Latest News

Making Tax Digital – kicking the can down the road

The Spring Statement reveals delay's to Making Tax Digital for Income Tax and Corporation Tax.

Spring Statement Summary

“Squeezed between the drama of this week’s Brexit votes it would be easy to have overlooked that the Chancellor today made his Spring Statement. This is not a Budget as we know it; that now takes place in the Autumn and is when the annual tax and spending announcements are made. The Spring Statement is an opportunity for the Chancellor to update on the overall health of the economy and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) forecasts for economic growth, and the public finances.

Yorkshire Team Shortlisted for 4 Awards

Armstrong Watson's Yorkshire team has been shortlisted for an impressive 4 categories at this year's Yorkshire Accountancy Awards.

SRA Accounts Rules compliance: Impact of New Rules

Legal Sector Audit & Assurance Director, Huw Nicholls, answers the most common questions around SRA Accounts Rules complaince, particularly around how the new rules may have an impact on such things as accounting processes and the definition of client money.

Spring Statement - Predictions and Hopes

Spring Statement predictions and hopes... 

New Welsh Rate of Income Tax

With devolution comes different rates and ways of operating the tax system for our employees. However, unlike Scotland (SRIT) the Welsh Government only have powers to amend the rates of Income Tax and not the thresholds. The new powers come into force from 6 April 2019 but thankfully for the 2019/20 tax year, the rates will remain i.e. 20%, 40% and 45% as per the rest of the UK.  

Tech, Talent and Trade for Manufacturers

Learn about manufacturing trends, challenges and opportunities, including R&D Tax Credits and Capital Alllowances at 3MB Innovation Centre Huddersfield.

Meet our entrepreneurial clients Bruce and Luke

Clients Bruce Brown and Luke Jackson are an entrepreneurial duo from Carlisle whose self-named brand ‘Bruce and Luke’s’ includes Foxes Café, Coffee Genius, Bruce and Luke's Donuts and also their coffee supply and mainentance service.

What does the 2019/2020 tax year look like for payroll?

Payslips – New Legislation

New payslip legislation will come into force from April 2019.  The legislation will require all employers to provide a payslip to all ‘workers’ and to show hours on payslips where their pay varies by the amount of time worked. 

SRA Accounts Rules compliance: Banking Facilities and Residual Balances

Legal Sector Audit & Assurance Director, Huw Nicholls, answers the most common questions around SRA Accounts Rules complaince, particularly around residual client balances and rules on providing banking facilities.