Mitchells Grievson Chartered Accountants

08/09/2026

👩‍💻58% of home business owners feel like work has taken over their home:

☯Home sweet office. More entrepreneurs than ever are swapping the office for the spare room, but it’s ending up costing them their work-life balance.

📘Read more @ Startups: https://startups.co.uk/news/home-business-owners-feel-like-work-has-taken-over/

More entrepreneurs than ever are swapping the office for the spare room, but it’s ending up costing them their work-life balance.

07/09/2026

🤝Strong local connections drive business success!

Check out the latest regional networking events hosted by across County Durham—a great opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow.

Browse the event calendar and book your place here 👇
https://www.businessdurham.co.uk/regional-business-events

04/09/2026

😮‍💨One month until the implementation of Va**ng Products Duty and the Va**ng Duty Stamps Scheme:

💨Businesses are reminded to prepare for the upcoming Va**ng Duty and Stamps Scheme.

📘Learn more at Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-month-until-vaping-products-duty-and-the-vaping-duty-stamps-scheme-start

03/09/2026

🏦Big boost for small business finance!

💸 The government's expansion of the British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme will unlock £2 billion in SME lending by 2028/29.

Learn how your small firm can benefit: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/hot-topic

02/09/2026

⚖Temu vs Shein Lawsuit: implications for online sellers and product imagery protection:

©Shein has lost its UK copyright battle against Temu, in a ruling that could reshape who shoulders the responsibility for product image theft.

📘Read more : https://startups.co.uk/news/temu-vs-shein-lawsuit-implications-for-online-sellers/

31/08/2026

☎️HMRC still has a long way to go on customer service, says CIOT:

📊HMRC's performance data for 2025/26 shows it has made progress on customer service but still has a way to go, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).

📘Read more @ Mitchells Grievson: https://www.mitchells-online.com/news/latest-news-for-business/archive/news-article/2026/August/hmrc-still-has-a-long-way-to-go-on-customer-service-says-ciot

28/08/2026

🏢New rules protect pubs from being turned into homes or offices unless “unavoidable”:

🍺New planning rules aim to crack down on pub conversions, but do the changes go far enough to keep the taps flowing?

📘Read more : https://startups.co.uk/news/new-rules-to-stop-pubs-being-turned-into-houses/

26/08/2026

✒HMRC to begin signing up taxpayers for MTD income tax:

👏From September 2026, HMRC will sign up taxpayers within scope of MTD income tax from April 2026 that have not done so themselves. Taxpayers – and agents on their behalf – are encouraged to take action before HMRC does.

📘Read more : https://www.icaew.com/insights/tax-news/2026/aug-2026/hmrc-to-begin-signing-up-taxpayers-for-mtd-income-tax

25/08/2026

🦾AI for small businesses:

✅The future is here, and we’re making sure small businesses aren’t left behind! The FSB have teamed up with Microsoft to bring you practical tips, tools and resources that make AI easy to understand and even easier to use.

📘Read more : https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources/content-hubs/ai

24/08/2026

🏠436,000 sole traders and landlords make their tax digital:

🧑‍🔧More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords have successfully submitted their first Making Tax Digital for Income Tax quarterly update.

📘Read more @ Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/436000-sole-traders-and-landlords-make-their-tax-digital