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August 19, 2014

Tax – Older than Money


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Tax has been with us for a very long time – certainly for far longer than currency (the first coins were probably minted around 600BC). I thought it might be

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July 7, 2014

Le Tour de Leytonstone?


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I am delighted to see the Tour de France whizzing through London today. A true spectacle. I’m still not sure how this counts as a “Tour de France”, but I

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June 9, 2014

Who will be the winners of the 2014 World Cup?


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With the World Cup starting this week, no doubt there will be much joy and (probably more) disappointment in the four week tournament building up to the final on 13

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April 24, 2014

If it sounds too good to be true… then look before you leap!


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The announcement of the Government’s plans in last month’s Budget to give savers more freedom over how they use their pension funds to finance their retirement years, has certainly attracted

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April 24, 2014

If it sounds too good to be true… then look before you leap!


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The announcement of the Government’s plans in last month’s Budget to give savers more freedom over how they use their pension funds to finance their retirement years, has certainly attracted

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April 7, 2014

Ticking tasks off the to-do list


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Everything should fall into its own pockets….at least that’s how work should be. Believe it or not, we actually have a blog rota to make sure that our valued clients

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April 1, 2014

Stealth Tax – did you see it?


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The trick of ‘stealth’ planes is that they don’t get picked up on radar – before you know it bombs are falling and you’ve had no chance to prepare for

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February 28, 2014

Pensions – the worst investment?


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I attended an excellent event last night.  It was the Barnes Roffe LLP Directors’ Question Time.  We were hosted by HSBC in their tower in Docklands and we had an

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November 25, 2013

More assurance please


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So you’ve survived the worst that the recessions, both of them, have thrown at you and buoyed by the green shoots of recovery and a bulging order book, as predicted

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November 14, 2013

Big Brother is really watching you…….


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What do you know about your customers?  Contrast it with what companies know about you. Information is not only power, it allows you to make good decisions which benefit your

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November 11, 2013

Using the prompt payment code


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I was listening to Radio 5 recently when the debate changed, unexpectedly, to The Prompt Payment Code. During the ensuing discussion the startling statistic of £30 billion being overdue to

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October 24, 2013

Sage 50 Accounts – Selected tips and tricks


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Many of our clients use Sage 50 Accounts to maintain their accounting records. Sage has been around for a long time and has added a lot of features over the

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