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Finance teams could be set to go external

In-house finance teams could be a thing of the past with 33% of business leaders and employees seeing external expertise as essential for businesses to thrive after the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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High street shop closure rate slows

As the pandemic continues to hit business, over 8,700 chain stores disappeared from retail locations in the first six months of 2021. In total, 3,488 shops opened, compared to 8,739…
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End of furlough set for 30 September

HMRC has updated the guidance covering the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) to include a section on what happens when the scheme ends The CJRS is due to end on…
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Companies House urges businesses to file accounts early

Companies House urges businesses who are due to file accounts by the end of September to do so as soon as possible through its online service. The government department has…
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Use final month of furlough to plan for the future

Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 is urging directors of Covid-hit businesses to use the final month of the government’s furlough scheme to plan for the future and address any…
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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on transfer pricing

Previously accepted comparables used for establishing a company’s transfer pricing policy might not be comparable due to the impact of the pandemic, warn David Whitmer, transfer pricing practice leader and…
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Combatting late payment

Late payment continues to be a chronic problem small enterprises face. As the business community looks forward to a post-pandemic trading landscape, we look at what practical steps can be…
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SMEs plan to hire more staff as confidence returns

Half of UK SMEs, 56%, expect to recruit more staff over the next year with 60% of SMEs intending to invest in their businesses, with only 20% intending to borrow,…
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660k jobs at risk when furlough ends

 Around 660,000 jobs will likely still need furlough when the scheme ends in September with thousands being pushed into unemployment if the government doesn’t extend it past the deadline The…
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Furlough number falls to 1.9m as 60% limit kicks in

Almost three million people have moved off the furlough scheme since March as the economy began to recover and businesses reopened The latest figures show that 1.9m people remained on…
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