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Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Transactional Limit Ends On 31 December 2021 15 Dec 2021 Deadlines, Tax - If you are planning capital expenditure of more than £200,000, and you have a 31 December year end, it would be advisable to incur the expenditure before the end of the year to benefit from £1 million limit.
Making Tax Digital For VAT Due To Be Extended On 1 April 2022 14 Dec 2021 Deadlines, Policy - From 1 April 2021, Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT will become compulsory for all VAT-registered businesses.
HURR Raise $5.4m Seed Round Led By Octopus Ventures 13 Dec 2021 Clients, Fundraising - HURR launched just two years ago with a hybrid business model. It combines a peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace, direct partnerships with fashion outlets as well as a white-label service.
Seedrs Announce $100m Acquisition By US-Based Republic 13 Dec 2021 Policy, Trends, Valuation - On 1st December 2021 Seedrs entered into an acquisition agreement with US-based investing platform Republic, valuing the UK company at $100m.
Materials Market Secures £1.5m Investment From Fuel Ventures 19 Oct 2021 Clients, Fundraising - Materials Market is an online platform that connects customers and suppliers of building materials in a transparent and competitive marketplace.
SenseOn Raises $20m Series A To Define Future Of CyberSecurity 30 Sep 2021 Clients, Fundraising - The funding round follows a year of tremendous growth for the company, with revenues and engagements both up by 350%.
Byway Raises £1.1m For Funding Round 29 Sep 2021 Fundraising - The funding will help to accelerate the future growth and expansion on groundbreaking flight-free dynamic packaging as well as marketing, and customers experience teams.
Intuit Acquires Mailchimp In $12bn Deal Making Founders Billionaires 20 Sep 2021 Exit - Together, Intuit and Mailchimp will work to deliver on the vision of an innovative, end-to-end customer growth platform for small and mid-market businesses.
Employment Related Securities (ERS) Returns due on 6 July 3 Jul 2021 Deadlines, Tax - If you have an EMI Options Scheme, please note that the deadline for filing the EMI annual return is on 6 July 2021.
CMA Blocks Seedrs / Crowdcube Merger, Seedrs Announces Fundraising 31 Mar 2021 Fundraising, Trends - On 24 March 2021 the CMA released their preliminary findings, stating that the merger would harm competition in the equity crowdfunding market.
What The Supreme Court Ruling On Uber Means For The Gig Economy 23 Feb 2021 Employment, Policy - The Uber ruling sets an important precedent for employment law. It is important to consider in more detail the reasons behind the Supreme Court's decision that Uber drivers are to be considered "workers".
New One-Off Grants Announced For “Hardest Hit” Sectors 8 Jan 2021 COVID-19 - Following the announcement of a 3rd national lockdown, Rishi Sunak unveiled extra £4.6bn in grants to support "hardest hit businesses".