Retail footfall slips amid Omicron concerns
Shoppers limited their in-store trips to avoid COVID variant.
One-month waiver for self-assessment fines
Interest remains payable from 1 February 2022.
31,271 tax returns filed over festive period
2,828 taxpayers filed on Christmas Day 2021.
Employers’ bulletin: Reviewing and setting payroll
The key considerations when it comes to running your business’s payroll 2022/23.
Chancellor sets out £1bn fund for Omicron-hit businesses
Omicron variant sparks new support measures for hardest-hit firms.
30% of small firms in late-payments struggle
One in ten say late payments threaten their business.
New post-Brexit customs rules come into force
Companies trading with the EU face stricter rules.
Govt. to reintroduce sick pay rebate scheme
Rebates available from January 2022.
£1bn pledge for Omicron-hit businesses
Firms can claim one-off grants of up to £6k.
4 in 10 workers ‘to work past state pension age’
6% of workers doubt they will ever retire.
20,000 taxpayers use ‘time to pay’ for self-assessment
Monthly payments total £46m since April 2021.
BoE raises interest rates to 0.25%
Rates rise for the first time in more than three years.