Small businesses across the UK have increased the amount of cash they hold in current accounts by over 78% over the past two years in anticipation of a Brexit fueled credit crunch. The hoarding reflects growing fears over the economy and a desire to have cash assets...
Ever since the referendum under David Cameron’s Conservative Goverment back in June 2016 the topic of Brexit hasn’t been far from the front pages. As we move ever closer to the 31 October 2019 deadline for Britain to leave the EU the Government have launch a...
Segregation of duties is important for any business, but even more so as your company grows. The delegation of work allows everyone to be more efficient, meaning the right skill levels can undertake the appropriate tasks and the company to continue to grow. Approval...
More than 120,000 VAT-registered businesses in the UK missed the August deadline to file returns through Making Tax Digital (MTD). HMRC confirmed that around 116,000 businesses with quarterly obligations and 5,000 firms that file monthly returns did not sign up in...
New EU standards, due to take effect from 14 September 2019, will change the way some banks connect to Xero. To comply with the new requirements, many of Xero’s bank feeds will be replaced by new direct feeds using Open Banking. What is Open Banking? Open Banking...
More than half of UK companies are said to be holding off mergers and acquisitions as market uncertainty causes a risk aversion. Chief amongst factors causing the uncertainty is Brexit and current risk appetite levels are the lowest since the financial crisis of 2008....
