Did Philip Hammond save the High Street?

Nov 23, 2018

In his Autumn Budget delivered 29 October 2018, Philip Hammond made a number of promises. One of these was measures to improve the lack-lustre retail sector in our city centre areas.

There is…

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Are you in training for the Brexit Marathon?

Nov 23, 2018

March 2017 was the date we declared we were going to exit from the EU. This set the deadline for our national drawbridge to be raised on the rest of Europe at the 29 March 2019. This is the first time…

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Up to £1m tax break for investment in qualifying assets

Nov 23, 2018

The Chancellor picked out business investment as his preferred give-away to the business sector in his Autumn Budget 2018.

The Annual Investment Allowance is being increased from 1 January 2019,…

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Small Business Saturday - 1 December 2018

Nov 08, 2018

Did you know that there is going to be a Small Business Saturday on 1 December 2018? We have reproduced below some of the help that will be available.

Access finance available to support…

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Exporting goods to the EU with a no-deal Brexit

Oct 18, 2018

Last week we considered the effects of importing goods from the EU if a no-deal Brexit occurred. This week we are considering matters that government has published for exporters to the EU. A summary…

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Is this a good time to invest

Oct 16, 2018

This article considers the question: should businesses invest in new equipment or other long-term capital acquisitions at this time?

In truth, no one knows what the impact of the Brexit will…

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Exclusivity and tax relief

Oct 11, 2018

In order to qualify as a deduction for tax purposes we have to demonstrate that the expenditure was incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the purposes of our business or employment.

We will…

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Importing goods from outside the EU

Oct 09, 2018

Although the Brexit issue is not yet decided it may be salutary for businesses to consider the changes they will need to face if we depart with a no-deal Brexit. We have touched on these issues in past…

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Did your goat eat your accounts?

Oct 04, 2018

Companies House have published a list of bizarre excuses for the late filing of their statutory accounts. They include:

  • “goats ate my accounts”
  • “I found my wife in the bath…

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