Small Business

The UK tax office has admitted to a processing error that meant thousands of self-employed people, who were given grants to help with the fallout from Covid-19, were charged the wrong tax bill. Here's all you need to know.

Applications for the fifth and final self-employment income support scheme (SEISS) grant have now CLOSED, marking the end of this particular Government scheme. For your reference, we've kept information in this guide about how SEISS worked, and who was able to apply.

Self-assessment tax-return filers could face a 'penalty points' system if they miss deadlines while tardy tax-bill payers face fines of up to triple the current maximum, under Government proposals unveiled this week.

If you run a small business in the UK you could unwittingly end up paying up to £185/year by not opting out of the BT phone book's classified listings.

HSBC is ending fee-free banking for hundreds of thousands of small business customers from September.

Santander has scrapped plans to force 230,000 small business customers to pay a fee for a current account marketed as being "free forever" following a backlash.

Some of Britain's biggest banks are facing a hefty compensation bill today after the City watchdog found "serious failings" in the sale of complex financial products to small businesses.

Automatic pensions enrolment for small businesses is to be delayed a year, Pensions Minister Steve Webb said today.

Energy watchdog Ofgem vowed today to crack down on suppliers who frustrate small businesses from switching to another provider.

Banks made more credit available to households and small businesses this summer but have warned the eurozone crisis may hit future lending.