With more and more businesses taking their businesses online, especially due to the change in consumer behaviour due to COVID-19, we have noticed a sharp rise in these business websites facing cyber-attacks.
We have spoken to a number of our clients who have received letters from the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in the past week. As part
We’d like to remind our clients that applications for the second Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant end soon. If you’re eligible and your business has
Ferndown racer (and Cottons client) Josh Malin stormed to a sensational double victory in the second round of the 2020 Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge
If you were eligible for the first grant and can confirm to HMRC that your business has been adversely affected on or after 14 July
The government has temporarily increased the stamp duty threshold, under the changes, homebuyers will not pay any tax on main homes up to £500,000 until
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has delivered his summer economic plan to help the UK economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Summer
The Government has confirmed that those who pay themselves a salary and dividends through their own company are not covered by the Self-employment scheme but
The FCA is closely monitoring the coronavirus (Covid-19) situation and are advising on the steps you can take to stay aware of any possible impact
Our summary of the Chancellor’s 2020 Budget is now available on our website by clicking below: Our PDF Summary Following the UK’s departure from the
There has been a slow tick, tick, tick of a landlords’ property tax time bomb which has been increasing over the past several years. Whether
VS Rugby’s Wembley winners reunite in the sun to commemorate 1983 triumph
At Cottons, our success is built on recruiting, retaining and developing the best available people. We are widely known to be an established firm with
Getting your affairs in order is complicated and many people will have considered enlisting the services of a wealth manager, either on an ad-hoc or
When it comes to your accountant you expect that they will be proactive and work with your business to help you succeed. However, this often
In this post we have a look at a few common points small business owners wish they had known to avoid slip ups…
