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2020 Budget: Key announcements from Rishi Sunak’s first Budget

Barry Jefferd Academies, Accounting, Barry Jefferd, Business, Business Support, Business Taxation, Charities, Economic / Business News, Employees, Employers, HMRC, Industry Sectors, Inheritance Tax, Legal, Legislation, Payroll, Personal Taxation, Property, Property Taxation, Self-employed, Small businesses, Tax, Team Member March 11, 2020November 21, 2023budget 2020, business, Chancellor, coronavirus, entrepreneurs relief, NIC, SME, Tax 0 Comment

Rishi Sunak delivered his first 2020 Budget on Wednesday 11th March. This came only weeks after he took over the role of Chancellor from Sajid Javid. Raring and ready to ‘get things done’, Mr. Sunak promised a speech that would

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Automatic enrolment duties; Failure to comply has consequences

Elaine Shaw Accounting, Auto-Enrolment, Business, Business Support, Economic / Business News, Elaine Shaw, Employers, GH Payscheme, Legislation, Outsourced Services, Payroll, Small businesses, Team Member March 9, 2020November 16, 2023automatic enrolment, declaration of compliance, employers, payroll, re-enrolment, The Pensions Regulator, workplace pensions 0 Comment

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) continues to issue warnings, to employers, about the consequences of failing to comply with automatic enrolment duties. In a recent court case, a pre-school nursery and its director were ordered to pay over £8,000 in penalties.

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The importance of due diligence when buying a business

Richard Dilley Accounting, Acquisitions and Disposals, Business, Business Advisory, Business Support, Richard Dilley, Team Member January 27, 2020November 16, 2023acquisition, business plan, buying a business, due diligence, management, profit, Tax 0 Comment

Buying a business is not a decision that should be taken lightly. Additionally, the importance of conducting thorough due diligence, before any formal agreement is entered into, should not be underestimated. Whether you are acquiring the shares in a company

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Audit: Growing businesses can benefit too

Martin Williams Academies, Accounting, Audit, Business, Business Support, Charities, Economic / Business News, Industry Sectors, Legal, Martin Williams, Property, Small businesses, Team Member November 22, 2019November 16, 2023audit, audit threshold, auditors, business, business growth, financial statements, statutory audit, voluntary audit 0 Comment

Many UK businesses must have a statutory audit; generally, those who meet any two of the following criteria: • where company turnover exceeds £10.2 million; • where total company assets exceed £5.1 million; or • where the company has more

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P11D’s; Have you told us about your health insurance policy?

Samantha Green Academies, Accounting, Business, Business Support, Charities, Construction, Deadlines, Employers, HMRC, Industry Sectors, Legal, Legislation, Payroll, Property, Samantha Green, Small businesses, Tax, Team Member October 24, 2019November 16, 2023employers, expenses, health insurance, HMRC, national insurance, P11D, PAYE, Tax, taxable benefits 0 Comment

A health insurance policy that is paid for by you as an employer, on behalf of an employee, is considered to be a taxable benefit in kind by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Subsequently, this benefit should be reported to

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A quick Q&A on… the VAT reverse charge

Barry Jefferd Accounting, Barry Jefferd, Business, Business Support, Business Taxation, Construction, Economic / Business News, HMRC, Industry Sectors, Legislation, Self-employed, Small businesses, Tax, Team Member August 21, 2019November 16, 2023building contractors, cash flow, CIS, construction, construction services, HMRC, landlords, reverse charge, sole trader, supplier, Tax, VAT 0 Comment

The VAT reverse charge will change the way in which building contractors account for VAT, on some of their supplies, from 1 October 2019. Building contractors must comply with the new rules if they undertake either of the following activities:

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Answering the question… what is re-enrolment?

Samantha Holmes Academies, Auto-Enrolment, Business, Business Support, Charities, Construction, Employees, Employers, Industry Sectors, Legal, Legislation, Payroll, Property, Small businesses, Team Member August 21, 2019November 16, 2023automatic enrolment, employee, employer, legislation, payroll, pensions, re-declaration of compliance, re-enrolment, The Pensions Regulator, workplace pension 0 Comment

Under Automatic Enrolment (AE), employers must enrol all employees who ordinarily work in Great Britain and who satisfy age and earnings criteria into a qualifying workplace pension. Furthermore, employers must also pay at least the minimum level of contributions into

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