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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary set of measures in Friday evening’s daily press conference to support people and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of which will be instrumental in helping the UK construction industry to stay afloat during these unprecedented times. Read on the find out more.

Electronic payslips sent via email can help your construction business in lots of ways; here we take a look at the key benefits your business could take advantage of should you make the switch.

The construction industry typically lags behind when it comes to digitisation. In this blog post we discuss how digitising on-site paperwork can help construction businesses improve their health and safety record.

A new bill is set to be introduced to the House of Lords today clamping down on late payments.

Construction business will be familiar with the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in which HMRC set out rules on how subcontractors in the industry should be paid.

Labour has always - and likely will always – be the biggest variable cost on any construction project, and with project margins being squeezed ever tighter, it’s hugely important to monitor all project costs – in particular subcontractor costs.

Whilst the dust has long settled on the introduction of Making Tax Digital for VAT back in April 2019, we are fast approaching the end of the ‘grace’ period as promised by HMRC.

Dashboards are a brilliant way of displaying key information in a user-friendly, easy to read format. Not only do they ensure that your team have access to crucial information quickly and easily, but they also host a whole raft of other benefits. Read on to find out more.

Managing subcontractors is a vital role in any construction business, so when looking for a system to help manage this process, it's important to ensure it has some key functionality. Read on to explore what you should look for when choosing a subcontractor management system.

Estimated to be worth more than £100 billion, the UK’s construction industry plays a vital role in the UK’s wider economy. Proper financial management is integral to the success of any construction business, and that’s where construction accounting software can help.

For construction businesses who are trying to grow and scale up their operations, there could be one over-looked stumbling block preventing them from getting ahead of their competitors and achieving ambitious growth plans: generic accounting software.

Cost Value Reconciliation is a tool specific to the construction industry, and it measures costs against budgets on construction projects.

Following intense lobbying from the construction industry, HMRC announced on Friday 6th September their plans to delay the implementation of the new rules until 1st October 2020.

A group of trade bodies - including the National Federation of Builders - have urged the chancellor Sajid Javid to postpone the upcoming Reverse Charge VAT changes due to be introduced in October.

Lots of construction companies still use generic accounting software, despite construction-specific software being available which can make construction job costing far simpler to manage.

We are hosting a Breakfast Briefing event with HMRC on Thursday 1st August at etc.venues Victoria in London, to explain the new Reverse Charge VAT rules set to be introduced on 1st October 2019.

New research from the Federation of Master Builders has found that more than two thirds of construction SMEs have not heard of the new Reverse Charge VAT rules being introduced on 1st October 2019.

New homes could soon be built in the south of England by none other than flat pack furniture giant, Ikea.

The time’s come to evaluate the software that runs your construction company.

With the dust barely settled from Making Tax Digital, it’s time to turn our attention to HMRC’s next big change. From 1st October 2020 significant changes are being introduced to the VAT treatment of suppliers within the construction industry.

The gender pay gap has gained plenty of coverage recently, thanks to new rules requiring large businesses to report the difference in pay between male and female employees. While the results have certainly been eye-opening, there are other aspects of gender inequality in the world of work - such as the proportion of male to female workers in various industries.

2019 is set to be a critical year for the UK economy, with all eyes on the EU exit date of 29th March. At the time of writing, we don’t know whether the UK will be leaving the EU with or without a deal, but what happens on this date will affect the economy, and the construction industry, for the rest of 2019 and beyond. With this outcome so hard to predict, it’s difficult to forecast what 2019 will have in store - but we’ll give it our best shot!

Last year was another busy year for the UK’s construction industry - and not always in the right ways. For many in the industry, it’s been a year of cautious preparation for changes coming in the new year. But there are plenty of signs for optimism, as we’ll explore in this round-up of the biggest construction news of 2018.

The latest figures from the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI exceeded market expectations, showing the strongest pace of expansion in the UK construction industry since July.