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Blog20th Aug 2020

Personal Service Companies – Is it time for action?

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has recently implied that Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) rates will come under increased scrutiny, as the Government attempts to fill the budget deficit caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With the Autumn Budget soon…

By Stuart Petrie

Blog19th Aug 2020

HMRC Nudge Letters for Overseas Income – another batch issued in July 2020

HMRC’s very own “tax gift that just keeps giving”…

Blog19th Aug 2020

Capital Gains Tax – What will be the ‘next normal’?

Since March 2020, the UK government has provided significant financial support to families and businesses to help support them through the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the country is not out of the woods yet, the economy is starting to reopen and…

Blog18th Aug 2020

Life After Brexit – An amicable split or a bitter divorce?

Midnight on 30 June 2020 has come and gone, and with it, the ability for the Brexit Transitional period to be extended beyond 31 December 2020.  We are now in the final 6 months of the UK’s marriage with Europe,…

Blog17th Aug 2020

COVID-19 Travel Restrictions – Impact on Employer PAYE Reporting when NT codes in Operation

Following the tightening of travel restrictions due to COVID-19, many employers have been faced with having employees who would normally work wholly overseas, ending up based in the UK and carrying out their role either from a residential address, hotel…

By Gillian Forrest

Blog13th Aug 2020

Working on Windfarms

As the world reduces its reliance on fossil fuels, there becomes an ever-increased demand for energy that is derived from renewable sources. One sector we have seen a significant increase in businesses working in is the offshore windfarm industry including…

Blog12th Aug 2020

2019/20 PAYE Settlement Agreement Deadline Approaches

A PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) is currently an annual agreement made with HMRC, which allows employers to settle the tax and National Insurance (NI) due on small or irregular taxable expenses or benefits provided to employees.   The agreement must be put in…

By Gillian Forrest

Blog10th Aug 2020

Getting Value From Workplace Benefits

As time goes by and there are attempts to get life back to “normal”, many workplaces will find themselves with a real mix of employee work situations. For many, the return to an office or normal place of work can’t…

Blog10th Aug 2020

Deals+ O&G Deals Done in the UK Q2 – 2020

As featured in Energy Voice, Anderson Anderson & Brown Corporate Finance (“AABcf”) are delighted to share our quarterly Deals+ update for Q2 2020, highlighting selected Oil & Gas M&A and Fundraising transactions across the UK.

Blog6th Aug 2020

Energy Finance Technology: Adopting new ways of working that challenge the old

The Energy sector today is a constantly changing, evolving and complex landscape. It is continuously seeking to find an equilibrium in the turbulence of supply and demand, fossil fuels and renewables, and survival and growth.  All of which is underpinned by fierce competition for investment.  

Blog5th Aug 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus – Further guidance issued

As part of his plan for job retention , Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that UK employers would receive a one-off bonus of £1,000 (“JRB”) for each furloughed employee who is still employed as of January 31 2021. 

Blog4th Aug 2020

Make Tax Great Again! – Anticipated changes in respect of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

Discussions have been in place regarding modernising the UK Tax system for several years, with VAT being the first of the UK Taxes to make the move with Making Tax Digital (MTD), rolled out in April 2019 for VAT registered…