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By Becky Bowness

6th March 2024

Spring Budget 2024: Overview of announcements

Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget didn’t deliver a huge amount of technical content. Unsurprisingly, given an impending election, there was a lot of political bluster and not a great deal of substance, particularly for businesses.

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By Justin Rourke

6th March 2024

Spring Budget 2024: Pensions, ISAs and savings

From a financial planning perspective this was a budget low on headlines. Having got through the pre-election banter it required a dive into the detail to understand how this might impact our clients.

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By James Fraser

6th March 2024

Spring Budget 2024: What does this mean for companies?

The Chancellor continued his support for the arts by permanently setting the rates at which losses can be surrendered in respect of expenditure qualifying for Theatre Tax Relief, Orchestra Tax Relief and Museums and Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief at 40% for non-touring productions and 45% for touring productions and all orchestra productions. 

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By Becky Bowness

29th February 2024

Spring Budget 2024: Will the Chancellor cut taxes?

With the Spring Budget 2024 just around the corner, there is much speculation about the tax changes and announcements that may be on the horizon. A general election is looming, and the Chancellor’s speech on Wednesday, March 6, is likely to be the last fiscal event before voters head to the polls.

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Gender Gap

By Kerry Chaloner

29th February 2024

Gender Gap in Retirement Savings

Research from Legal & General highlights the gender pensions gap between men and women.

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By Dan Cozens

29th February 2024

Tax relief on farm vehicles for farming partnerships and sole traders

Following the Government’s recent U-turn on the tax treatment of Double Cab Pick Ups (DCPU), it’s worth reminding ourselves of the tax relief available on vehicles in a farming business.

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By Armstrong Watson

28th February 2024

Streamlining your business with Xero: A beginner's implementation guide

Ready to experience the transformative power of Xero? Xero empowers businesses of all sizes to streamline financial management, gain deeper financial insights, and drive strategic growth.

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man thinking

By Ryan Anderson

27th February 2024

How much will you need to retire?

Ryan Anderson explains what retirement could look like at three different levels – Minimum, Moderate and Comfortable and what goods and services would cost for each level.

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By Jonathan York

21st February 2024

Are your farm contractors really self-employed?

Farm businesses need to ensure they correctly determine the employment status of their contractors and be aware of National Minimum Wage changes. 

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By Armstrong Watson

20th February 2024

7 common accounting issues for law firms and how to improve financial records

During the annual accountants processes to prepare financial statements, tax computations and returns for law firms, there a several accounting adjustments that tend to be most common. These adjustments are necessary to ensure the annual accounts produced are accurate and show the true financial performance of firm.

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