HMRC has indicated that sole traders will not be subject to the usual penalties for filing a tax return after the deadline, if they are able to demonstrate that the...

Hopes that sole traders classified as company directors – who have been excluded from state COVID-19 support – could get help have risen, with the Treasury looking at the

The owners of small businesses face a choice between opting for in-house accounting or hiring a qualified accountant from outside the business. Although the first option might seem simpler, there...

The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer for December showed that the confidence among companies in the Humber and Yorkshire had risen to their highest levels since before the

The government has indicated that it plans to launch a permanent scheme that would see small firms receive long-term loans, which would replace the current

Those with sole trader businesses who work within the so-called ‘gig economy’ could be hit with new VAT charges, as the government seeks to bring in