UK Consumer confidence index
The UK consumer confidence index rose again in June despite the concerns about inflation and rising interest rates. The index is now the...
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May 18, 2023
Framlingham Tennis Tournament - 7th August
Contador are proud to support and sponsor the Oldest UK Tennis Tournament after Wimbledon, the Framlingham Tennis Tournament. Visit their...
Apr 2, 2023
Interest rates increase at HMRC
If you have been late with payment of income tax, National Insurance contributions, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax, capital gain tax,...
Mar 16, 2023
Thoughts on the Spring Statement
Apart from the rather strange approach to pension relief for the extremely wealthy what else did the government say to help the economy?...
Mar 10, 2023
Have you heard the fabulous news about Seckford Golf Club?
Congratulations to the team there for winning the England Golf Award for Club of the Year what a fantastic achievement. England Golf...
Feb 16, 2023
UK Inflation Rates Drop
It was interesting to hear people on the news talking down the slowing inflation and how that, in double digits, the level of inflation...
Jan 19, 2023
Self Assessment Deadline
Just in case you had forgotten! The deadline for sending most online 2021/22 Self Assessment tax returns to HMRC, and for paying the...
Dec 20, 2022
Spring Budget set for 15th March 2023
The date for the Spring Budget has been announced - 15th March 2023 Jeremy Hunt announced the following yesterday: "Today I can inform...
Dec 19, 2022
Extension of Making Tax Digital
Businesses have been preparing for the digitisation for Income Tax Self-Assessment which is an element of the HMRC “Making Tax Digital”...
Nov 17, 2022
Autumn Statement key points
The Office for Budget Responsibility judges UK to be in recession, meaning the economy has slowed for two quarters in a row It...
Oct 24, 2022
How is the UK doing - compared globally?
What a few weeks of turbulence on the financial markets. Despite the troubles in Downing Street the consumer confidence index rose from...
Sep 21, 2022
What help is planned for the energy costs for businesses?
Today the government announced that the wholesale energy prices for businesses were expected to be half the current trading figures which...
Aug 24, 2022
How could the present economic situation impact your business?
How could the present economic situation impact your business? We were hoping to see an improvement in the consumer confidence index by...
Aug 11, 2022
VAT deferred due to COVID-19 — act now to avoid a penalty
The government put in place a scheme that allowed businesses to defer VAT payments that were due between 20th March 2020 and 30th June...
Jul 26, 2022
Our team from the charity golf day.
Our introduction to golf with a charity golf day. Here is a photo of Team Contador Accountancy Services team at Friday’s Superstructures...
Jul 20, 2022
Do you remember the headlines about Green Shoots of recovery?
Our current headlines are about: bitter leadership battles, deadly heatwaves, below inflation pay rises – todays media can control the...
Jun 16, 2022
Oh dear - another step back or is it?
Consumer Confidence index drops to -40. Joe Staton, client strategy director at GfK, said: “This means consumer confidence is now weaker...
May 31, 2022
Reports of compulsory liquidations increasing by 76%.
Following the cessation of the various Covid related support packages and the insolvency protection measures coming to an end we have...
May 9, 2022
Is consumer confidence at rock bottom? - Not yet!
In the United Kingdom, the consumer confidence survey measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the...
Apr 21, 2022
Will the government be increasing the mileage allowance?
It was back in the 2011 – 2012 tax year when the current prices were set for 45ppm and 25ppm – that’s 10 years ago and they remain...
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