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Spring Budget Date Announced
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced that the Spring Budget 2023 will take place on Wednesday 15 March. In his statement, he said:...
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More time to prepare for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment
The mandatory use of software for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment is being phased in from April 2026. Making Tax...
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VUCA 2.0: A management strategy for a volatile business environment.
The term VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity and was first coined in the early 1990s. It was initially...
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We're a RVBA sponsor in 2023!
At last year's Ribble Valley Business Awards, we were over the moon to be one of 3 shortlisted businesses up for the Family Business...
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Funding for the country’s woodlands and timber industry
It was recently announced that projects that tackle some of the greatest threats to trees and forests will get government funding. This...
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Christmas gifts and parties
In the run up to the festive period we’re often asked how to treat staff gifts and Christmas parties, and what exemptions there are....
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New VAT Surcharge System
The current default VAT surcharge system - which doesn’t differentiate between late return and late payment (it’s the same penalty for...
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Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing competition
Innovate UK has launched a competition (closing date 21st December) which will invest up to £1 million in innovation projects to improve...
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Cancelled Cancellations
No sooner than we share tax news… more U-turns are announced. So, whilst we will continue to keep you informed, it is hard to know...
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U-turn
Despite the PM insisting (only yesterday) that there would be no abandonment of policy, this morning Kwasi Kwarteng has said the...
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Mini-budget Summary
Last Friday, The Chancellor delivered his mini-budget to the House of Commons. It was described as ‘mini’ but, in fact, a number of...
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Beware the sim-swap scam
A sim-swap scam (when someone gains control of your phone number) can happen if a criminal obtains enough information to pose as you and...
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Changes to R&D tax relief are coming
Following the review of R&D tax reliefs announced by the chancellor in his 2021 Budget, the government have finally released updated...
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Family Investment Companies
Family investment companies (FICs) are becoming more popular for succession planning in Owner Managed Business companies. A Family...
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VAT – The two stage Business Test
Newly released rules to determine whether a transaction is a business transaction for VAT purposes, or isn’t, are now available (from 1st...
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Help to Grow: Management Scheme
The government is widening the eligibility criteria for the Help to Grow: Management scheme. This is a government scheme to boost the...
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Not long left for paper £20 and £50 notes
The Bank of England has said that people don't have long left to use the paper £20 and £50 banknotes remaining in circulation. The last...
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Student Loan Interest Rates
The government has confirmed that student loan interest rates will remain at 7.3% from September 2022. Normally, interest increases in...
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Increase in National Insurance thresholds and payroll processing
In March it was announced that there would be an increase in National Insurance thresholds in the current tax year. The threshold...
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Why you should file your Self Assessment return early...
With almost 950,0000 online Self Assessment returns received so far this tax year, now is a great time to remind you to do the same and...
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