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There's no better feeling as a tax professional than to let a client know that a long-running enquiry has been concluded! The feeling's even sweeter when the HMRC officer has been determined to prove that the client had been paying off-record wages.

The Financial, Tax and Accounting Considerations of Starting a New B usiness With this handy reference guide to starting a business, you should be able to successfully handle many of the problems encountered in starting and running a business. Alway

At first glance, the help to buy scheme appears to be an ideal way for prospective homeowners to purchase a home with a 5% deposit. However, a few factors should be carefully considered before committing to this scheme.

We’re excited to announce that we have recently struck up a partnership with cost management consultancy - Reducer to offer our clients free and easy savings on their business utilities.

Neill guided the company through the R&D claim process and was able to claim over £70,000 in tax credit repayments, this had a huge positive impact on their cash flow and meant the company could take on more projects.

I have always personally liked to think we are the client’s unofficial business partner. It’s who we are – always on their side, always willing to help and always willing to go that extra mile to bring our skills and experience to bear on a problem.

I was introduced to a client and from our short conversation on the phone, I felt pretty sure that there were some qualifying activities and projects and was certainly more than happy to invest half a day to go and speak with Richard about it.

As we say goodbye to CBILS and BBLS, the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is here to smooth the transition back to the new normal.

You can now apply for the SME Brexit Support Fund. This means smaller businesses can get up to £2,000 to pay for practical transition support, including training or professional advice to adjust to new rules.

By keeping an eye on these five main issues, it will help you get through a tricky period coming out of lockdown and ensure you are best placed during the recession that we will face over years to come.

It’s not breaking news that our high streets are in trouble. With major players already closed, and others not looking like they will reopen anytime soon, combined with an online delivery explosion, it is consequently changing the way we shop.

In September last year, the government announced a new initiative to help people aged between 16 and 24 who are claiming Universal Credit or at risk of long-term unemployment, to get back into work by introducing the Kickstart Scheme.

A few years ago, if you walked into a small or medium-size law firm, you would have seen piles of files stacked on desks - this is no longer the case. The firms that were somewhat reluctant to embrace technology had to make some big changes in 2020.

I had a telephone call with a lady a few weeks ago. She had seen several of my blogs and YouTube posts about the Let Property Campaign and proceeded to tell me that she had rented out two properties for around ten years...

The UK economy swerved a double-dip recession earlier this year, but still shrunk at its fastest rate in 300 years. However after we have received optimistic plans, what role will the property industry play in the recovery?