Small and medium-sized businesses can now apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU. The grant can be used to help fund training or professional advice that may be required due to the changes in customs, rule of origin and Vat...

The new SME Brexit Support Fund aims to help businesses get to grips with post Brexit importing or exporting rules.  The government has just announced this new fund which can give grants of up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice on exporting for businesses with up to 500 employees.  Euan Welsh takes...

The United Kingdom officially left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 and the 11-month transitional period ended on 1 January 2021. There are important changes businesses must now make in order to continue trading with the EU. VAT changes The UK left the EU VAT Territory on 31 December 2020. Following this date,...

Whilst the United Kingdom officially left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020, this prompted the start of an 11-month transitional period during which time the UK remains part of the Single Market, the EU Customs Union and the VAT Territory. With the transitional period due to end on 31 December 2020, it is...

(from January 1 2021) There are a number of changes for a business that wishes to trade with the EU after the 1st of January 2021, and failure to comply with these procedures will result in the disability to import or export goods. These changes will mainly affect 5 areas: trade, goods, services, people and...

HMRC has announced that a £16m fund has been made available from which businesses can claim grants to cover certain costs associated with Brexit. On 31st October 2019 the UK will leave the European Union. Businesses will have to apply the same customs rules to goods moving between the EU and UK as they would...

UK businesses trading with the EU will need a UK EORI number to continue trading in the event that Britain exits the EU without a deal. Kenny Logan outlines what is involved in this no cost application. With only two months until the UK’s scheduled departure from the EU, it is still tough for most...

Following the vote by the UK to leave the EU, aside from the political upheavals, what are the practical problems that small business owners and tax payers will be facing as a direct result of the Brexit vote? The factors that may affect businesses, especially smaller businesses in the UK, in the coming months are...

Aside from the political upheavals, what are the practical problems that individuals and tax payers will be facing as a direct result of the Brexit vote? For the last 40 years, our financial institutions have been built inside an integrated European Union. As a nation, we will need to act quickly to re-establish this framework...