Christmas is usually a time for people to get together, and an opportunity for you to celebrate with your team. That’s been difficult in recent years, but this year, perhaps can be a bit better. So, instead of the usual Christmas party, why not do something a bit different? Don’t underrate team building As the […]
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The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, presented his Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review on 27 October 2021. Before taking any action based on the contents of this update, please contact us to discuss what the Budget announcements will mean for you and that consider your unique business or personal financial circumstances. Impact on your personal taxes
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Application must be made before 30 Sept 2021 The final Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant covers the period from 1 May 2021 to 30 September 2021 (five months). Online applications must be made before 30 September 2021 and the process is far from simple. This is an alert to self-employed traders that have not
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A summary of the changes announced to increase funding for the NHS and social care budgets from April 2022 The National Insurance (NIC) and dividend tax increases announced yesterday will apply from April 2022 and will be repackaged, in part, as a Levy from April 2023. This Levy will also affect retired persons still
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Building Better Futures International Supporting women and children in rural India through training and education programmes. We would like to celebrate the work of Building Better Futures International (BBFI- formerly Friends of the Poor in South India), operating in Tamil Nadu , South India. This small charity was set up by two of our clients
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How will budget changes affect you? The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, presented his 2021 Budget on 3 March 2021. The extent to which the measures will affect you will depend on your personal circumstances. This report is split for your convenience into three sections: Impact on individuals Impact on the self-employed Impact on small company owners
Director/shareholders have a unique position with their companies for tax purposes. Usually, they can decide when and how to withdraw funds from their business, but these withdrawals can have unforeseen tax effects. Salaries and dividends If amounts drawn are salaries or dividends the tax implications can be planned for and will form part of the
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Can you claim for Self-Employed Income Support? The government recently announced an extension to the Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The first grant covered a three month period to 13 July 2020. The second grant will cover the three months commencing 14 July 2020. Those eligible for the first quarter must have claimed SEISS
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Business Bounce Back Loans – what are they and should you apply for one? Since the scheme launched in May 2020 (just 3 months ago), more than 860,000 bounce back loans have been issued. This means that thousands of small businesses who are struggling due to the coronavirus have applied for and received financial help;
Rishi Sunak announced further measures to support jobs and business sectors severely affected by the COVID outbreak. Grants and reliefs offered included support for: employment, the beleaguered hospitality and tourism industry and included green initiatives as well as a novel scheme to get us to eat out in August. The expected reduction in VAT was
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