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BoE base rate rises – has your business account kept up?

BoE base rate rises – has your business account kept up?

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised rates 13 times in a row to June this year, with the base rate reaching 5% - a level not seen since 2008 at the height of the financial crisis. Mortgage rates and loan rates have risen alongside the base rate, but savings rates have...

Deadline to catch up on National Insurance contributions extended

Deadline to catch up on National Insurance contributions extended

Anyone with an incomplete National Insurance contributions (NICs) record between April 2006 and April 2016 now has until July 31 to add to their NICs to qualify for a full State Pension after HMRC extended the deadline. Thousands of taxpayers have incomplete years in...

3 Simple Steps To A Robust Financial Plan For 2018

3 Simple Steps To A Robust Financial Plan For 2018

When you’re self-employed, planning ahead can feel impossible. Being wrapped up in the here and now – completing work, conversing with clients, balancing your books – yields immediate success. Nonetheless, you need to make time to look to the future. Invariably,...

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