UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants

Category: Business

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A sorry state of affairs

A recent HMRC performance report highlights that the average time for a call to be answered was 14 minutes with 1 in 5 calls unanswered. We are also aware that amongst many other issues there is currently a backlog of 8 weeks in VAT registrations. It is therefore unsurprising that

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Record Capital Gains Tax Bill

According to research undertaken by private equity firm Growthdeck and published by Croner-I, Capital gains tax (CGT) bills have increased 27% on last year, with over £15bn of CGT paid in the year to 31/10/22.A number of factors have driven the CGT increase, including: How to reduce your CGT bill

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Small Business Goes Big – Enterprise Nation scheme

Enterprise Nation has partnered with Adobe to bring “Small Business Goes Big”. It’s a chance to pitch your small business to retail buyers, with the possibility of getting stocked. You could also win a share of £10,000 cash grants. If you are a small business, micro-business, freelancer or sole trader,

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StartUp Show 2023

Whether you are an aspiring or existing entrepreneur, the StartUp Show is a chance to not only discover everything you need to know about starting a business, but also to connect with advisers and business experts who’ll help take your enterprise to the next level. The event takes place on

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Ministers to review late payments to small businesses

As the economic outlook darkens, cashflow become even more important. What can small businesses do to maximise cashflow? Earlier this month, the business secretary Grant Schnapps announced a government review into tackling late payments for small businesses, while also urging large companies to pay their smaller suppliers promptly. Small businesses

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Overcoming barriers to innovation

According to the World Economic Forum1, innovation is ‘the process of turning new ideas into value, in the form of products, services, business models, and other new ways of doing things’. Digital education specialists Wiley2 define it as ‘applied creativity that achieves business value’. Blog by Rhys Madoc CEO, UHY

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Thinking long term is a key business strategy

We were finally getting over the financial crisis when Covid struck. Then, in the trough of the worst economic downturn in 300 years, we discovered that recovery was driving the FTSE to new heights and the job market into a frenzy. In the wake of that, it became clear that

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business owners

Make sure your company accounts are filed on time

Running your own company can be exciting but also challenging. Directors have lots of responsibilities including keeping company records up-to-date and making sure they’re filed on time. All limited companies, whether they trade or not, must deliver annual accounts to Companies House (CH) each year. This includes dormant companies. If

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