Professional Briefings

View our briefings for our advice on the latest issues.


Economy

Minimum wage: avoid the pitfalls

HMRC regularly publishes the names of employers who don’t pay correctly. It also publishes lists of Del-Boy-style excuses...

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Economy

Pensions: an all-round view

A shake-up to the tax rules makes this a key moment for pension planning. What does it mean for you?...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - October 2023

One widget or two? Covid support payments still on HMRC’s radar and more...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2023-2024

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Economy

Research and Development should be on your agenda now

Why? First, because of a backdrop of increasing HMRC scrutiny. HMRC’s dedicated compliance team has more than doubled...

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Economy

The construction industry - and the tax rules

The construction sector has its own compliance regime: the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - July 2023

Who needs to know about full expensing? Why basis period reform actually does matter and more...

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Economy

Essential employer update 2023

News on employment status, Supporting staff through the cost of living crisis......

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Taxation

Making VAT work for your business

In the current economic climate, cash is critical. Yet statistics suggest many businesses don’t reclaim all the VAT they’re entitled to.

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Taxation

Tax and your home: five key points

It’s likely to be your most important capital asset. But do the tax rules impact what you can do with your home?

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Newsletter

Newsletter - May 2023

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, currently going through parliament, impacts people with significant control...

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Economy

Getting your business through tough times

Add together a combination of inflation, the pandemic, tax rises, post-Brexit changes and supply chain issues, and the waters look very choppy indeed...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - February 2023

Changes announced in the Autumn Statement will be keenly felt by many company directors, especially where profit extraction has traditionally relied on a strategy of low salary and higher dividend payment...

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Economy

Getting your business through tough times

Add together a combination of inflation, the pandemic, tax rises, post-Brexit changes...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - October 2022

Staff out of office? Rules under review, Staff tips, employer obligations and more...

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Economy

Making Tax Digital: ready to fly?

Though entry to Making Tax Digital for income tax self assessment (MTD ITSA) is being phased in...

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Economy

Trusts explained

Part of the UK legal landscape for hundreds of years, trusts are still very much in use today....

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Newsletter

Newsletter - July 2022

HMRC's Trust Registration Service, Homes for Ukraine scheme, Up to speed with pensions and more...

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Economy

Post-pandemic checks for your business

With some tax rules having been put on hold during the pandemic, we set out the position on compliance now...

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Economy

Travel and subsistence for directors, employees, hybrid workers

When it comes to expenses incurred by or on behalf of directors and other employees, the tax rules on travel and subsistence...

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Economy

When your home is also your place of business

There can be tax implications if you trade from home, or use your home as your office...

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Economy

Essential Employer Update 2022

Guiding you through the latest issues in tax, payroll and employment law...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - February 2022

Why timing matters for your capital spend, Property disposals, Your pension and you and more...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - October 2021

Income tax administration gets shake-up, Paying for social care costs, Salary sacrifice and more...

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Economy

A decision to take now. Using a customs intermediary

Though Brexit marked the end of an era, for businesses involved in importing and exporting, it was only the beginning...

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Economy

Getting to grips with capital allowances

What are capital allowances, and what can they do for your business? Your route to tax relief and more...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2021-2022

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Newsletter

Newsletter - May 2021

Covid-19 support schemes latest, Uber and you, Biggest tax cut ever? The new super deduction and more...

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Economy

Loan accounts for director-shareholders: tax and other issues

With the Covid-19 impact on the economy, many previously thriving companies may find it difficult to use traditional patterns...

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Economy

Doing business after Brexit: what you need to know

No tariffs, no quotas, the headlines said. But there is significant change. To move goods, borders now matter in a way they didn't before..

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Economy

Essential Employer Update 2021

Guiding you through the latest issues in payroll, tax and employment law...

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Economy

VAT. Major change for construction 2021

It affects how VAT is accounted for, brings change to administrative procedures - and potentially impacts cash flow...

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Economy

Preparing for the end of the Brexit transitional period

It is important to prepare for the changes that will take place from 1 January 2021...

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Economy

IR35: the new regime for contractors

It’s all about tax and employment status, and who makes the decision on status...

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Economy

Making Tax Digital: how the next step will impact you

Making Tax Digital (MTD) represents a major change to the way businesses interact with HMRC....

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Covid-19

Extension of Job Retention Scheme

Chancellor Rishi Sunak, announced changes to support measures being introduced as a consequence of a second national lockdown for England...

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Economy

Winter Economy Plan

Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided some details of the government’s plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months...

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Start-ups

Company Formation

When looking to form a company, there are a range of areas that must be considered...

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Individuals Start-ups

Opening a bank account

Here, we take a look at UK bank accounts and how you can go about opening one...

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Individuals

Registering for self-employment

A look at the key steps you need to take in order to register for self-employment...

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Economy

Summer Economic Update 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented a Summer Economic Update on Wednesday 8 July 2020...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2020-2021

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Covid-19

Up and running: A guide for your business after lockdown

In the new normal, businesses are having to change. Physical workplaces are having to change...

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Landlords

What next for landlords?

2020: a potential crossroads for landlords of private residential property....

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2019-2020

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2018-2019

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2017-2018

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2016-2017

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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Taxation

Financial Strategies 2015-2016

Practical tax tips to guide you through the tax system and help you plan to minimise your liability...

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