New tax checks on side hustles like eBay and Vinted risk confusion over different reporting periods
HM Revenue & Customs is ramping up its scrutiny of “side hustle” earnings, requiring online platforms such as eBay, Vinted and Airbnb to submit information on users’ incomes for 2024 by the end of this month. However, concerns have been raised
Chancellor heads to China in search of growth amid surging borrowing costs
Britain has “no choice at all” but to engage with China, Rachel Reeves has argued, as she seeks to shore up economic growth against a backdrop of soaring borrowing costs and uneasy financial markets. The chancellor arrived in Beijing to finalise
Dynamia, Not Stagnatia
Consider the fictional little country of Dynamia. Although, strictly speaking, this place is a product of my imagination, my imagination here sticks closely to essential facts of reality. Dynamia is very much like a real-world country in a modern market-oriented
Starbucks Baristas Were Secretly Recording Co-Workers. But a Court Says It was Illegal to Fire Them
Starbucks has been battling the National Labor Relations Board on numerous fronts over the last few years. There was the famous Supreme Court case decided in June 2024, which involved seven Memphis employees fired after they broke company policy by inviting
Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies retakes Crafter’s Companion reins amid pre-pack rescue
Sara Davies, the Dragons’ Den entrepreneur, is set to regain control of Crafter’s Companion, the craft supply business she founded, through a fast-tracked pre-pack insolvency deal. The company, which gained international acclaim for its paper craft, art, and sewing products, filed