Choosing an employee share scheme
The number of businesses that offer employee share schemes has doubled since 2000, according to HMRC. Giving employees the chance to invest in their company… Read More »Choosing an employee share scheme
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Property and tax
A guide to tax when buying, renting out and selling property. When the Chancellor George Osborne announced that he was curbing tax breaks for landlords… Read More »Property and tax
Christmas and Tax – the financial festivities
This year we left organising our Christmas party late, and after we finally booked the venue, I started to think about Christmas gifts, parties for… Read More »Christmas and Tax – the financial festivities
European Court ruling on travelling to work draws criticism
Certain types of work-related travel for workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time, a ruling by the European Court of Justice… Read More »European Court ruling on travelling to work draws criticism
Spreadsheet errors marked as major business risk
As business accounting becomes increasingly reliant on technology, errors in spreadsheets could pose a threat to the financial stability of many companies, according to the… Read More »Spreadsheet errors marked as major business risk
Minimum wage increases
The adult rate of the national minimum wage (NMW) is set to rise by 20p to £6.70 on 1 October 2015. As well as the… Read More »Minimum wage increases
Running a payroll
This guide looks at some of the common payroll problems and choosing payroll software. Running payroll is one of the less glamorous aspects of being… Read More »Running a payroll
Rewarding your staff
This article outlines some of the different ways employers can reward their staff and the tax implications of each approach. Seemingly as quickly as it… Read More »Rewarding your staff
Consumer ombudsman to change complaints process
Ombudsman Services is launching a new service that will accept all consumer complaints. The newly created consumer ombudsman will be able to receive complaints relating… Read More »Consumer ombudsman to change complaints process
Understanding dividends
The chancellor George Osborne wasn’t exaggerating when he said he was undertaking a “major and long overdue reform to simplify the taxation of dividends” in… Read More »Understanding dividends