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Celebrating our rising stars during National Apprenticeship Week 2021

We pride ourselves on providing school leavers with a fully-funded Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) apprenticeship programme, combining study at Carlisle College with on the job learning within our accounting teams. 

Hospitality businesses – certainty and further funding needed

Richard Andrew reviews the support measures in place for hospitality businesses and looks at what the future holds once lockdown has been lifted.

IR35 legislation overview

Who is impacted by the legislation?

IR35 legislation is expected to impact around 170,000 individuals who work through their own personal service company (PSC), who according to the Government would be deemed employed if engaged directly. However, it isn’t just those individuals who will be impacted, with the legislation also reaching to the following entities:

How can I protect my business when a customer becomes insolvent?

A record number of businesses are planning to close over the next year, while exporters are being pushed to the brink as they navigate the UK’s new post-Brexit trade arrangement with the EU.

Capital Gains Tax increases – looking beyond the headlines

What are the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) tax recommendations, and how will they affect farmers and landowners who are planning to sell assets in the next few years.

The future of agricultural support

The Government has committed to maintaining total spending on agriculture until the end of 2024, so money taken off the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments will be available under the following new schemes.

Using pension funds for your financial plans – The trick is to know how to use them

Read our three case studies to learn how farming families are considering the benefits of pensions as part of their wider financial planning.

Directors’ Duties in Uncertain Times

Advice and guidance on your responsibilities and duties as a Company director in these uncertain times

Filing tax returns, late filing, time to pay, penalties and interest

An update on filing your tax returns and paying your tax bill by the 31 January deadline including information on late filing, time to pay, penalties and interest.

How much is enough in retirement

What kind of lifestyle would you like in retirement? Paul Moody looks at what retirement may look like at 3 different levels with minimum, moderate and comfortable savings.