As Dains are sponsors of the Coventry UK City of Culture set out below are details regarding the beginning of its year as the UK City of Culture. [...] Read More

From 1 July 2021, the EU will introduce new rules for dealing with VAT on sales of goods and services to consumers (“B2C”) across the EU. The intention is that businesses which make B2C supplies will be able to account for VAT through a single One Stop Shop (“OSS”). However, as details emerge, it is apparent that the rules are complex and businesses making B2C sales may still require a number of different registrations; this will definitely not be a one size fits all solution. [...] Read More

In recognition of the difficulties businesses are still facing with trading internationally, HMRC have launched a £20 million funding package to provide grants to SME businesses to allow them to obtain professional advice. [...] Read More

As Dains are sponsors of the Coventry UK City of Culture set out below is the update recently published by Coventry 2021 which sets out how it will pace and scale its programme in the coming months. [...] Read More

Pennine Healthcare, the Derby based manufacturer of medical devices has been taken into Employee Ownership, in a move that safeguards UK manufacturing for the well-known business, established in the 1970’s. [...] Read More

Rishi Sunak’s overall message is that “we will recover” and pledged he will do “whatever it takes” to help. Boris Johnson hailed it as a “Budget for recovery”. [...] Read More