Self Employed Tradesmen

Tradesmen and the Autum budget whats in it for us There wasn’t much good news on the economy in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement with lower than expected growth and more tough times ahead. But among the gloom and the depressing figures, there were announcements for a number of measures designed to promote [...]

If you’re a small business in need of an extra boost, Business Accelerator could be just what you are looking for. To support local businesses get a bigger bite of the advertising cherry, the Newspaper Society, with the support of Dragon’s Den investor, Deborah Meaden and the Confederation of British Industry is offering £15M of [...]

New tax rules could result in serious penalties for contractors in the construction industry who file their contractors’ monthly Returns late. The new rules impose penalties that increase with time and could result in loss of a contractors’ gross payment statement. These changes to the Construction Industry Scheme come into force this month (October 2011) [...]

OLIVIA KELLY ELECTRICIANS AND plumbers emigrating to Australia will be able to achieve “pre-clearance” for their trades before travelling, under a new union-backed scheme. A number of different licences and certificates are required for different specialist tradespeople, in additional to visas, before they can take up jobs in Australia. Securing these permits can involve completion [...]

Invoices concern shows importance of qualified contractors Voxy Cantabrians should ensure they use only qualified and competent tradesmen to carry out repairs on their properties says Jeremy Sole, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation, the national body representing civil contractors . … See all stories on this topic » Channel Five show returns [...]