UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants

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Basic state pension forecast from National insurance contributions

Will I get a Basic State Pension

Many of our director/shareholders quite legitimately take their remuneration in the form of a small salary and the remainder in dividends. In most cases this avoids expensive National insurance charges which can be 12% for the employee and a further 13.8% for the employer. But I am often asked if

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Personal service company IR35

Worrying Times for Contractors

These are worrying times for anyone providing their services through a Personal service Company (PSC) and potentially affected by IR35. Deciding whether a contract falls within or outside of IR35 can be very difficult as there is no statutory definition of employment/self-employment and one must look at past cases for

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Ross Brooke Accountants in Abingdon

Ross Brooke announce opening of Abingdon office

Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants is strengthening its position in the Thames Valley with the opening of an Abingdon office.  Ross Brooke currently works with a wide-ranging client base across most industries, offering accountancy, taxation and business advisory services. The company was established in 1994 and has offices in Newbury, Swindon and

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EMI, Enterprise Management Incentive,

EMI Schemes – Urgent Update!

On 4 April 2018, HMRC announced that EU State Aid approval for the tax reliefs associated with a grant of EMI options was due to expire on 6 April 2018, leaving little or no time for those implementing such schemes to complete. Whether grants made from 7 April 2018 onwards

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Headlines from the Spring Statement

This week Chancellor Philip Hammond set out changes to the government’s taxation income and expenditure in his first Spring Statement, many of which will have an impact on the way the UK’s small businesses operate in the future. The main tax theme seemed to be a significant focus on consultation

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Tax planning 5th April

Year end Tax Planning Reminder

It is that time of year again, when we start to think about the things we need to do for the tax year that we haven’t yet done. Save today for tomorrow! Accountants and Financial Advisers alike provide their hints and tips to their clients on how best to maximise

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Bloodstock and equestrian specialist joins Ross Brooke

We are delighted to announce that Peter Treadgold joined Ross Brooke on 1 December from a top 10 firm. Peter will be based in the Newbury office and his principal responsibility is to lead and develop Ross Brooke’s services to the bloodstock and equestrian sector in which he is an

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A great result for our client

I am delighted to report that our tax team, under the guidance of our tax director Phil Kinzett-Evans we have recently produced a great result for our client, saving him many £000’s. The taxpayer client was previously represented by an unqualified individual who held himself out locally to be an

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