Category: Industry News

< 1 minute to readOur team has pushed the baking boat out for Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2019. We followed Macmillan Cancer Support’s encouragement to “bake it or fake it” with an office cake sale for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning today (Friday 27th September). Proceeds from the event will go towards helping Macmillan provide physical, financial and emotional …

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2 minutes to readOne of our ambitious accountants is celebrating after passing his final exam and earning chartered status after several years of study and on-the-job training. Matt Sweeney, 24, from Leicester, recently qualified as a Chartered Accountant after finding out he had passed his final case study exam. Having started out as a trainee accountant at our …

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2 minutes to readIn celebration of International Day of Charity (5th September), we have named Midlands-wide charity The Air Ambulance Service as our official Charity of the Year. Having supported Hope Against Cancer for the last two years, we are getting our support for the Air Ambulance off the ground with a cake and bake sale at our …

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2 minutes to readA new Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) has become available from 29th October 2018 for businesses incurring qualifying costs on new, non-residential structures and buildings. We have examined the implications and benefits of this tax relief for UK businesses. First announced at Budget 2018 and introduced under the Finance Act 2019, the aim of the …

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3 minutes to readPolicy changes have brought in a host of new compliance requirements for small businesses in recent months, and with further reforms on the horizon, now’s the time for businesses to review compliance across all areas of their operations. We have highlighted several potential pitfalls resulting from the recent changes and suggested areas for businesses to …

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2 minutes to readA new Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) has become available from 29th October 2018 for businesses incurring qualifying costs on new, non-residential structures and buildings. We have examined the implications and benefits of this tax relief for UK businesses. First announced at Budget 2018 and introduced under the Finance Act 2019, the aim of the SBA …

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4 minutes to readLeicester cycling group Critical Mass led the third annual Ride for Sam B last month in memory of 26-year-old cyclist Sam Boulton, who was killed outside Leicester railway station in July 2016. Almost 200 people took part in the ride including several members of our staff, vocal supporters of the Sam Says cycle safety campaign …

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3 minutes to readA large-scale VAT change to building and construction services is due to come into force from 1st October 2019, in the form of a domestic reverse charge. Here we explain the significance and impact of this upcoming change, alongside advice for those whose supplies and services are likely to be affected. As of 1st October, …

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2 minutes to readOn 1st January 2019, the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) was substantially increased from £200,000 to £1m for two years, until 31st December 2020. Read on for our suggestions on how businesses can plan ahead in order to reap the benefits of the temporary increase to the allowance. Annual Investment Allowance rocketed from £200,000 to £1m from …

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2 minutes to readWe have promoted our former Financial Controller to the role of Practice Manager, in the latest phase of growth and change for our firm. Gulam Sattar, 31, of Leicester, was promoted from his previous position of Financial Controller at our office on Regent Road in May, following our appointment of a new partner, Joanne Chilton, …

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