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Tax Rates 2020/21

by Hawsons | Mar 23, 2020 | Agriculture, Care Homes, Charities, Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax, Dental, Engineering, Family Business, GPs, Healthcare, IT and Technology, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Payroll, Pensions, Personal Tax, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, Retail, Solicitors, Tax, Transport & Logistics, VAT

Introduction We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As...

Hawsons are here to help COVID-19

by Hawsons | Mar 20, 2020 | Agriculture, Business Services, Care Homes, Charities, Chris Hill, Corporate Tax, Dental, Engineering, Family Business, Hawsons, Healthcare, IT and Technology, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Payroll, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, Retail, SME, Solicitors, Tax, Transport & Logistics

During this difficult time Hawsons are here to help and support their clients as best they can The Government has announced new measures to help businesses through this difficult time. The first being the tax helpline to support businesses affected by coronavirus. If...

Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households

by Hawsons | Mar 19, 2020 | Agriculture, Business Services, Care Homes, Charities, Corporate Tax, covid-19, Dental, Engineering, Family Business, GPs, Hawsons, Healthcare, IT and Technology, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Payroll, Personal Tax, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, Retail, SME, Solicitors, Tax, Transport & Logistics

Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households During this difficult time for businesses and households the Bank of England have put together a list of sites where you can find the latest updates from the Government. The following has been circulated by the bank...

Legal Services and the future of the UK Economy

by Hawsons | Feb 26, 2020 | Legal, Simon Bladen, Solicitors

Legal Services and the future of the UK Economy The Law Society has recently pushed for Brexit negotiators to make legal services one of their priorities in upcoming trade discussions. This is after a recent report demonstrated that legal services put more money into...

UK Legal sector revenue increases

by Hawsons | Dec 18, 2019 | Legal, Simon Bladen, Solicitors

UK Legal sector revenue increases A report conducted by TheCityUK revealed that UK legal sector turnover increased by 6% year-on-year to £35.5bn. For the top 100 firms across the U.K revenue increased to £26.4bn in 2019 representing 8% growth, 80% of this was made by...

Hawsons makes history after 165 years in business

by Hawsons | Dec 16, 2019 | Aaron Hemmington, Agriculture, Audit, Auto Enrolment, Bookkeeping, Business Services, Care Homes, Charities, Charles Kavazy, Chris Hill, Cloud Accounting, Corporate Finance, Corporate Tax, Craig Burton, Craig Walker, Cyber Security, David Cairns, David Owens, Dental, Doncaster, Engineering, Exit Planning, Family Business, GPs, Healthcare, Ian Bryan, IT, IT and Technology, Jenny Brown, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Making Tax Digital, Manufacturing, Mark Cousins, Martin Wilmott, Mick Tonks, Natasha Fathers, Nigel Smith, Northampton, Paul Hutchings, Paul Wormald, Payroll, Pensions, Personal Tax, Peter Lindley, Peter Wilmer, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, R&D, Retail, Richard Burkimsher, Richard Frost, Richard Marsh, Russ Pagdin, Sarah Johnson, Scott Sanderson, Sean Boyall, Sheffield, Simon Bladen, SME Tax Corner, Solicitors, Stephen Charles, Tax, Tony Nickson, Transport & Logistics

Hawsons Chartered Accountants is 165 years old Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John Hewett....

The Election Result: What are the tax implications?

by Hawsons | Dec 13, 2019 | Agriculture, Agriculture update, Brexit, Care Homes, Charities, Craig Walker, Dental, Engineering, Family Business, GPs, Healthcare, IT and Technology, Legal, Leisure & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Pharmacy, Property & Construction, Retail, SME, SME Tax Corner, Solicitors, Transport & Logistics

Tax implications of the Election Result The general election has ended and the Conservatives have secured a large majority winning 365 seats. What does this mean for tax? How will the election result affect you or your business? Tax expert Craig Walker provides a...

Bar pupil’s minimum pay set to increase

by Hawsons | Dec 10, 2019 | Legal, Payroll, Simon Bladen, Solicitors

Bar pupil's minimum pay set to increase From 1st January 2020 the minimum wage for a pupil barrister working for a chamber in London will be £18,866 a year, whereas outside London pupil barristers will receive a minimum of £16,322. The previous minimum wage was set...

New regulation for solicitors and legal services

by Hawsons | Dec 4, 2019 | Legal, Simon Bladen, Solicitors

New regulation for solicitors and legal services On the 25th November new legal services regulation came into force. The new regulations will allow a solicitor to work for unregulated firms without a waiver. Furthermore, these new regulations enable solicitors to...

Solicitors “SEARCH”ing For Answers

by Hawsons | Nov 14, 2019 | Solicitors, Tony Nickson, VAT

For new updated guidance please see article from THE LAW SOCIETY re-research fees. New guidance has been issued by the Law Society about whether items may be treated as disbursements for VAT purposes. The guidance, dated 8 October 2019, follows previous guidance by...