Monthly Archives: June 2017

Brits preparing to spend big this summer on their big holiday

As eager Brits get ready to down tools and take a well-earned holiday, new research from VoucherCodes.co.uk reveals that a staggering 26 million Brits are set to head off on a summer getaway this year, spending an average of £1,253 per person, per trip, taking into account all the associated costs, including travel, accommodation and
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Applying VAT in the world of crowdfunding

Should businesses account for VAT on their crowdfunding? Despite this question being a hot topic of conversation in recent years, the relationship between VAT and crowdfunding is still very much a grey area that causes confusion for many people. Crowdfunding has been around in some way, shape or form for centuries, from Alexander Pope taking
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UK consumers unsubscribe from retailer communications

New research commissioned by Engage Hub, the data-driven customer engagement solutions company, reveals that 90 per cent of UK consumers have unsubscribed from communications from retailers in the past 12 months, with nearly half (46 per cent) saying this is because they received too many messages from brands. In the study, a third of respondents said they
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UK mortgage giants failing customers online, says research

Three of the UK’s biggest mortgage providers have hit rock bottom when it comes to online experiences, according to research from financial experience design agency Dock9. In a report looking at the best and worst online experiences for 19 major mortgage intermediaries, high street and specialist lenders including First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, NatWest
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HMRC’s updated IR35 tool still not fit for purpose

Despite recent updates to its Employment Status Tool HMRC needs to go back to the drawing board. This is according to Dave Chaplin, CEO of ContractorCalculator, an online portal that has become the UK’s expert guide to contracting, who has re-run the 21 historic IR35 test cases through the newly adapted tool to ascertain any
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The benefits staff really want – Top tips on retaining the staff you love

Digital marketing recruitment specialists, Forward Role recruitment has revealed exactly the kind of employee benefits people really want. A third (35 per cent) of people prefer flexible working – From cutting down stressful commutes to allowing parents time to take care of young children, there are plenty of reasons why most people opted for this
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Brexit vote shows little effect on rate of company start-ups

A new study shows that there is, as yet, no major impact on new company formations, or company closures, in England and Wales since the Brexit vote. The study, undertaken by company information provider checkcompany.co.uk, looked at the monthly number of new company formations at Companies House, (the company register for England and Wales) since 2014
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