Richard Marsh
Partner, Doncaster
Richard is managing partner in the Doncaster office and joined Hawsons after working for two major international accounting firms. He has over 30 years’ experience in dealing with the needs of businesses of all sizes and acts for a wide range of commercial clients. Richard is also a Founding Individual member of the Expert Witness Institute and has considerable experience of dispute resolution.
Richard’s latest articles
Over a third of the UK’s food and farming businesses could become “unviable” after Brexit
A report by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has revealed that one in three of the UK’s food and farming businesses would become “unviable” without European workers – 36% of business owners said that their business model will fail if they can’t hire EU...
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...
Farmers’ Averaging: It pays to spread
The tax relief known as farmers' averaging is designed to provide tax relief for farmers who can be affected by fluctuating profits. Averaging rules were first introduced to the UK tax system in 1997. Two consecutive years can be added together and half assessed in...
Agriculture General Election Special
The General Election is just around the corner, so we take a look at what some of the parties are promising in this Agriculture Election Special. The Conservative manifesto has pledged to maintain support payments at their current level until 2022, which is an extra...
Agriculture update for UK farmers – May 2017
With Britain's agriculture sector watching Brexit closely following the triggering of Article 50, the UK also announced a snap General Election due to take place on the 8 June. The sector will be closely monitoring each parties manifesto to determine which is best for...
Renewable Energy
Anaerobic Digestion (AD): Biogas Renewables have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, mainly because of public financial support. However, the cost to the Exchequer has seen support levels cut over the past few years. Actual renewable energy was 8.3% in 2015 compared...
Agriculture 2017 Budget review and analysis
The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented the last Spring Budget on Wednesday 8 March 2017. In his speech the Chancellor was keen to point out that he wanted the tax system to be fair, particularly in relation to the distinction between employed and self-employed...
Agriculture update for UK farmers – February 2017
Brexit The government White Paper (WP) on Brexit was issued on 2nd February 2017. The Governments priority is stated as securing the most open trade possible in goods and services between the UK and the EU. The WP quotes that UK exports to the EU of agriculture,...
Brexit and Agriculture: The potential choices
The Prime Minister has made the initial announcement about the path to Brexit. What form will Brexit take? In this article, we look at agriculture's Brexit choices. Hard Brexit: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) This scenario involves walking away from the EU, taking...
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...
Agriculture Autumn Statement 2016 review
Philip Hammond presented his 2016 Autumn Statement on Wednesday 23rd November. His speech set out both tax and economic measures. In this article, we summarise the key points arising from the Autumn Statement and focus on what the changes may mean for the...
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...
4 succession planning tips for the family farm
Have you thought about succession and the long-term plans for your family farm? Succession planning is all about working with your family and is an essential part of running your family farm – used to protect your assets, your business and your family. This article...
