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Better security for pension schemes?

A company’s defined benefit pension scheme is often the largest creditor in any corporate failure, albeit some companies overlook their obligations in respect of the pension scheme and the pension scheme trustees are often the last party to the table. 

‘AI’ Payroll Pioneers with a Human Touch

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we do business and payroll services should be at the forefront of these advances.

Top 5 Tips for Maximising the Value of Your Business

According to Armstrong Watson's Family Business Insight Report released earlier in the year, more than a quarter of business owners are planning an exit within the next 5-10 years. If you are one of these, below are 5 top tips from our Corporate Finance team, designed to help maximise your business’ value to ensure that you realise the true value of your lifetime’s investment.

Innovation and collaboration, the best of Manufacturing and Engineering 2018

Tony Bullock gives his thoughts following the recent Manufcaturing and Engineering 2018 show at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. Innovation and collaboration were amongst the top things to take away from this years show.

Beware HMRC income tax and tax credits repayment phone call scams

Fraudsters continue to target agriculture businesses with scam HMRC phone calls regarding repayments of income tax and tax credits and fake advertisements for farming machinery.

Making Tax Digital – an update

We have covered Making tax Digital (MTD) in previous editions of Agrimatters, but with major changes less than a year away we make no apology for returning to it again.

HMRC has announced that they are concentrating their resources on changes which will arise from Brexit. As a result, other policy changes including parts of MTD reforms will be put on hold until at least 2020. Crucially, the changes to the way VAT returns are submitted will go ahead as planned.

Dreaming BIG at All Saints Primary

Richard Askew from Armstrong Watson and Sarah Glass from the Primary Business Partnership played hosts at the 'Dreaming Big' event at All Saints Primary School bringing careers and job titles to life. This school’s Careers and Aspirations day and it was a roaring success, helping light ambition in young minds while also underlining the hard work needed to achieve success in any field.

7 Funding Options Your Law Firm Could Consider

As first appeared on the Law Society’s Small Firms Division website. 

An important consideration for all businesses in planning their growth, and managing cash flow in the process, is what, if any, suitable funding can assist them.

What sources of funding are available for law firms, and how readily available are they? Stephen Dinsmore, commercial funding director at Armstrong Watson LLP, lists seven options your firm could consider.

Benefits of outsourcing your Finance Function in your Law Firm

What are the benefits of engaging with an external party to provide the equivalent of a finance director function for your law firm?

Are inheritance changes on the way

Will possible changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) affect farmers and landowners?