TAX PAYMENTS – NEW RULES FOR ‘VERY LARGE’ COMPANIES ARE YOU CAUGHT?
When do companies pay their tax liabilities? You’d think this was a simple question but as is often the case it is not! The UK has had two different payment […]
Insights: Business Services
International expansion – Holding company structures
There’s a lot to do when expanding business operations into a new global market, and given the new opportunities that are on offer, it’s tempting to just get on with […]
The need for KPI’s in the recruitment sector
Tim Dunn – Partner and Recruitment sector specialist From our experience financial insight needs to extend beyond simply “how much money are we making?” Whilst I don’t dispute that for […]
So you’ve made a profit on Crypto – what can you do about the tax liability?
Will Sweeney – Tax Technical Specialist Cryptocurrency is a digital ‘token’, recorded using a ‘blockchain’ or distributed ledger infrastructure. These tokens can encode a whole range of user rights but […]
Breaking up is no easy business
Peter Mills – Senior Manager There are a range of circumstances where two or more shareholders would decide to part ways and a common course of action in that case […]
FCA Firms Capital Adequacy – Subordinated Loans
Mike Ayres – Senior Manager Many FCA firms are required to maintain a level of capital set out by the FCA Handbook. What is included in the ‘capital’ required to be held? […]
CASS – Statutory vs Non-Statutory Trust Bank Accounts
What is CASS? Mike Ayres – Senior Manager A mortgage or general insurance firm authorised to hold money on behalf of clients must apply the rules set out in CASS […]
VAT and Digital Marketing
Sarah Barron – VAT Senior Manager Charities should be aware of potential VAT charges from their advertising suppliers. Generally, charities are able to benefit from zero rating on supplies to […]
CASS Client money rules and implications
Mike Ayres – Senior Manager The CASS client money rules for investment business make up the largest section of the CASS Sourcebook. The following is a brief summary of what […]
Audit and CASS Requirements for financial services
Mike Ayres – Senior Manager Authorisation by the FCA is a valuable thing: respectability, confidence and legitimisation come from having these three letters featured on your website. However, it does come with more […]
CASS – the Payment Services Directive Explained
Mike Ayres – Senior Manager PSD 2 and the emoney regulations Some abbreviations to start… A company may be authorised as a Payment Institution (PI) or be a Small Payment Institution (SPI) under the Payment […]
The SRA accounts rules – what you need to know and our recommendations
In line with GDPR, there will be another big change to the legal sector coming into play yet again on the 25th day of a month! The new SRA Accounts […]
The importance of cashflow forecasting & why might you need it?
Sadie Channing – Senior Manager & forecasting specialist A cashflow forecast enables businesses to track the expected cash movements over a period of time in the future. Generally speaking, when […]
Why month-end close is the key to unlocking insightful management information
Simon Armstrong – Senior Outsourcing Manager The key to insightful management information is that it is both accurate and timely. However, without an efficient month-end process, your management information may […]