Hiring temps for the Christmas rush? A plain-English payroll checklist for Wigan and North West small businesses: right to work, tax codes, minimum wage, holiday pay, pensions and leavers.
HMRC confirms limited exceptions to the new Director Self Assessment Tax Return Rules for 2025/26
If you run a limited company, your 2025/26 Self Assessment return asks for more than it used to. HMRC has
1 November Corporation Tax Deadline: A Guide for Wigan Companies with a January Year-End
Company year ended 31 January 2026? Your Corporation Tax is due 1 November (a Sunday this year). Deadlines, how to pay, and what late payment costs at 7.75%.
Should Your Business Accept Crypto?
Cryptocurrency has moved well beyond the headlines. Customers ask about it, payment providers offer it and regulators watch it closely.
PAYE Settlement Agreements: Your 22 October 2026 Payment Deadline Explained
Got a PAYE Settlement Agreement? Your 2025/26 bill is due by 22 October 2026 (19 October by post). How it’s worked out, how to pay it and when a PSA makes sense.
Andy Burnham’s speech the main talking points
Andy Burnham used his first Labour conference speech as Prime Minister, delivered in Liverpool on 29 September 2026, to promise
Register for Self Assessment by 5 October 2026 — who is caught and what to do
New sole traders, landlords and anyone with untaxed income from 2025/26 must tell HMRC by 5 October 2026. Here is who is caught, the 31 October paper deadline, and what to do next.
FCA to take over anti-money laundering supervision
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is preparing for one of the biggest shake-ups to the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) regime
Autumn cashflow and Q3 VAT: a practical checklist for Wigan and North West SMEs
Mid-September squeezes cash for many Wigan and North West SMEs. Use this practical checklist for Q3 VAT prep, debtors, tax pots and management accounts — before autumn gets tighter.
HMRC to send 1.8 million Simple Assessment letters this year
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is writing to around 1.8 million taxpayers across the UK this year as part of