News

January 17th 2012
Agency workers acquired additional rights at the end of 2011

Additional rights could include pay, conditions, working hours and annual leave.
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January 12th 2012
Investing in Volatile Markets

In these uncertain times, we explore the long-term strategies that will help investors weather the storm
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January 9th 2012
Health & Safety: A potential hurdle for schools seeking academy status

Many school management teams do not realise that once they have academy status they become responsible for their own health and safety regime
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January 6th 2012
Major changes to EIS and VCT for 2012/13

Investment limit for EIS increased and new 'Seed EIS' ('SEIS') introduced to encourage investment in start-up businesses
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January 6th 2012
Junior ISAs replace Child Trust Funds

Junior ISAs, introduced in November 2011, allow a tax free investment of £3,600 per year
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December 21st 2011
International Financial Reporting Standards and their impact on UK SMEs

Businesses need to start preparing today for the new accounting standards of tomorrow
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December 21st 2011
100,000 SMEs may escape audit requirement but lenders will still want accounts

Consultation could exempt 100,000 small and medium-sized enterprises from the requirement to be audited
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December 21st 2011
GIFTS helps charity “give our all” in spend-out triumph

Angie Seal, Grants Manager of the Tubney Charitable Trust, praises the software’s role in ensuring a positive and enduring legacy
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December 15th 2011
Update: Non-doms and the Remittance Basis

An update on the Government's proposed changes to the Remittance Basis which will affect non-domiciled individuals from 6 April 2012.
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December 6th 2011
A social enterprise guide to accounting for value

Edward Finch writes about how a social enterprise does 'not have a right to exist'.
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November 30th 2011
Salaried partners – employed or not?

The case of Williamson & Soden Solicitors v Briars seems to cast some uncertainty on the employment position of certain salaried partners
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November 30th 2011
Personal Tax – planning for 5th April

With four months to go before the end of the tax year there is plenty of time to consider all tax planning opportunities.
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November 30th 2011
SRA Accounts Rules 2011 – written policies you should have in place

Outcomes-focused regulation places grater emphasis on firms setting their own written policies and procedures
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November 30th 2011
Unlock your overlap relief?

Since the introduction of the 50% Additional Rate of income tax, there has been much greater discussion about unlocking relief
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November 30th 2011
How safe is your iPad?

How safe is your data once it has left the secure environment of the office?
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Housing measures

Housing measures announced in the Autumn Statement 2011
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Business & investment

The Autumn Statement contained announcements affecting many aspects of business life.
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Travel and infrastructure

Travel and infrastructure changes announced in the Autumn statement 2011
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Pensions Update

Changes to pension age and the latest news on auto-enrolment for SMEs
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Jobs and Education

The Chancellor announces new 'youth contract' in the Autumn statement
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: 2012/13 - Tax Credits and the state pension

Changes to tax credits announced in the Autumn Statement 2011
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Looking ahead to 2012

From income tax to inheritance, all the tax changes we can expect for 2012
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November 29th 2011
Autumn Statement 2011: Overview

Overview: The Chancellor sticks to Plan A for the economy
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November 29th 2011
Buzzacott's Autumn Statement 2011 Round-up 2011

A summary of the key points from the Autumn Statement and a round up of recent changes announced by the Coalition Government
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November 7th 2011
IRS agrees remittance charge treatment

US Internal Revenue Service now accepts payment of the UK remittance basis charge as a creditable foreign income tax.
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November 7th 2011
New agreement for UK taxpayers holding swiss accounts

From 1 January 2013, a new agreement will come into place to combat offshore tax evasion.
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November 7th 2011
New FSA examination regime proposal

FSA proposing that individuals who advise clients and manage investments should be assessed on additional knowledge.
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November 7th 2011
The need to make right to work checks on your workers

Firms still not clear about the checks to be conducted on workers subject to ongoing immigration controls.
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November 7th 2011
FSA continues its crackdown on client assets rule breaches

Staff should be aware of what is classed as client money.
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