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CIS and Subcontractor Payments as Autumn Projects Ramp Up

CIS and Subcontractor Payments as Autumn Projects Ramp Up

General Business, Small Business Guides

In the run up to Autumn, we need to think about how this season tends to bring a noticeable pickup in construction activity, as projects paused or slowed over summer get back underway and new contracts start before the year-end push. For contractors, that also means a...
Use the August Slowdown to Audit Your Construction Business Finances

Use the August Slowdown to Audit Your Construction Business Finances

General Business, Small Business Guides

For many construction businesses, August brings a natural dip in pace. Key contacts are on holiday, decision-makers are harder to reach, and the pipeline can feel quieter than usual. It’s tempting to treat this as dead time — but it’s actually one of the...
R&D Tax Credits Explained: Are Essex Businesses Leaving Money on the Table?

R&D Tax Credits Explained: Are Essex Businesses Leaving Money on the Table?

General Business

When most business owners hear “R&D tax credits,” they picture laboratories, scientists, and large tech companies with dedicated research departments. In reality, the relief is far broader than that — and a significant number of small and medium-sized...
What Triggers an HMRC Investigation — and How to Protect Your Business If One Happens

What Triggers an HMRC Investigation — and How to Protect Your Business If One Happens

General Business, Making Tax Digital

Receiving a letter from HMRC to say your tax affairs are under review is one of the more unsettling things that can land on a business owner’s desk. The immediate assumption is that something has gone wrong — but that isn’t always the case. Some...
Recruitment Agencies and the Construction Industry Scheme: Where the Two Rules Collide

Recruitment Agencies and the Construction Industry Scheme: Where the Two Rules Collide

General Business

Recruitment agencies placing workers into construction roles sit at the intersection of two separate sets of HMRC rules, and getting it wrong in either direction can be expensive. Some payments should go through PAYE under the agency rules. Others fall under the...
P11D and P60 Deadlines Explained: What Essex Employers Must File Before 6 July

P11D and P60 Deadlines Explained: What Essex Employers Must File Before 6 July

General Business

If you employ staff, the next few weeks bring two important compliance dates. P60s should already be in employees’ hands, and P11D and P11D(b) forms for the 2025/26 tax year are due to HMRC by 6 July 2026. Missing either can mean penalties that stack up fast —...
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