Turner Little on why SMEs often pay more corporation tax than they should

You may assume that SMEs would pay comparably less corporation tax than larger businesses. However, information from accountants Moore Stephens found that they paid more in 2016.

The corporation tax paid by SMEs in 2016 was 21.7% while businesses that have a turnover of more than £1bn paid an effective corporation tax rate of 20.1%, showing a reversal of previous results.

Read why SMEs often pay more corporation tax than they should in full.

Six marketing tools SMEs should use

Starting up a small business inevitably means you don’t have much time or money spare. This is why marketing can often fall by the wayside.

However, establishing your brand is vital if you want to seriously compete with more long-standing companies and services. Luckily, there are plenty of online resources available to help small businesses manage their brand, marketing and PR.

Read about six tools well worth looking into on the Turner Little Blog.

How to Become an FCA-Authorised Small Business

If you are starting a small business, and you are looking to deal in financial products, nine times out of ten you will have to become authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to trade legally in the UK. Helping you here, Turner Little explains how to become an FCA-authorised small business.

Turner Little offers advice on becoming FCA accredited. Read more on the Turner Little blog.