The Small Business Online Forum is a quick and easy way for small businesses to get answers to their tax questions, as well as help with:

• Starting a business
• Support for growing a business – including taking on employees and expanding
• Buying and selling abroad
• Completing tax returns
• Tax credits

Linked to the forum, HMRC’s new dedicated webchat service offers direct support to businesses and the self-employed.

Mel Stride, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General, said:

"The UK’s 5.4 million small businesses play a vital role in our economy. We want to help businesses get off the ground and support them as they grow.

"That is why we are launching a new forum and web chat service which will give these companies useful hints and tips – including how to complete tax returns, grow a business and trade outside the UK – so that they can continue to flourish."

Click to access the Small Business Online Forum.