I recently spoke on a webinar on the topic of how business owners can increase the chances of improving their valuation multiple. As a follow up to a previous article on is this a buyers or sellers market...

Over the past few months, the Government has gradually been phasing out self-isolation legislation in favour of Government guidance and advice.

Tax governance is a vital aspect of appropriately managing business risk and involves the establishment and maintenance of appropriate strategies, mechanisms and procedures...

Earlier this year, we published an overview of what risk management is, how risk can be managed, and what the benefits of risk management are.

One of the most frequent questions we are asked by clients when advising them on applications for EIS and SEIS clearance is 'how long will it take?'

The Charities Act 2022 comes into force in several stages from 31 October 2022. The idea of a staged timetable up to the end of 2023 is to give charities time to digest the changes...

There are numerous reasons why mistakes may be made when reporting VAT. In most circumstances errors are a result of honest mistakes, whether its miscalculations or mistakes in applying VAT rates...

Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) became effective in the UK on the 1st April 2022 as part of the government's Resources and Waste strategy...

In the current climate where funding of charities remains challenging, we have seen that many more charities are looking at their fundraising activity and considering how and what they can do to raise funds from the public.

Concerning the 2024-25 tax year, High Income Child Benefits will now be charged at an increased threshold of £60,000, an increase of £10,000 from the previous threshold of £50,000.

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is a tax on the estate of someone who has died and includes their property, money and possessions.

Selling a business via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is an increasingly popular choice for business owners who are looking to begin their transition out of their business and to hand over...

We are currently living in the mostly highly taxed environment that the UK has experienced since the 1940s*, with tax revenue set to total ~37% of national income by the time of the next general election.

There has been a recent surge in demand for business owners wanting to sell their companies to their own staff through tax-efficient Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT).

Every business owner who has ever contemplated selling will be aware of due diligence, that daunting process whereby a potential buyer commissions a third party to carry out an in-depth assessment...

There are said to be two certainties in life – death and taxes. Whilst we will readily discuss our tax affairs, death is an uncomfortable conversation for many to have and is too often...

A company can contribute to a director's pension scheme to reduce the profit and corresponding Corporation Tax liability.

It was no surprise that the Government announced the extension and permanence of full expensing in the 2023 Autumn Statement.

For all R&D claims submitted from 8 August 2023, companies will be required to submit an additional information form to HMRC. This will be a significant additional requirement for all companies...

The 2023 Autumn Statement saw many changes being imposed to support the Chancellors statement of ‘measures to make work pay'. One of these measures included ‘the biggest cash increase'.