but consistent, and in this climate, […]
It’s not easy to get steady, qualified leads. Many companies in the UK invest time and money in generating leads, yet they still fail to secure enough. Most of the time, it’s not effort that’s the problem, but mistakes that can be avoided and that make sales teams angry. If these issues sound familiar, keep […]
Are you looking to start a business in the UK but unsure of where to begin? Then you have landed on the right page. It may sound daunting at the start, but once you understand what to do, it gets much easier. You just need to follow the right steps, and you also need to […]
