By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Digital banking platforms, also known as Authorised Payment Institutions (API) or e-money institutions/issuers, generally don’t consider themselves to be banks, and promise something different to their traditional competitors. These platforms all offer an alternative to traditional high street accounts: they are quick to set up and operate entirely from your smartphone, where you can access all their digital banking services.

The Internal Revenue Service is adding capabilities to the online Tax Pro Account, allowing firms to specify which staff members are authorized with CAF access.

Trump appears to be referring to the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a six-lane project that is set to connect Windsor and Detroit. 

PCAOB adds to advisory groups; Schneider Downs transitions to single CEO structure; and more news from across the profession.

By Tim Adler on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs How you take payments is crucial for any small business. The shift away from cash to contactless continues to increase – according to the latest data from UK Finance, card payments accounted for 64% of all payments in the UK in 2024. It used to be that taking card payments just involved renting a card reader, but today’s payment systems are seamlessly connected to your till, your inventory and even your bank account – which means you can even borrow money against real-time takings.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to sit for closed-door depositions in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Additional material from the DOJ's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is being released to the public today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says.

The pros and cons of Trump's pitch to move from quarterly financial reporting to semiannual are not as clear-cut as either side thinks.

By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs When you’re at the stage where you need to build a website for your small business, it is one of the most important things you’ll need to get right as an owner. However, paying a professional developer to build you a complex website from scratch can cost thousands of pounds upfront.

The IRS issued a notice extending the deadline for making certain amendments to IRAs, SEP arrangements and SIMPLE IRA plans until Dec. 31, 2027.

By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs When you’re at the stage where you need to build a website for your small business, it is one of the most important things you’ll need to get right as an owner. However, paying a professional developer to build you a complex website from scratch can cost thousands of pounds upfront.

An attorney for a Chicago woman shot and wounded by a CBP agent is asking a judge to allow the disclosure of evidence to "combat the continuing harm to her reputation."

The IRS issued a notice extending the deadline for making certain amendments to IRAs, SEP arrangements and SIMPLE IRA plans until Dec. 31, 2027.

More than 170 million people are on alert for a brutal weekend storm.

Larger M&A transactions and the resurgence of SPACs are reshaping the market, increasing the stakes for accurate, timely, and well-informed accounting decisions.

By Ben Lobel on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs The UK’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) strategy is an initiative aimed at transforming the tax administration system by making it more efficient and accessible through digital technology. Initially launched by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in 2019, since 2022 MTD now requires all VAT-registered businesses to maintain digital records and submit their tax returns online, thereby reducing the risk of errors and simplifying compliance.

The best firms don't build walls to keep clients in — they build wells clients never want to leave. Here are three keys.

A large crowd of demonstrators chanted "Greenland is not for sale" outside the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen over the weekend.

The best firms don't build walls to keep clients in — they build wells clients never want to leave. Here are three keys.

The Association for Accounting Marketing is accepting nominations for its 2026 Marketer of the Year Award until Feb. 4.

Trump went after Minnesota's Democratic leaders over the unrest that has taken place in the state following the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Creating barcode labels is simple: generate your barcode using a tool, then print it on adhesive labels with a printer. If you only need a barcode image right now, you can use our free barcode generator and download your label. But if you’d like to learn more about barcodes and how barcodes work, proceed and... The post How to Make a Barcode (+ Free Barcode Generator) appeared first on Fit Small Business.

Audit committees have stagnated or declined in many areas of disclosure, highlighting a need for more disclosure, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Ideagen Audit Analytics

By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs It’s almost time for Small Business Saturday again. This year it’s on December 6, 2025. Find out how you can take advantage of the annual event and what support you could get to boost your business. What is Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in the USA way back in 2010.

ABC News' "World News Tonight with David Muir" spotlights small businesses making and selling American-made products in its annual Made in America Christmas series.