Jamie Dimon thinks remote working is a disaster. The JPMorgan boss recently told staff they were “wasting their time” by signing a petition opposing his order that all staff should return to full-time office working. The bank is no longer […]
Return to the office: is working from home coming to an end? Read More »
Most of the attention – and anger – since Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement on inheritance tax (IHT) has focused on the impacts on farmers. But family business owners are facing identical changes to the IHT rules under the chancellor’s plans.
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Good news and bad on business rates. The positive policy in the Budget was that business-rate reliefs that had been due to end next April will now be extended. Less happily, they will not be so generous, and there is
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At first glance, the data on small-business finance looks worrying. A study by the British Business Bank suggests that lending to small businesses fell in every area of the country other than the southeast last year. That followed the experience
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Something strange is going on with small businesses. Data published last week by the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of sole traders in the UK fell 4% last year – and has now declined 11% since 2019;
Is it cheaper to be a sole trader? Read More »
