Estate Planning
A guide to making sure that your estate goes to the right people when you die. Effective estate planning ensures that your property and/or possessions… Read More »Estate Planning
Umar Memon
Making the most of your savings
A guide on how to use your savings to improve your financial position. People often have a slightly misjudged opinion of their savings as a… Read More »Making the most of your savings
Accounting for change: audits and annual accounts
This article looks at the accounts that companies need to keep. The threshold for compulsory filing of audited financial statements rose on 6 April 2015… Read More »Accounting for change: audits and annual accounts
Small firms gear up for auto-enrolment
Small businesses employing 40-49 workers will begin complying with their auto-enrolment duties from 1 August. The dates when businesses begin complying with auto-enrolment are known… Read More »Small firms gear up for auto-enrolment
Entrepreneurs’ relief changes affect family businesses
Family businesses are being unfairly penalised by changes to entrepreneurs’ relief (ER), according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Tax… Read More »Entrepreneurs’ relief changes affect family businesses
Government publishes productivity strategy
A plan to improve the productivity of UK businesses has been published by the Treasury. The policy document identifies 2 key areas to stimulating productivity… Read More »Government publishes productivity strategy
Company cars – advisory fuel rates from 1 June
The rates which employers can use to reimburse their employees who pay to put petrol in their company cars for business use have been updated.… Read More »Company cars – advisory fuel rates from 1 June
UK growth to reach seven-year high in 2014
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has today upgraded its growth forecasts for the next two years – from 2.8% to 3.1% in 2014 and… Read More »UK growth to reach seven-year high in 2014
Firms taking on more employees
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that businesses are taking on more people and optimism is at its highest level since 1998. Its… Read More »Firms taking on more employees
HMRC crackdown yields record £23.9bn in extra tax
The government has raised a record £23.9bn in additional tax for the year to the end of March as a result of a crackdown on… Read More »HMRC crackdown yields record £23.9bn in extra tax