Category: Accounting

  • Are you protected against a HMRC enquiry?

    Are you protected against a HMRC enquiry?

    Each year HM Revenue & Customs (‘HMRC’) undertake an enormous number of tax enquiries into individuals and businesses to check they have paid the right amount of tax. Since 2010 HMRC have strengthened their approach to enquiry work by using wider powers and sophisticated software and consequently secured a record £34.1 billion of additional tax…

  • Spring Budget 2021- Q1 Newsletter

    Spring Budget 2021- Q1 Newsletter

    After Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government’s tax and spending plan in the 2021 Budget last week, we wanted to keep you updated with all the key information you need to know for the year ahead. Most of the changes announced last week, will not impact the current tax year,…

  • Top 10 Reasons We LOVE FreeAgent

    Top 10 Reasons We LOVE FreeAgent

    There are lots of cloud-based accounting software solutions out there. They can be a key tool to help individuals and Small and Medium sized-enterprises (‘SMEs’) get better information to make the right decisions for their future anywhere they can find a wi-fi connection. This better information can also be available more efficiently at your fingertips.…

  • Budget 2021 – How will it affect you?

    Budget 2021 – How will it affect you?

    Today Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government’s tax and spending plan for the year ahead. We cover the impact from individuals, self-employed and small company owners in detail below. We have also done a quick summary, in case this is easier for you to digest. This is based on what…

  • Budget 2021 – Quick Summary

    Budget 2021 – Quick Summary

    With the economy shrinking by 10% in 2020 with it forecast to rebound in 2021 by 4% and 7% in 2022. 700,000 people have lost their jobs during the pandemic, despite all the Coronavirus Support Schemes and unemployment is expected to hit 7.3% next year, although this is significantly less than the previous 11.9% predicted.…

  • Sehar checks-in

    Sehar checks-in

    We are really excited to announce that Sehar Tariq has joined us from Sweeting & Smedley Limited.

  • VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for Construction Services Live *Today*

    VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for Construction Services Live *Today*

    HMRC’s new Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction Sector comes into force from today, 1 March 2021. As you may know from our previous blogs, it was originally planned to come into force in October 2019, until this was pushed back until October 2020 to enable more time for the sector to prepare for the…

  • Mehreen joins the team

    Mehreen joins the team

    We are really excited to announce that Mehreen Ajaz BA (Hons) ACA has joined us from BDO LLP.

  • Recap: Capital Gains Tax Changes

    Recap: Capital Gains Tax Changes

    Almost 12 months ago, we posted a blog noting the changes coming in Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) which took effect from 6 April 2020. However, we are constantly having conversations with individuals selling residential properties who are completely unaware of the changes. We therefore thought it would useful to recap these changes, to raise awareness.…