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Immediate relief for households and business owners
Immediate relief for households and business owners

Government announce immediate relief on council tax and business rates for people affected by flooding The government has announced that both household and business owners significantly affected by recent flooding will have immediate relief on their council tax and...

Pound Drops Below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall
Pound Drops Below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall

Pound drops below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall There has been a surprising fall in the pound after a decrease in retail sales in June. Although the Office for National Statistics expected there to be a 0.2% rise in sales after May, it was reported that sales fell...

National living wage – rising wage costs for employers
National living wage – rising wage costs for employers

The National Living Wage From 1 April 2016, following the introduction of the new National Living Wage, all workers aged 25 and over are legally entitled to at least £7.20 per hour. This was, however, until the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement, where he...

National Minimum Wage to rise again in October 2016
National Minimum Wage to rise again in October 2016

The government announced increases to the National Minimum Wage, effective 1 October 2016, after accepting recommendations for the new rates from the Low Pay Commission (LPC). The main National Minimum Wage rate (for 21- 24 year olds) will rise by 3.7% from £6.70 to...

Important reminder: dividend tax changes from 6 April 2016
Important reminder: dividend tax changes from 6 April 2016

Important reminder: dividend tax changes from 6 April 2016 The reason for this short article is to remind you of the changes to dividend tax that are due to come into effect from 6 April 2016 – a little over three weeks away. The main change is that rate of income tax...

2015/16 year-end tax planning advice

Would you like the opportunity to reduce the taxman’s take from your own and your family’s income? If so please continue on to read our year-end tax planning advice. Carrying out an annual review of your tax affairs could significantly reduce your own and your...

SME tax corner – Edition 5
SME tax corner – Edition 5

Welcome to our fifth edition of the SME tax corner. There have been some big recent changes to a number of taxes that will bring both good and bad news to small businesses and their owners. In this month's SME tax corner, ahead of the 2016 Budget in a few weeks, we...

Leisure and Hospitality becoming more energy efficient
Leisure and Hospitality becoming more energy efficient

Becoming more energy efficient in the leisure and hospitality sector There are numerous opportunities for operators within the leisure and hospitality sector to reduce costs by becoming more energy efficient and more waste efficient. In this article we look at how...

Uncertainty for buy-to-let landlords after tax changes
Uncertainty for buy-to-let landlords after tax changes

Uncertainty for buy-to-let landlords after tax changes Last month I spoke at the 2015 Yorkshire Bank buy-to-let seminar in Doncaster about the recent buy-to-let tax changes. Now, following the Chancellor's latest Autumn Statement, more changes are on the way... The...

Immediate relief for households and business owners
Immediate relief for households and business owners

Government announce immediate relief on council tax and business rates for people affected by flooding The government has announced that both household and business owners significantly affected by recent flooding will have immediate relief on their council tax and...

Pound Drops Below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall
Pound Drops Below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall

Pound drops below $1.30 as June Retail Sales Fall There has been a surprising fall in the pound after a decrease in retail sales in June. Although the Office for National Statistics expected there to be a 0.2% rise in sales after May, it was reported that sales fell...

National living wage – rising wage costs for employers
National living wage – rising wage costs for employers

The National Living Wage From 1 April 2016, following the introduction of the new National Living Wage, all workers aged 25 and over are legally entitled to at least £7.20 per hour. This was, however, until the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement, where he...