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How could a new Prime Minister impact SMEs in the UK?

Posted on July 9, 2026 Posted in - Blog, SME, SMEs

With Keir Starmer announcing his resignation as Prime Minister, there has been much speculation about what this means for the future of UK politics.

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Lamont Pridmore

The key to success – Advisers who stay the course

Posted on July 8, 2026 Posted in - Latest News

Running a business is rarely the straightforward journey you imagined when you started out and while your ambitions are clear at the beginning, the path you follow rarely is. There are the early

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Lamont Pridmore

HMRC launches consultation for mandatory Direct Debit VAT and PAYE payments

Posted on July 8, 2026 Posted in - Blog, Blogs, HMRC, Tax, VAT

HMRC is currently consulting on proposals that could make Direct Debit the mandatory payment method for VAT and PAYE liabilities – a move that would affect millions of UK businesses.

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Lamont Pridmore

Government proposes changes to the taxation of distributions and repayments of capital from companies

Posted on July 7, 2026 Posted in - Blog, Blogs, Corporation Tax, HMRC

The last few weeks have been awash with minor and major reforms to taxation in the UK, as part of HMRC’s  Tax Update 2026.

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Lamont Pridmore

Paying tax as you earn it: The proposal that could reshape Self Assessment

Posted on July 2, 2026 Posted in - Blog, Self Assessment, Tax

Anyone subject to the UK’s Self Assessment system knows the rhythm by now. Income is earned across the tax year and the bill for it lands the following January.

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Lamont Pridmore

Retirement planning for beginners – Do you know where to start?

Posted on July 1, 2026 Posted in - Blog, Blogs, Pensions

If there’s one thing that the majority of the working population can agree on, it’s that we can’t wait for retirement. We spend a good portion of our lives going to work with

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Making Tax Digital off to a slow start

Posted on July 1, 2026 Posted in - Blog, Blogs, Business, Making Tax Digital, MTD, Tax

With the upcoming 7 August deadline, HMRC reports that it is still waiting for over half of those affected by Making Tax Digital (MTD) to register, let alone file their returns by the deadline. Read more…

Lamont Pridmore

Time for a new leader – How can businesses preserve value when there is a change at the top?

Posted on June 30, 2026 Posted in - Accounting, Blog, Blogs, Business

There are plenty of reasons why a new leader might be needed, whatever kind of business or institution you operate.

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Lamont Pridmore

What day one rights do workers get in the Employment Rights Act?

Posted on June 26, 2026 Posted in - Business News, Latest News

The Employment Rights Act has recently become law and will begin affecting the workplace throughout 2026 and into 2027. One of the cornerstones of the policy is the expansion of many rights and

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Lamont Pridmore

Accepting cryptocurrency as payment – The tax implications for UK SMEs

Posted on June 25, 2026 Posted in - Accounting, Blog, SMEs

One in five of the UK’s top SMEs is already seeing customer demand for cryptocurrency payments, according to a recent survey by payment technology provider DECTA.

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