Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) News

UK's Small Business Association Welcomes 'Staircase Tax' Repeal
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
The Federation of Small Businesses in the UK has welcomed the release of draft legislation by the UK Government that would "repeal" the so-called staircase tax. Read Full Story

UK's Small Firms Seek Helping Hand In Next Budget
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, November 13, 2017
Noting the substantial contribution to the UK economy that small businesses make, the Federation of Small Businesses has urged the UK to not go on a tax grab at the next Budget – the last before Brexit now that the UK has newly moved to a single Budget event each year. Read Full Story

UK Small Firms Face Retrospective Property Tax Bills
by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Leading UK politicians have called for the Government to cushion small businesses from the impact of a court ruling on business rates (commercial property tax) bills. Read Full Story

UK Watchdog Criticizes Plans For Quarterly Business Updates
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, April 11, 2016
The UK's Administrative Burdens Advisory Board has said that it cannot endorse the Government's proposals to require businesses to provide quarterly online updates and institute compulsory digital record keeping. Read Full Story

UK Small Businesses Seek Tax Simplification
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
51 percent of small firms in the UK want the new Government to simplify the tax system, according to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses. Read Full Story

Small Firms Call For UK Tax Reform
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The UK's Federation of Small Businesses has called on the Chancellor to avoid pre-election giveaways in his upcoming Budget and instead focus on tax simplification and business rates reform. Read Full Story

HMRC Postpones Payroll Overhaul For Small Firms
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The UK's smallest businesses will be given an extra six months to prepare for HM Revenue and Customs's shake up of the payroll taxation system after the taxman announced a relaxation of the new Real Time Information rules. Read Full Story

Tax And Credit Top UK SMEs' Election Agenda
Friday, April 30, 2010
Small businesses are reluctant to approach banks for credit in the wake of the global banking crisis, according to a survey by the Federation of Small Businesses. Read Full Story
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