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14 June 2017
Avoiding ransomware attacks
The National Cyber Security Centre says that thousands of small businesses are vulnerable to ransomware attacks on their IT systems. These can be crippling, so how can you protect your business?
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- Issue 22 - 20.09.2017
- 1. Start preparing for the GDPR
- 2. Buy-to-lets, landlords and fire extinguishers
- 3. How will the lower dividend nil rate affect you?
- 4. Avoiding a fine for late accounts
- 5. Lending to your business tax efficiently
- 6. Performance management = constructive dismissal
- 7. The less obvious workstation DSE hazards
- 8. Will the “staircase tax” survive?
- 9. More trouble filing accounts
- Issue 21 - 07.09.2017
- 1. New employees and GCSE grades
- 2. Entertaining costs - getting the VAT back
- 3. Sole director shareholders at risk!
- 4. Free flowing alcohol and binding contracts
- 5. Is parking at work a taxable perk?
- 6. Prosecuted for illegally sharing personal data
- 7. Can you be put in the dock for a customer’s crime?
- 8. Employment tribunal fees abolished
- 9. Compare every finance option
- Issue 20 - 12.07.2017
- 1. £2.7 million fine over pricing
- 2. Are minimum performance levels binding?
- 3. Can HMRC insist directors submit tax returns?
- 4. Caught by the new payment practices legislation?
- 5. A potentially healthy perk that’s also tax and NI free
- 6. Who should deal with an employee grievance?
- 7. Directors - take care to avoid “unfair prejudice”
- 8. Acas - hot weather advice for employers
- 9. Don’t miss the Companies House pop quiz
- Issue 19 - 28.06.2017
- 1. How will the election result affect tax?
- 2. Will you pay their costs if you refuse mediation?
- 3. Are company childcare schemes still worth it?
- 4. Finance directors can improve your business
- 5. Is it the right time to start using Bitcoin?
- 6. Must employees disclose an intention to compete?
- 7. When can spousal maintenance be varied?
- 8. Card surcharges banned from January 2018
- 9. Support for landlords from HMRC
- Issue 18 - 14.06.2017
- 1. Avoiding ransomware attacks
- 2. How the courts punished a breach of duty
- 3. Tax-free personal use of your company credit card
- 4. Health surveillance and record keeping
- 5. Turn new ideas into lower tax bills
- 6. Constructive dismissal for doing “officey things”
- 7. Car schemes that keep a lid on costs
- 8. A new faster way to bank cheques
- 9. New PSC rules for Scottish businesses
- Issue 17 - 01.06.2017
- 1. New auto-enrolment timetable
- 2. New debt recovery rules for businesses
- 3. Is there an advantage to paying a non-working partner?
- 4. Can you save money by filing your own accounts?
- 5. Moving premises - how to maximise the tax allowances
- 6. £36 million NMW blunder
- 7. Display screen equipment assessments
- 8. Half would fold if a key person died
- 9. New “2016 Tax Report” scam
- Issue 16 - 17.05.2017
- 1. PSC registers: important changes
- 2. Forcing a director out
- 3. Speeding fines: tougher penalties brought in
- 4. Are potted plants a potential problem?
- 5. Can your business pay for (tax-free) pensions advice?
- 6. The risks of providing services “free of charge”
- 7. Company drivers, parking fines and reclaiming VAT
- 8. PPI claims - the end is in sight
- 9. MTD law postponed
- Issue 15 - 04.05.2017
- 1. New guidance on salary sacrifice
- 2. Mobile phones - are you paying for too many minutes?
- 3. Avoid tax traps when personally using company cash
- 4. Are transactions with your company legal?
- 5. Cashback websites for businesses
- 6. Loans to employees and redundancy
- 7. Getting one up on the competition
- 8. Open water for businesses
- 9. A webinar for new directors
- Issue 14 - 21.04.2017
- 1. Preparing for Brexit
- 2. Can “off the record” bypass confidentiality rules?
- 3. Tax deductions - what’s the best company car?
- 4. Health and safety costs small business £90,000
- 5. How to ensure tax relief for your home broadband
- 6. Can employees sit on their own chairs?
- 7. A different type of share in your company
- 8. Companies fined for checking customer details
- 9. The Pensions Regulator to make spot checks
- Issue 13 - 05.04.2017
- 1. The Spring Budget
- 2. How much should an investor pay for shares?
- 3. A tax-saving solution for directors’ loans
- 4. Motoring costs - being green really can save you money
- 5. Can the courts change your will?
- 6. Previous companies and the right to be forgotten
- 7. This working environment is making me ill!
- 8. HMRC’s employment status service tool
- 9. The new “Business and Property Courts”
- Issue 12 - 22.03.2017
- 1. Driving, mobiles and penalty points
- 2. Business rates during refurbishment works
- 3. Income shifting for unmarried couples
- 4. How far must you go to prevent slips and trips?
- 5. Careful stocktaking equals lower tax bills
- 6. The NMW and family members
- 7. Topping the Google charts
- 8. New insolvency rules will benefit creditors
- 9. Free seminars for directors
- Issue 11 - 08.03.2017
- 1. Pension rights - common law spouses
- 2. Pay trap for company owner managers
- 3. Making Tax Digital - the latest news
- 4. E-mail receipts and marketing leads
- 5. How much VAT can your company reclaim on fuel?
- 6. Self-employed but really employed
- 7. Does your business need cyber insurance?
- 8. Last date for the old £1 coin
- 9. Domain name invoice scam
- Issue 10 - 22.02.2017
- 1. Gender pay gap reporting
- 2. What does “by close of business” mean?
- 3. Can you put losses to a new use?
- 4. Is a youngster allowed to run a company?
- 5. Tax deductions for personally paid for equipment
- 6. Letting the train take the strain
- 7. Rent out your property and rent another
- 8. New access to pensions advice
- 9. New reporting rules for payment practices
- Issue 09 - 08.02.2017
- 1. Money laundering changes
- 2. Auto-enrolment and employees who change their minds
- 3. Salary sacrifice schemes get a reprieve - for now
- 4. £130,000 fine for attending a meeting
- 5. The new IR35 rules - what’s the latest?
- 6. Should you carry out sanctions checks?
- 7. Helpful changes to inheritance tax
- 8. The national minimum wage campaign
- 9. Fake company investigations inquiry notice
- Issue 08 - 25.01.2017
- 1. Seven-year ban for Mr Perfect
- 2. Brexit and the new GREAT.gov.uk portal
- 3. How much tax will you pay on your income in 2017/18?
- 4. Can minority shareholders block company sale?
- 5. Are non-cash termination payments tax free?
- 6. The key questions to ask training providers
- 7. Do you have to hold board meetings?
- 8. one-man company pension scams
- 9. New accounts filings system
- Issue 07 - 12.01.2017
- 1. Important ruling on varying contracts
- 2. Food at work - is it safe for you?
- 3. Using company money to pay your tax bill
- 4. The hidden personal guarantee
- 5. Less tax relief for company pension contributions
- 6. Outside of work events and the company’s liability
- 7. Director disqualified for pricing agreement
- 8. Telephone Preference Service moves to ICO
- 9. Company name availability checker
- Issue 06 - 14.12.2016
- 1. NMW, NLW and NI changes
- 2. The common law spouse myth
- 3. The last ever Autumn Statement - what’s in it for you?
- 4. Suppliers and your confidential information
- 5. Don’t miss the pension top-up deadline
- 6. Special furniture for large employees?
- 7. Equipment in rented premises - who gets the tax relief?
- 8. New guidance on confirmation statements
- 9. Break clause
- Issue 05 - 30.11.2016
- 1. PSC reporting rules to change
- 2. Get ready for the new £1 coin
- 3. A tax deduction for insulating your home office?
- 4. More firms caught out by bogus invoices
- 5. Can making a gift to your company trigger a tax bill?
- 6. Self-employed or your employee?
- 7. Has the contract been “frustrated”?
- 8. New finance matchmaking service
- 9. Fake UKPC parking tickets
- Issue 04 - 16.11.2016
- 1. Personally liable for data protection?
- 2. Is it too soon to pay a dividend?
- 3. The tax-free way to better health
- 4. A mates rates logo or a risky design?
- 5. Ads placed on social media
- 6. Can you break into a desk that’s been locked?
- 7. New expenses exemption can increase employers’ costs
- 8. Road tax winners and losers
- 9. Apprenticeship levy - the latest
- Issue 03 - 02.11.2016
- 1. New style accounts rejected
- 2. Delegated tasks and the directors’ liability
- 3. Salary or a dividend, which is right for you?
- 4. You’ve got mail, but do you want it?
- 5. What are your business rates going to be?
- 6. What should you look for in a rewards provider?
- 7. How to escape increased taxes on company loans
- 8. Severe disruptions to travel
- 9. Freedom to stop distractions
- Issue 02 - 19.10.2016
- 1. Review of directors’ pay and duties
- 2. £5,000 fine for not registering with the ICO
- 3. Are you reclaiming all the VAT you can on company cars?
- 4. Train travel: delays and compensation rights
- 5. How to ensure a tax deduction for sponsorship costs
- 6. Fixed-term contracts and employee rights
- 7. Auto-enrolment - where do you stand with part timers?
- 8. Have you overlooked student loan repayments?
- 9. Temporary all clear given for free Wi-Fi
- Issue 01 - 05.10.2016
- 1. Latest on Prompt Payment Code
- 2. What’s the right amount of stock?
- 3. Use your pension fund for a company loan
- 4. Fined £40,000 for sending marketing texts
- 5. Tax relief for personal credit card charges
- 6. Complaints ignored - that’s £27,000!
- 7. Can we save money by having unisex toilets?
- 8. Director jailed for health and safety breach
- 9. Internal fraud hits 20% of small businesses
