Building business resilience

By Gary Robinson / April 29, 2023

Millions of businesses and households are struggling with their energy costs, alongside increases in general taxation, the cost of council tax, water bills and other utilities.  Is it all doom and gloom or can you plan forward and make adjustments in, and to, your business to factor in these changes? Our experience tells us that…

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Managing InheritanceTax

By Gary Robinson / April 22, 2023

Like many other taxes, inheritance tax (or IHT) allowances have been frozen. This sounds generous of the chancellor at a time when the government is strapped for cash. But it actually means that we are paying more. Data from HMRC has revealed that Inheritance tax collected between April 2022 and February 2023 totalled £6.4bn, which…

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Managing Your Cashflow

By Gary Robinson / April 15, 2023

With increasing supplier prices and economic uncertainty, managing your business’s cash and understanding the flow are now vital tools in maintaining resilience and being able to adopt flexible strategies for success. Cash flows are a reflection of all the cash that is flowing in and out of a business. Owners can look at the direction…

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Mitigating Long-Term Inflation   

By Gary Robinson / April 8, 2023

With continuing inflation in the UK, many of us and our businesses have been put “off track” in the short to medium term. The Bank of England recently increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25 per cent, despite the turmoil that has engulfed banking in recent weeks. The rise was…

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Your Duties As An Employer and The Change

By Gary Robinson / April 1, 2023

As an employer running payroll, you need to report to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on the previous tax year (which ends on 5 April 2023), give your employees a P60, and prepare for the new tax year, which starts on 6 April. What you need to do                                               When Send your final payroll report of…

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