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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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VAT blow to small businesses

I can recall the introduction of the VAT Flat Rate Scheme in 2002, which was originally fanfared as a simplification measure for small businesses. After such a long time I don’t recall the exact rates but take up was minimal as the rates were set too high and there was

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Timing is everything

The secret of a good joke may be timing, but get this wrong and no-one will be laughing. The Annual Investment Allowance is the amount that a company can obtain a 100% write down against its profits each year for qualifying expenditure on items such as plant and machinery etc.

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The benefits of audit; by Audit Manager Dean Blunden

With the audit exemption threshold expected to rise from its current level – £6.5m turnover, £3.26m gross assets and fewer than 50 employees – to £10.2m turnover and £5.1m gross assets in the near future, it may be considered by many observers that audits simply represent an administrative and financial burden to many small

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Guilty until proven innocent?

Personal view by Chris Davies – Don’t get me wrong. I am certainly not in favour of anyone breaking the law to avoid taxes and I appreciate that HMRC have a real battle to frustrate those who do not intend to pay their fair share of tax, but I do

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When the going gets tough………

I am a natural optimist and always try to seek out positives from any situation.  Sometimes it can be quite challenging though! A major part of our work involves looking after clients when times are bad as well as when they are good.  Indeed looking after clients when things are

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Why use an accountant?

 Most accountants are also successful business owners, and can offer much more than just accounts and tax services. They should be your on-call business partner, a sounding board for ideas, helping you run your business smoothly and suggesting ways to earn and keep more income. They also have a wide

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R&D Tax Relief – It's not rocket science

Updated 04/04/2022 Hands up anyone who would like to handover £1 and get £2.30 back? Sounds like a good deal doesn’t it? Well in a way that’s pretty much what the Research and Development Tax relief for small companies offers. The most surprising thing about this scheme is despite the

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HMRC win Contractor tax loan battle

HMRC have recently issued a “Spotlight” publishing their view on the various Contractor Loan Schemes following the decision in P Boyle (TC1303). Mr Boyle provided his services through an offshore company and extracted money from that company in the form of loans which he argued were not taxable. The tribunal

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Bricks vs Clicks

Despite overall static retail sales in the period, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium, a record amount of shopping was performed online in December, with a staggering increase of almost 20% over the previous year. The rise was attributed to both increased use of smart phones and

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