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Tax, Audit & Accounts

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July 15, 2016

Autumn Statement November 2015


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Mr Osborne’s primary goal was to deliver the Spending Review, so there was a heavy emphasis on departmental expenditure and the £4,000bn expected total government spending over the next five

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June 28, 2016

Solicitors Accounts Rules – The New Approach


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In July 2015, the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced changes to the format of accountants’ reports for solicitor firms. These changes were approved by the Legal Services Board and take effect

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June 10, 2016

Pension reminder for 2016/17


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It should be noted that the following changes to allowances have been introduced with effect from 6 April 2016:- Lifetime Allowance Tax efficient upper limit fell to £1m. If fund

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May 12, 2016

HMRC – and your eBay account!


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HMRC wants accommodation and auction sites such as Airbnb and eBay to hand over customer details in a bid to crack down on people who rent out a room or

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May 9, 2016

Don’t Forget Your Gift Aid Payments!


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Comic Relief, Children in Need and Sports Relief are just three of the many charities that receive many thousands of donations each year from generous members of the public across

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May 9, 2016

Don’t Forget Your Gift Aid Payments!


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Comic Relief, Children in Need and Sports Relief are just three of the many charities that receive many thousands of donations each year from generous members of the public across

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March 21, 2016

Reducing red tape or reducing something that adds value?


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With the audit exemption raised for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2016 to £10.2m providing either the balance sheet total is less than £5.1m or there are

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March 16, 2016

Dividends – ‘Belt-and-Braces’


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Dividends are a frequent topic of conversation with clients and even more-so over recent months, given the imminent introduction of higher rates of tax on dividends from 6th April 2016.

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March 15, 2016

The concerns of property owners


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Having exchanged long enough ago on my property for the elation of buying my first home to have passed and be replaced with the impending dread of having financially committed

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March 10, 2016

Trumped by the Taxman


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A recent Tax Tribunal case involved what I’d consider to be a long-odds gamble by the English Bridge Union (“EBU”).  There’s little doubt that the card game Bridge is one

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March 1, 2016

Fuel Scale charges – why so many people get it wrong


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What are fuel scale charges? If a VAT registered business purchases road fuel for business use, but there is also a private use element, an adjustment is required to account

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February 16, 2016

Dispensing with dispensations….


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So the current tax year ends on 5 April 2016 – weeks away you might think. However it is always advisable to look at “pre-year-end tax planning” a few weeks

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