UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants
Following on from the Chancellor’s announcement in his Autumn Budget the government are consulting on a number of future changes to R&D tax relief. These include: the inclusion of licence payments for datasets and cloud computing costs for data processing and software as two new categories of qualifying expenditure; restricting
With the recent rebrand of Facebook’s parent company to Meta, many are asking questions about the Metaverse and what it means for their firms. The concept of the Metaverse is quickly becoming a buzzword in technology and in business, but what does it actually mean? Metaverse is a broad term.
Having survived the extraordinary circumstances of the past couple of years, entrepreneurs and company shareholders should be taking stock and asking questions such as where do I want to be in five years’ time? If the intention is to have sold the business, then now is the time to start
The cost of living has surged at its fastest pace in almost 10 years, with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reaching 4.2% in the year to October. It is primarily due to higher fuel and energy prices but the cost of second-hand cars and eating out also increased, the Office
At UHY Ross Brooke, we consider small local businesses to be the beating heart of our community and we do our best to support them in not only their accounting and business advisory needs, but also in sourcing our own supplies. In addition, we love the ‘shop local campaign’, which
Finance Act 2021 legislated for the temporary 130% super-deduction for companies acquiring new plant and machinery announced in the Spring 2021 Budget. This applies where the expenditure is incurred between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023. This means that a new machine that cost £100,000 will reduce the company’s
The UK’s first ever International Trade Week is here. The week offers a series of events to help businesses learn more about selling globally and connect with trade industry experts. Whether your business currently sells goods or services internationally, or is yet to start, whether you are a small business
Are you a busy entrepreneur? Did you know that the third Tuesday of November is National Entrepreneur’s Day? Where we would be without inspirational people like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Bill Gates (Microsoft), people willing to take an idea, and many risks to create a life-changing product or service? From the
HMRC have updated their guidance to companies applying for Advance Assurance that the company seeking finance qualifies for one of the generous venture capital tax reliefs that are currently available. Individual investors may obtain an income tax deduction of 50% if the company qualifies for Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
Small business leaders can now register their interest in Help to Grow Management, a 12 week-programme delivered by leading business schools across the UK. Designed to be manageable alongside full-time work, this programme will support small business leaders to develop their strategic skills with key modules covering financial management, innovation