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Growing your business? – Just keep going!
How much is my business really worth?
Salary or dividend best in 2023/24?
Is your business winter ready?
Inflation holds steady at 6.7%.
Applying Circular Economy principles in a business.
This UK Government is the biggest tax-raising parliament since records began.
The REALLY important stuff!
Its important to have up to date profit forecasts for tax.
Creating value through innovation.
The Autumn Statement is scheduled for 22 November 2023.
Going digital – The need for speed!
Is your business attracting new talent?
Back to school - set up a Tax Free Childcare Account?
The importance of a shareholders agreement.
Rethinking business resilience.
Dealing with inflation.
Taking control of your business.
Provide additional information of R&D claims from 1 August 2023.
HMRC Annual Report shows some important trends for business owners.
Why cash flow management is essential right now.
Why Customer Service Matters.
Is "Going Green" an option for smaller businesses?
Retirement planning – are you on track?
Deadline for topping up NI contributions extended again to 5 April 2025.
Interest rate rises again.
Quality always rises to the top!
Good cash flow management is essential for business success!
Flexible working will become the "default" for employees.
The deadline for reporting shares and securities and share options issued to employees for 2022/23 is 6 July 2023.
Do you have a growth strategy?
How high could interest rates rise?
Artificial Intelligence - Can it work for your business?
Creating your business’s future.
Building business resilience.
Managing inheritance tax.
Managing your cash flow.
Mitigating the long-term effect of inflation.
Are you buying or trading Crypto?
UK Budget Summary.
What can we expect from the Budget on Wednesday?
The Windsor Framework - More than a regional agreement
With the UK economy flat lining the Chancellor is under pressure to announce measures to stimulate growth.
Is the UK going to swerve a recession?
Power up your business with Innovation!
Managing your cash flow is essential right now!
Making tax digital (MTD) for income tax self-assessment (ITSA).
UK Government to crack down on ‘fire and rehire’ practices.
Pre-April tax planning reminder.
Most economists are predicting a contraction in the economy in the next six months.
We often make resolutions for ourselves at this time of year, but what about your business?
In 2022, despite the troubles with the economy, we have been amazed at the resilience of our clients.
It is a good time to start planning your tax affairs before the end of the tax year on 5th April.
All the ideas in this book ultimately revolve around four basic insights about growing a business.
Christmas is a season of enjoying the simple things that make life beautiful.
The business secretary Grant Schnapps announced a government review into tackling late payments for small businesses.
We were finally getting over the financial crisis when Covid struck.
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned that his Autumn Statement would include “eye-watering” cuts in public spending and tax.
How HMRC assesses profits for sole traders and partnerships who use an accounting date between 6 April and 30 March will change from 6 April 2023.
The Chancellor presented the government’s Autumn Statement in which he told the House of Commons his plans to tackle the cost-ofliving crisis.
Times are tough and they are likely to remain challenging for many businesses.
The previous Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, introduced a Growth Plan including the tax cuts promised by Liz Truss in her Conservative Party leader campaign.
The valuation of business goodwill for tax purposes is very subjective and is often a contentious area.
A new period of this government begins for us all, again! We have a new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and a new cabinet.
Innovation has generally been recognised as essential for value creation, both for individual companies and for the UK economy as a whole.
Over the last few days, we have seen a gradual dismantling of the mini-budget of Friday 23 September 2022.
Self-employed businesses, partnerships and landlords with annual gross business or property income above £10,000 will need to follow the rules for MTD for Income Tax.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has backtracked on his decision to abolish the 45p rate of income tax paid by people earning more than £150,000 a year.
Kwasi Kwarteng, the new Chancellor delivered a Tax Cutting “Fiscal Event” or Mini-Budget to help boost economic growth.
Last week, the Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates to 2.25%, the highest level since 2008.
The 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II was marked by her sense of duty and her determination to dedicate her life to her throne and people.
How does a new Prime Minister affect you?
There continues to be poor take-up of the Government's Tax-Free Childcare Accounts which provide a subsidy towards the cost of childcare.
Keep calm and focus on what’s really important
How much is my business worth?
Back to school – childcare vouchers or tax-free childcare account?
Managing your cash in tough times
Helping your employees through the cost-of-living crisis
Rishi or Liz - Will there be tax changes?
With the departure of Boris Johnson, the contenders as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister are down to the last two.
Helping your business become more sustainable.
Cash flow is the most important issue in my business. Do you agree?
The talent shortage continues to place a burden on the economy.
HMRC have issued guidance for VAT-registered business and their agents on how to avoid penalties.
HMRC have recently updated their guidance for companies looking to attract investors to buy shares in their company.
Cash flow is the single most important issue right now? Do you agree? Most of our other clients do.
P11D forms for reporting expenses and benefits in kind provided to employees and directors in 2021/22 need to be submitted by 6 July 2022.
In today’s economy keeping customers happy and getting them to buy more often is now essential.
Writing a Business Plan for your future success! A business plan is an essential tool.
Cash Flow management is key in a turbulent economy. Do you agree? Most of our other clients do.
How much is my business worth? This is a question many of our clients want answering!
We are in a period of high inflation of prices for goods and services.
In the March 2021 Budget, it was announced that the normal one year carry back for trading losses would be extended to three years.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated the war in Ukraine will severely set back the world economy.
Millions of households are facing a rise in energy costs, alongside increases in the cost of council tax, water bills and other utilities.
Employers running payroll need to report to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on the previous tax year (which ends on 5 April).
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Spring Statement on Wednesday 23 March 2022.
With inflation rising and households facing the largest ever recorded cost-of-living squeeze, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered the government’s Spring Statement last Wednesday.
UK businesses can now record their interest in supporting Ukrainians fleeing the war.
Welcome to our round up of the latest business news for our clients. Please contact us if you want to talk about how these updates affect your business.
The days since the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian State have been terrifying for all those people under fire in the country.
For limited companies, when it comes to making decisions, Company Law states shareholders who own more than 50% can pass a motion at a company.
A company might have a great product or service but without a business growth strategy to help it define, articulate and communicate where it is going, it may not grow at all!
The costs of keeping the country running through covid were huge and inflation is expected to add to the country’s debt.
Making Tax Digital for VAT becomes mandatory for all VAT registered businesses from 1 April 2022.
The ultimate aim of every serious business person is to build a company that has value, so that it can be sold or transferred, allowing the entrepreneur to exit gracefully and profitably.
In this economy CASH IS KING and managing your cash flow is more important than ever.
We encourage all clients to consider taking time to prepare a 2022 Strategic plan.
This will be our last business newsletter before Christmas and the New Year break so let us wish you a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
The Prime Minister confirmed last week that England will move to Plan B following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the UK.
HMRC are reminding traders to prepare for customs changes that come into effect on 1 January 2022.
Many were expecting the chancellor to announce changes to inheritance tax (IHT) in his Autumn Budget, however, like capital gains tax (CGT), the rules have remained broadly the same as last year.
It is expected that Parliament will endorse the weekend Government announcements on new safety measures for the Omicron variant.
The cost of living has surged at its fastest pace in almost 10 years, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reaching 4.2% in the year to October.
Apart from the human cost, covid has cost us all a great deal. In the first year of the
Welcome to this special newswire. In this edition we focus on the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. Please contact us if you wish to discuss any matters in this newsletter in more detail.