Apr. 23, 2025
March 2, 2015
There may be trouble ahead
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The Stamp Duty Land Tax amendments in George Osbourne’s 2014 Autumn Statement caused an unprecedented frenzy to rush through the sale of high value properties, particularly in London and the
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February 24, 2015
Pre-tax year end planning
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It’s time once again to turn your thoughts to the end of the current tax year that is fast approaching on 5th April. As usual, now is the time to
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February 24, 2015
Companies House “Notice of overdue accounts”
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Based on recent correspondence, it would appear that Companies House’s automated notice letters are being sent slightly prematurely. We have had numerous incidences whereby a client company has received a
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February 19, 2015
Are we leading up to a state-controlled Great Britain?
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It was announced by George Osborne in his last Budget that HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) will have powers to collect unpaid tax directly from the bank accounts of debtors,
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February 10, 2015
Gift Aid Payments
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Don’t forget to claim! Tax relief! In preparing for our first house move after 23 years my wife and I found many things that we no longer required. All those
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February 9, 2015
Don’t forget to claim your Employment Allowance
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There is less than two months to go before the end of the tax year which means there are a number of forthcoming end of year PAYE processes to be
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February 2, 2015
The Hobbit, (broken) promises and ‘Arry…
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After promising my wife that yesterday would be ‘Hobbit Sunday’ (we have been married 10 years and ‘Football Sunday’ was out of the question, or so I was told!), I
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January 28, 2015
Many Happy Returns
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Today marks an important milestone for one of Barnes Roffe’s senior partners, as (despite all his efforts to conceal the fact from the rest of us) Allan Cheason has turned
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January 26, 2015
Alternative finance – deviating from traditional bank lending?
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Over the last few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of companies using alternative sources of finance in order to fund their businesses. The increasing switch
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January 19, 2015
The inflation paradox
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A recent major announcement has been the fall in inflation to 0.5% – a level not seen since May 2000. The UK Government has heralded it as a tax cut
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