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Our blog will help you to find new and exciting ways to improve your business operation. Whether through articles from our in-house tax experts, a list of top tips for improving your business workflows, or just updates from the world tailored with our opinions, there is something here for everyone.
Benchmarking, Auditing and Planning
Small business confidence is on the rise, but is your business prepared for the next phase of growth?
Are we ‘removed from the reality of retirement’?
Recent research shows people are less willing to save for retirement, but longer life expectancy means a longer retirement to fund.
PAYE WINDFALL £2,000 NIC ALLOWANCE FOR EMPLOYERS
This valuable allowance is due to start for all businesses on 6 April 2014, and simply exempts the employer from the normal employer NICs of 13.8% of the earnings paid.
Housing boom makes inheritance tax planning more important than ever
We take a look at why recent housing market predictions could make more of your estate liable to inheritance tax.
Strategic Alliance, the art of getting it right
In the current economic climate, businesses must look at new ways to win customers. As such, many firms are now looking at strategic alliances which allow them to access new segments of the market.
If properly executed, a strategic alliance can be good for business and good for the consumer. A strategic alliance is similar to a joint venture, in that everyone remains an individual entity but comes together for a single purpose or period of time to create something that could not otherwise be created.
New dawn for construction industry but have you registered for the CIS?
As a new dawn breaks for the construction industry, we take a closer look at the Construction Industry Scheme.
Does more self-employment mean more IR35 risk?
The number of self-employed people in the UK increased by 367,000 between 2008 and 2012. This number is sure to have grown further during the last 12 months, but does this rise correspond to more IR35 risk?
Tax relief for the creative sector
If you run a business involving the creation of animation programs, high-end TV programs, or video games, you can look forward to extra tax relief on production costs. This results in corporation tax relief on no less than 200% of the actual costs of UK expenditure up to a maximum of 80% of the total core expenditure.
HMRC Taskforce – The Northern Light
HMRC has announced four new taskforces to investigate tax evasion in specific commercial and geographical sectors. The taskforces bring together various compliance teams for what they term an intensive burst of targeted activity.
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