Small Business Tools - Tax Alerts, Statement of Employment released

Businesslink, the government website that provides small business advice, has launched three new tools - tax key date alerts, create a written statement of employment, and regulation updates.

Tax key dates email alerts

By answering a few questions about their businesses, owners and managers can receive a list of important tax-related dates covering the next twelve months. They can also receive an email reminder as each date approaches informing them of a task and featuring a link to businesslink.gov.uk to help them complete that task. This tool will prove invaluable to firms who lose hundreds of pounds each year through missing filing and payment deadlines. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/keydates

Create a written statement of employment

By answering a few simple questions, managers can create a tailored statement of employment that will cover everything they legally need to give their new employee in writing. They can then download the completed statement to their own PC, print it out and give the finished document to their employee. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/writtenstatement

Regulation updates

Businesses that want to keep on top of new legislation can find guidance on new and changing regulations that may affect them - before they come into force. The simple, 1-page updates provide summaries of new regulation, when it takes effect and where to find additional details. For businesses that register, the updates can be emailed directly. It's a proactive service that will help SMEs reduce the time they spend on dealing with regulations. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/regulationupdates