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TaxCalc has some advice on dealing with the challenges that lie ahead While the UK finds itself having to manoeuvre political and economic minefields, the accountancy profession faces its own increasing levels of uncertainty with technological, social and legal factors…
For smaller practices, having staff with a professional status can help with skills shortages, succession planning and building client relationships ICAEW Business and Finance Professional (BFP) is a non-chartered designation that provides employees with recognition from an international membership organisation.…
I had to smile when I read recently about the travails suffered by Neil Warren the Vat well know VAT Consultant and award-winning writer on tax when he tested the HMRC Vat Helpline for a short article in Taxation Magazine…
A strange question to ask isn’t it? Do you talk to your clients? Surely all accountants talk to their clients and there is no doubt truth in that answer. However, if you discount the calls to chase information, to obtain…
Elaine Clark has some advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that can come with Practice Management software The past 10 years has seen a shift change in the attitude of accountants towards cloud accounting, with many moving from dismissal…
Mark McLaughlin points out a potential inheritance anti-avoidance tax problem with making an outright gift of the family home It is not uncommon for individuals to give away their family home. For example, an elderly widow moving into nursing care…
Henry Catchpole takes a look beyond the model articles of association. Together with the memorandum, the articles of association make up the governing documents for UK companies. The articles set out how a company is managed, overseen and owned, including…
Accountancy practices typically have four main components. Lucinda Kitchin sets out what they are and how they may be adjusted according to what is being bought by the purchaser. In most instances accountancy practices have four constituent parts: 1. Goodwill:…
My opening comments on our webinar on the Domestic reverse Charge for VAT, which I hosted along with Melanie Lord of AVS VAT on 25 June, were that HMRC should have produced much more information much sooner. As the webinar progressed it was…
iwoca takes over 12% of all UK small business overdraft approvals, says the firm’s Richard Sutton. The latest UK Finance data of small business overdraft approvals has revealed iwoca’s market share has grown, as we overtake Santander and HSBC for…