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11-01-2023
Keeping up-to-date with your organisation's financial health is critical to its success. A great place to start is by understanding what a balance sheet is and what it can tell you about the health of your business. Let us explore what a balance sheet is and how you can improve yours. What is a balance
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11-01-2023
If you own a small business and are also a shareholder director, you may wonder whether to take a salary or dividends. When it comes to paying yourself, there are both advantages and disadvantages to each option, including potential tax savings. We’ll explore how taking salaries versus dividends for shareholder directors of small businesses in
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11-01-2023
For many individuals in the UK, gifting to grandchildren is an opportunity to reduce their tax burden. But before entering into any gifting arrangement, it is crucial to understand the various tax considerations that come with it. We discuss some of the tax implications of gifting to grandchildren in the UK. Inheritance Tax implications UK
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11-01-2023
Every business needs sound financial planning and oversight to thrive. With the new tax year approaching, now is the perfect time to start thinking about ways to improve your business’s finances in 2023. Read on to learn some tips to guarantee your business’s finances are healthy and secure. Develop a financial plan The best way
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11-01-2023
Businesses are running out of time to take advantage of the Corporation Tax super-deduction capital allowance scheme, which allows companies to claim back 130% on investments made in plant or machinery. The scheme runs until 31 March 2023. With Corporation Tax rates set to rise in April 2023 for more profitable businesses, there’s not much
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11-01-2023
The Government announced a two-year delay and changes to the rollout of its Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) initiative. MTD for ITSA will now look to begin from April 2026 for a small group of taxpayers rather than launching in April 2024. The move will give self-employed workers, sole traders and
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13-12-2022
You could see your Income Tax bill increase significantly in 2022-23 because of an Income Tax thresholds freeze announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement. While the basic (20%) and higher (40%) thresholds are remaining at their current levels until 2028, rising wages will see people dragged across these thresholds over the coming years.
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13-12-2022
Planning for the future is essential when running a business and you should have a perspective of where you want to be in three to five years. Goals or targets provide a sense of direction, focus, and motivation. However, how do you set aims effectively? You could try the SMART method. This relies on five key
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13-12-2022
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a series of changes to the UK research and development (R&D) tax credit regime, including a cut to the deduction and credit rates for the SME scheme. The R&D SME scheme enhanced deduction rate will be cut to 86 per cent from the current 130 per cent, and the payable
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13-12-2022
Companies House has gone fully digital after the announcement of the closure of its office in London and all filing being transferred online. It has also permanently shut the public counters in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh. Online services will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Changes have taken place with improved
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13-12-2022
The exemption for paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is changing. The CGT annual exemption will fall from £12,300 to £6,000 from April 2023, before being cut in half again to £3,000 from April 2024. CGT is what you pay on any gains that you make when you come to sell an asset, such as a
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18-11-2022
On Sunday 9 October, ten Wilder Coe team members took to the challenge of running 13.6 miles in the Richmond Half-marathon fundraiser to raise awareness for three great causes. Joining together at the starting line on Sunday morning, Bee-Lean Chew and her team pounded paths and pavements at the RUN FEST Richmond Half-Marathon. A fast and
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02-12-2024
Every year, criminals target charities, NGOs and not-for-profits for cybercrime and fraudulent activities as they exploit the current global crisis. Charity fraud can occur in many forms and come from internal and external sources, such as fundraising, banking, tax and Gift Aid, properties and investments or charity identities. Trustees must manage resources responsibly and take
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