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Blog16th Jul 2018

A Competitive UKCT System, but with Traps for Unwary

For a number of years, the UK Government has had a drive to make the UK corporation tax (UKCT) system one of the most competitive in the world. With Brexit looming, this takes an ever increasing importance: once the UK…

Blog12th Jul 2018

Understanding the Value of Your Business

There are many reasons for valuing private business whether you are considering investing, selling, transferring an interest in a business, setting up a tax efficient employee ownership scheme or looking to resolve a dispute. Whatever your intention, fully understanding the…

Blog10th Jul 2018

Selling your company – Entrepreneurs’ Relief traps for the unwary!

The disposal of a business should always be driven by the commercial objectives of the buyer and the seller and tax planning should not distract from this.  However, ensuring an exit is implemented in the most tax efficient manner can…

Blog9th Jul 2018

Statutory Shared Parental Leave & Statutory Shared Parental Pay

Shared Parental leave and Shared Parental Pay were originally introduced in 2015 and from recent studies, there has only been a small percentage of employees who are eligible have actually taken up the leave.

Blog5th Jul 2018

Optimising Employee Equity Incentives

Attracting and retaining key employees is an essential part of growing a successful business and can often prove a challenging area for entrepreneurial companies. This was featured at the recent Engage Invest and Exploit 2018 conference which highlighted that providing…

Blog4th Jul 2018

Taxation of the Digital Economy – Changes are Coming

There is broad agreement between global Tax Authorities that the means by which companies in the digital sector can be subject to corporate tax in overseas territories has not kept pace with the manner in which many multinationals today generate…

Blog3rd Jul 2018

What is a CVA? Company Voluntary Arrangements explained

We may have seen many high street stores trying to restructure their businesses in recent times using a process known as Company Voluntary Arrangements or CVA. New Look, Carpetright, Mothercare, Prezzo, Byron Hamburgers, and House of Fraser are amongst the…

By Duncan Raggett

Blog2nd Jul 2018

Supporting our Business Leaders & Innovators in Oil & Gas

Much has been written about adaptation, change and innovation in the Oil & Gas industry in 2017. E&P are leading the change agenda, especially in the North Sea and we are starting to see the Oil Services sector leading the…

Blog29th Jun 2018

Making Tax Digital for VAT: MTD-Day minus 200…and counting

It’s a bit like GDPR – everyone’s suddenly talking about Making Tax Digital for VAT (“MTD”) but many businesses don’t know what it means and how it impacts them, let alone what they might have to do.

Blog28th Jun 2018

You Could Reduce Your Payroll Queries

Why not encourage your employees to self-serve online by activating their Personal Tax Account (PTA), as many of the queries your employees bring to you can be answered in their PTA.  Fifteen Million people are already using theirs and is…

Blog27th Jun 2018

Reflections on Digital Scotland 2018

  We had a good time at Digital Scotland 2018, the Scottish Public Sector’s digital transformation conference, in Glasgow last month. 

Blog26th Jun 2018

Have You Agreed Your PAYE Settlement Agreement?

A PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) allows employers to settle the tax and National Insurance (NI) due on small or irregular taxable expenses or benefits provided to employees rather than the employees suffering the tax on these.