Mitchells Grievson Chartered Accountants

📜£7.4bn in #governmentcontracts to be awarded to #smallbusinesses by 2028: ✅Government departments are set to spend more directly with #SMEs in a move aiming to create jobs, boost the economy, and support struggling businesses. 📘Read more @StartUps: startups.co.uk/news/sme-gover…

🛰Investment in the North East Space Sector continues to gather momentum: 📘Read more @BusinessDurham: businessdurham.co.uk/post/investmen… #NorthEastSpaceSector #NESST

🏡Owners urged to review #holidaylets as tax changes bite: 🎠As the 2025/26 tax year-end approaches, investors are being encouraged to review their #propertytax arrangements to check if their financial plans are still on track. 📘@MGLWealthManagement: mglwealthmanagement.co.uk/article/detail…

📱Cyber: exposed data, deepfakes and wartime threats 💳March highlighted the risks relating to exposed data, the growing use of deepfakes and heightened cyber threats linked to geopolitical tensions. 📘Read more @ICAEW: icaew.com/insights/viewp… #CyberSecurity #DeepFakes

🏦Major UK banks agree lending package aimed at #SMEs: ✅The lending commitment is one of the largest collective moves by the banking sector in over a decade. The government says this represents an 'historic show of confidence in the #UKeconomy'. 📘mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne…

⚠The introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax this April will be the biggest change to the UK's tax system since self assessment, says the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG). 📘Read more @Mitchells Grievson: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #MTD #LITRG #SelfAssessment

📱Getting tax affairs back on track if #selfassessment deadline was missed: ✅The number of people using the #HMRCapp to pay their self assessment #taxbill has increased by 65% this tax year, according to the tax authority. 📘Read more: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne…

🚌One million miss self assessment deadline: ⏰An estimated one million taxpayers missed the self assessment deadline for the 2024/25 tax year, according to HMRC. 📘Read more @MitchellsGrievson: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #MitchellsGrievson #SelfAssessment #Tax

🌻Chancellor says plan is right despite uncertain backdrop to Spring Forecast Statement: 📇Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she has the 'right economic plan' for the UK in her #SpringForecast Statement announcement. 📘Read more: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #MitchellsGrievson

🎠Government urged to scrap 'unfair holiday tax': 🏖️Over 200 hospitality and leisure CEOs have urged the government to scrap plans for a Visitor Levy in England. 📘Read more @Mitchells Grievson: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #HolidayTax #VisitorLevy

💷Young people hungry for financial knowledge but lacking in key money skills – new research finds: 🧑‍🦱Thousands of young people are ill-equipped to manage money or understand key financial concepts. 📘Read more #AAT: aat.org.uk/about/media-ce… #MoneySkills #MitchellsGrievson

🏠Ofgem announces 7 per cent fall in energy price cap, boosting living standards for lower-income households: 📘Read more @ResolutionFoundation: resolutionfoundation.org/press-releases… #Ofgem #EnergyPriceCap #ResolutionFoundation #MitchellsGrievson

📱Download the HMRC app: ✅How to download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to get information about your tax, National Insurance and benefits. 📘Read more Gov.uk: gov.uk/guidance/downl… #HMRC #HMRCapp #Tax

🧓Millions of pensioners taxed without a P60: 👵ATT calls for overhaul of state pension tax rules. 📘Read more #AAT: att.org.uk/technical/news… #Pensioners #Tax #StatePension #P60 #MitchellsGrievson

🍺From pints to profits: 1 in 5 Brits dream up business ideas at the pub 💡Britain’s pubs aren’t just for post-work pints, as research reveals that 18% of Brits are finding new business ideas at the pub. 📘startups.co.uk/news/business-… #StartupBusiness #NorthEastBusiness

🏠Buy-to-let - are the tax benefits still worth it? ➡️Rental yields differ by region and location can be key to the success of a #buytolet portfolio. The changing regulatory and tax landscape has made being a #landlord more complex. 📘mglwealthmanagement.co.uk/article/detail…

🍺#Pubs get 15% business rates relief: 🎸Pubs and live music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their #businessrates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced. 📘Read more: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #MitchellsGrievson

🌱Government must ramp up its growth strategy: ↗️Despite falling behind its peers the #UKeconomy could be on the brink of a turnaround so the government must ramp up rather than run-down its growth strategy, says the #ResolutionFoundation. 📘mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne…

🐝Spring rate cut now almost assured as inflation drops: ↘️With the ONS announcing that UK inflation fell to 3% in the year to January 2026, ICAEW’s Economics Director says a spring #interestratecut is now almost a given. 📘icaew.com/insights/viewp… #MitchellsGrievson

🪙UK Treasury to regulate cryptocurrency under new legislation: ➡️The UK will bring cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, into a regulatory framework with legislation due by 2027. 📘Read more: mitchells-online.com/news/latest-ne… #UKTreasury #Crypto #Regulatory