Reducing company tax liability
This guide is intended to help you with your 2013/14 company tax planning Managing a company always presents challenges, whatever the economic climate. Currently, a… Read More »Reducing company tax liability
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Pension liberation fraudsters targeted
Government ministers, regulators and figures from the pensions industry met last month to discuss how to tackle ‘pension liberation’ fraudsters. The Financial Conduct Authority and… Read More »Pension liberation fraudsters targeted
Equitable life payments brought forward
It was announced in this year’s Budget that people who bought a with-profits annuity from the Equitable Life Assurance Society before September 1992 – and… Read More »Equitable life payments brought forward
Micro-business accounting rules relaxed
The UK’s 1.5 million micro businesses will now be able to prepare and publish much-reduced financial statements, as the Government’s drive to reduce the red-tape… Read More »Micro-business accounting rules relaxed
Top tips for securing business finance
New guidance for businesses on securing bank finance has been released by two leading membership organisations from the business and banking sectors. The Federation of… Read More »Top tips for securing business finance
Tax-free childcare will replace employer-supported childcare
In autumn 2015, employer-supported childcare will be replaced by a tax-free childcare scheme. However, employees may choose to remain in those schemes or switch to… Read More »Tax-free childcare will replace employer-supported childcare
Apprenticeships given high success score by BIS
According to recent Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) surveys the majority of apprenticeships provide benefits to apprentices and business, Eight out of ten… Read More »Apprenticeships given high success score by BIS
Employee awarded £27,000 for racial abuse directed at a colleague
In the case of Morgan v Halls of Gloucester, a black delivery driver for a fruit and vegetable business brought a case against his employer… Read More »Employee awarded £27,000 for racial abuse directed at a colleague
Getting new workers started: checklist
As we move towards the end of the year and with the economy showing signs of recovery, you may be planning to take on new… Read More »Getting new workers started: checklist
Zero hours contracts: best practice
Zero hours contracts have been in the news recently, with figures suggesting that they are used to employ between 250,000 and one million workers. Zero… Read More »Zero hours contracts: best practice