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I could do with a crystal ball!
What a week of news and change, whilst we focus on year end accounts, VAT bills, Corporation tax and accounting schedules the world seems...
Jan 22, 2025


Unveiling the Future: What Does the UK Consumer Confidence Index 2025 Tell Us About the State of the Market?
Understanding consumer behavior is key to predicting market trends. The UK Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is a crucial tool for gauging...
Jan 1, 2025
The Uncharted Terrain: Navigating the Business Confidence Index 2025
As we approach 2025, understanding the Business Confidence Index (BCI) takes on greater significance for both businesses and consumers....
Jan 1, 2025


2024 Budget - Changes to company car tax
The Autumn Budget has accountants, finance directors and business owners scratching their heads this morning trying to work out all the...
Oct 31, 2024


International Investment Summit
Today we hear about the billions of pounds that private companies will be committing to invest in the UK. The International Investment...
Oct 14, 2024


Gifts from the Labour Conference?
Today we are eagerly awaiting the news from the Labour conference to see if UK businesses will be receiving any gifts from Labour. No...
Sep 23, 2024


Abolition of the furniture holiday lettings tax regime.
If you have a furnished holiday property you let, this will apply to you The government are introducing new tax treatments for furnished...
Aug 12, 2024


A celebration of 10 years of success. Goodness me where has that time gone?
I clearly remember leaving Ensors 10 years ago. Finishing on a Friday, saying goodbye to all my colleagues as I set off on a journey, a...
Jul 14, 2024


What are business prospects like if/when Labour win?
The latest poll results out yesterday have labour at 44% and the conservatives at 22%. If we switch to a labour government how will it...
Jun 13, 2024


Another positive week for the economy.
Another positive week for the economy. With the latest quarterly GDP figures showing a growth of 0.6% the UK came out of its shallow...
May 15, 2024


Consumer Confidence Rises
Good news with the consumer confidence data this month. With GfK reporting a figure of -19 the indicator rose to the levels seen in Jan...
Apr 26, 2024


End of Year Payroll task list
Send your final Full Payment Submission (FPS) on or before your employees’ last payday of the tax year (which ends on 5th April). If...
Mar 19, 2024


A list of things to do in March!
March 2024 Deadline Dates 1st March Pay corporation tax for accounting periods ended 31 May 2023 for SMEs not liable to pay by...
Feb 29, 2024


More positive signs - I don't want to suggest green shoots yet!
At the same time that we have reports that the country is in recession we hear today that the government finances show a large surplus...
Feb 21, 2024


Are tax cuts coming?
We are hearing that the December deficit was £6bn less than expected. The reported tax cuts planned by Jeremy Hunt may well come to...
Jan 23, 2024


Can we break from this cycle of rising and falling consumer confidence?
Reuters are reporting that the Bank of England may start cutting interest rates in the second quarter of this year. Following a 41 year...
Jan 23, 2024


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Dec 22, 2023


Is a global recession on the way?
Fireworks night has passed, now only six weeks until Christmas, however the unseasonably warm weather means that any focus on Christmas...
Nov 14, 2023


Again global influences are impacting on domestic markets.
You would have noticed that the fuel prices are going up again. The UK no longer imports fuels from Russia so these price increase are...
Oct 22, 2023
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