Your protection is our priorityHMRC has recently introduced new powers that will make it easier to trace and collect the VAT generated by transactions that take place on digital marketplaces. Online VAT fraud has long been a problem for HMRC, but the new measures…
Our aim is to bring strategic business help to men and women just like you all over the country. If your business is having cash-flow problems, approaching insolvency, or you could use some advice on how to handle debt or…
There comes a point when the directors of a struggling business must take stock, assess their situation and try to find a viable solution that can help to bring their business back from the brink. The earlier an insolvency solution…
Whilst the lack of profitability is the largest cause of business insolvency in the long term, in the short term it is the inability to maintain a healthy level of cash flow that can provide the biggest headache for growing…
If you’ve exhaustively chased a customer and there’s still no sign of a payment, it’s time to consider the possible legal action you can take. Sometimes, there’s simply no choice but to to escalate the situation further to ‘encourage’ a…
If there’s one aspect of running a business that’s sure to frustrate, enrage and even keep business owners up at night, it’s late payments. We’re preaching to the converted here, because almost every small business owner out there will have,…
A 21-day moratorium for failing businesses is among suggestions for reforming the UK’s corporate insolvency regime. Will a version similar to America’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process give firms much-needed breathing space or just allow the less scrupulous to fritter away…
What happens when you receive your next VAT bill from HMRC and realise you simply can’t pay? At first you might think you’re experiencing a minor cash-flow problem, but before you know it, this could turn into an inability to replace…
A director’s duties can be confusing at times. Some company directors fail to properly grasp the distinction between the company as a separate legal entity and their own personal and financial matters. Instead, they have a tendency to view themselves…
It is not actually against the law to continue doing business when you are insolvent. However, the leeway for insolvent trading only applies up until a certain point. If you owe a creditor more than £750 and have failed to…