Aaron Hemmington
Tax Director, Northampton
Aaron is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians. He trained with a national firm of accountants and has experience of dealing with a broad range of tax issues covering areas such as corporation tax, personal tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Aaron specialises in providing tax planning, advisory and compliance services to owner managed businesses across a variety of sectors.
Aaron’s recent articles
Nicky Morgan calls to end “alpha-male culture” in financial services
Nicky Morgan, chair of the Treasury Committee, has called on businesses to alter the way they award bonuses, as the current culture may be placing women at a disadvantage “In the current bonus culture, – whereby individuals argue how well they have...
Hawsons have a whirl of a time helping out at Whirlow Hall Farm
Partners and staff from Hawsons enjoyed two tough, but enjoyable days at Whirlow Hall Farm. Over the course of the 9th and 10th of May, two teams of 12 visited the local charity, which provides education and training for some of the region’s most disadvantaged...
It’s no sacrifice: Changes to optional remuneration arrangements
If you have made use of salary sacrifice arrangements in connection with the provision of benefits, you will be aware that they enable employees to pay less tax and NIC’s than if they had been remunerated entirely in cash. In addition, employers may...
Tony Nickson joins Hawsons as VAT Consultant
Hawsons are pleased to announce that Tony Nickson has joined the firm as a VAT Consultant. Tony was formerly a VAT Officer in Customs and Excise and then Higher Officer in HMRC. After 20 years of working in the VAT office, Tony has gained a wealth of knowledge of VAT...
Staff from Hawsons Endeavour to help!
On Friday 16 June, Hawsons staff enjoyed a day out helping the Sheffield based charity, Endeavour, by carrying out various tasks such as gardening, cleaning, stripping paint and even dismantling a canoe rack. Endeavour have been working with some of England's...
Stephen Allender joins Hawsons as Senior Tax Manager
Hawsons are pleased to announce that Stephen Allender has joined the firm as a Senior Tax Manager. Stephen is a Chartered Tax Advisor and member of the Association of Taxation Technicians. He has worked in tax since 1997 having gained a wealth of experience working...
Hawsons fundraise for Children In Need with charity bake-off!
Across all of our three offices, Hawsons have been fundraising for Children In Need with a dress-down day as well as a charity bake-off. A big thank you to all those who entered the baking competition which was judged by Hawsons' Healthcare Partner, Scott Sanderson...
Hawsons’ partners take part in international football tournament
Two of Hawsons partners, Simon Bladen and Scott Sanderson, took part in an International 'World Cup style' tournament in Paris, France, over the weekend Simon and Scott represented the UK team of HLB International - a worldwide network of independent professional...
Hawsons launch new exit planning service
Hawsons Chartered Accountants are pleased to announce the launch of a new exit planning service. The service is aimed at owner managed businesses looking to realise the maximum value of their business as they exit the business in the next 5 years. It puts a structure...
Company car tax: is a company car still a tax efficient option?
Company car tax efficiency is at the forefront of many business owners and employees’ minds and, whether you’re thinking of purchasing your first company car or upgrading an old one, it is important to understand the pros and cons of company car tax. It may come as a...
Capital Gains Tax changes from the 2016 Budget
Changes to Capital Gains Tax There were a number of positive announcements on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) which will please investors and entrepreneurs. The headline grabbing announcement was the reduction of the higher rate of CGT from 28% to 20% and the basic rate from...
Changes to the taxation of saving income
There are significant changes to the income tax rules from 6 April 2016 which affect the taxation of savings income. From 6 April 2016, if you are a basic taxpayer you may be able to receive up to £1,000 in savings income tax free. Higher rate taxpayers will be able...
Tax opportunities for UK farmers and agricultural businesses
Are there tax opportunities for UK farmers available in 2016? Annual Investment Allowance, Agricultural Property Relief, farmers’ averaging and falling corporation tax rates bring big tax opportunities for UK farmers and owners of agricultural businesses. However,...
New Advanced Assurance scheme for R&D tax relief claims
HMRC have introduced a scheme whereby small companies will be able to seek Advance Assurance on whether the research and development (R&D) they are carrying out qualifies for R&D tax relief. The scheme came into effect from November 2015 and will provide greater...
Government opens Patent Box Tax Relief consultation
On 1 April 2013 the UK government introduced the Patent Box Tax regime which aims to provide tax breaks for companies which commercialise patents or develop new innovative patented products, processes or services. The regime works by assigning a lower rate of tax to...
