When sales are slow, there are still overheads and salaries that need sorting. Pre-planning can help you weather tighter economic periods.

The post-Covid, globalised economy has created a number of challenges for the average business.

What happens if one of the leaders dies? The formal term for death planning as a business owner is succession planning.

The new Chancellor has gone one step further than the prime minister’s corporation tax U-turn on Friday.

Sideways disinheritance is a term that relates to children losing out on their share of their parent’s estate as a result of remarriage.

Business owners are no strangers to weighing risk and navigating uncertainty, but the current climate has dialled everything up.

A letter of wishes accompanies your Will. It is not legally binding but it provides guidance when dealing with your estate.

Good bookkeeping is all about recording and matching your financial transactions.

Creating a Property Protection Trust through your will allows someone to benefit from your estate after you have died.

If the rules around social functions are followed, staff events like your end-of-year party are tax- deductible for you.

Keeping the UK’s tax system running effectively and up to date with advances in technology is no easy task.

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates to 2.25% from 1.75%, the highest rate-level since the 2008 financial crisis.

An executor is a person named in a will to oversee the process of wrapping up the decedent’s estate and distributing the remaining assets.

Here are the key points from chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget statement to MPs.

Is your business using e-invoicing? It’s a fantastic way to protect yourself and your customers from invoice scams.

One of your biggest areas of business expenditure will be buying the goods and services that are needed for the company to operate.

Getting a lawyer to draw up your Will is usually the most expensive way to do it. But using a lawyer can save a lot of stress

To trade as a business, you need to meet the right compliance requirements. It’s certainly not the most exciting part of creating a business

A good business idea is a good starting point. But without funding to provide the capital your business idea could be dead before it's begun