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Childcare Account chores

HMRC’s Childcare Account can be used to claim free childcare (if eligible) or pay for Tax-Free Childcare. HMRC’s sign in page for the account states that in order ‘…to keep getting free childcare or Tax-Free Childcare, you must sign in every 3 months and confirm your details are up to date’. There are various eligibility […]

Where do your tips go?

Many of us will have experienced good and bad service in restaurants or hotels and wondered who actually received the service charges added to bills. Was it the grumpy individual who ignored our attempts to request a bill or was it the waiter with the engaging smile who very definitely deserved his fair share of […]

Red Sea disruption to supply chains

The Department for Business and Trade (DTI) has launched the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy to safeguard the UK supplies of critical goods such as medicines, minerals and semiconductors. This should help importers counter the effects of the Red Sea disruption. In their recent press release, the DTI said: “Imports of critical goods for […]