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 all like to receive gifts but are you aware that there are also tax breaks when giving gifts too!
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
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined additional government support to businesses and workers impacted by coronavirus across the UK. This support includes: A new Job
Following the slightly disappointing release of the Kickstart Scheme (only available for those aged between 16 & 24 who are claiming Universal Credit where there
Please be aware that scammers are becoming more sophisticated with their COVID-19 scam emails. We recently received a query from a client with the following
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
Budgets and forecasts are the business equivalent of Satnavs. If you don’t know what to aim for and what your goals are it will be
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
At Cottons, we have noticed an increase in clients receiving cold calls, automated messages or voicemails from scammers impersonating HMRC. Clients are told that they
There is to be a new grant scheme to help SMEs as part of the rescue package of measures to support businesses during the COVID-19
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
We have recently been able to secure substantial tax refunds for many of our clients using the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief scheme.
Businesses are naturally concerned about cash flow, trade after lockdown and the debt associated with using the government-backed loan schemes. R&D tax credits can help
