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[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

@David__Osland It doesn’t affect the super rich, only those trying to do their best.

Labour also upped NI to 15%, increased min wage, cut business rate support to zero, increased business rates… not only independent schools closing but tons of businesses also.

Effect? Less tax/ more cost.

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

@g__j 39,362.6 kWh

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

@MichelleDewbs They also take a lot of children from families in the armed forces

[Andy Wigmore @andywigmore]

REFORM will scrap VAT on independent schools. @Nigel_Farage @TiceRichard @RobertJenrick @SarahForRuncorn @LeeAndersonMP_ @danny__kruger

[Tom @tomwhx]

Eton, Harrow, the poshest private schools will carry on as normal.

It's the mid-tier private schools, used by aspirational parents rather than the upper classes, which are being nuked out of existence by a spiteful Labour government that doesn't care about children.

[Bella Wallersteiner 🇺🇦 @BellaWallerstei]

Another historic private school closing because of Labour’s spiteful school tax. These schools are never coming back. Class war in action - tearing down institutions instead of building opportunity! Awful

[Jordan Walker @JayW132]

VAT on private school fees was pitched as a way to raise money for public services.

New report: it's projected to cost the public £181m by 2038.

[Victoria @vickygrayson_]

“It is with great sadness that Malvern St James is proposing to close at the end of this academic year.

Nationally, the introduction of VAT on private school fees & increased employment costs have placed considerable pressure on the independent sector.”
https://t.co/tFjyFGWS3i

[ENT - Education Not Taxation @EducationNotTax]

Another school -- Malvern St James -- will likely close thanks at least in part to the Government's tax on education.

https://t.co/xEPEv9zr4Z

[Your Accountant @TJiMTS]

Employer NI went from 13.8% to 15% in April 2025. The threshold dropped from £9,100 to £5,000.

That's an extra £937.80 per employee per year.

Since then, payrolled employees have dropped by 184,000 and unemployment just hit its highest level since 2015.

Nobody's connecting the dots.

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

Heads up to those of you earning income from additional sources. HMRC wants your tax paid.

[Your Accountant @TJiMTS]

HMRC has sent over 4,300 letters to influencers and content creators:

"We have information that shows you've earned money from creating content on digital platforms."

Gifted products. Affiliate links. Brand deals. TikTok Shop.

They know more than you think. Here's what triggers a letter

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[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

The cost of hiring a 21 year old on minimum wage for a year is now nearly £30,000 😳

[LBC @LBC]

'If you want to work out why 21-year-olds are struggling to find work, that’s why.'

Recruitment expert James Reed tells @TomSwarbrick1 that politicians are 'pricing young people out of the workplace'.

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

@Bookishcrick Just subscribed for my son. Feedback: website is slow, no idea of the cost until you check out of PayPal.

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

Here’s a great thread about self assessment filing. Tax may be boring, but the fines quickly add up for a late return.

[Your Accountant @TJiMTS]

8 days until the Self Assessment deadline.

As an accountant who's done hundreds of these every year for over a decade, here are 10 things I wish more people knew before they file

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[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

Something for councils to think about before spending tax payers’ money

[Peter Fortune MP @PeterTFortune]

Whenever I am working on policy decisions I think of this image... 🚴‍♂️

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

Some of Birmingham City Council’s expenditure over the past five years

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

Never accept a counteroffer—even if it’s a 100% hike.

Being in HR, I’ve seen this play out more times than you think.

A candidate I was hiring for was earning 100,000.
He got a new offer of 170,000, a solid jump.

But within 15 minutes of the offer letter hitting his inbox, he backed out.
His current company dangled a 190,000 counter-offer and he accepted it immediately.

Fast forward 4 months…
The same candidate messaged me again.
His company had laid him off and replaced him with a cheaper resource.

His message started with:
Hi sir, I’m really sorry… do you have any openings?

This is exactly why I keep saying this:

👉 A counter-offer is not a reward. It’s a strategy to buy time until they find someone cheaper.
👉 Loyalty doesn’t magically increase with money.
👉 If they valued you, they wouldn’t wait until your resignation to pay you fairly.

Please don’t fall for counter-offers. It looks like a win… until it isn’t.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

I've signed. This is an unethical experiment on children who can't give meaningful consent.
https://t.co/zHvzVIyq7g

[Katharine Birbalsingh @Miss_Snuffy]

If you aren’t convinced that Labour are a bunch of ideologues wanting to destroy the chances of poor kids, then read this. 👇

It is so appalling.

I don’t know how they live with themselves.

[Small Business Pro 📈 @sbpro]

@GunnerPuls Bristol City