Coming to the UK – Global Mobility
Hilary Stokes – Employer Tax Specialist (supported by Purnima McQuillan) With the rise of global mobility, people move around in a wider variety of roles for many reasons. It is […]
Insights: Healthcare
The best resources for international business expansion
Nick Farmer – International Tax Partner When you’re expanding your business overseas, it’s important to fully understand the resources available to you. Nick Farmer, International Tax Partner at Menzies, specialises […]
How to maximise the potential of financial data
Phil Wright – Director For many businesses, financial reporting is a formality and key decision makers do not tend to challenge the numbers in order to decipher what they really […]
What makes a good financial statement audit?
James Hadfield – Audit & Compliance Partner In the current climate of corporate failures and fingers pointed at the audit profession, this question has perhaps never been more relevant. How […]
The MTD deadline approaches but self-employed worker could miss it
A last minute rush for professional advice could lead to a number of self-employed workers potentially missing the deadline for filing their first digital VAT return, according to tax specialist […]
Will your family business last the distance?
Martin Atkins – Partner For a family owned business, the need to secure its future and pass assets onto the next generation is a crucial part of the long-term strategy. […]
How to avoid the top 10 Errors at VAT Inspections
Sarah Barron – VAT Senior Manager VAT inspections used to be a fairly regular occurrence for VAT registered business owners. Whilst the number of routine VAT inspections has decreased significantly […]
HMRC reclaims its preferential creditor position
Rachel Lai – Director When laws came into force in 2003, HMRC lost its preferential status in insolvencies. However, in order to boost tax revenues and fund public spending, HMRC’s […]
Valuable supplier relationships
For many owner-managers, expanding their business is a key objective and although growing their supply network may be required, focusing too heavily on the quantity rather than on the quality […]
Protecting your business against invoice scams
Mike Ayres – Senior Manager A new study, conducted by UK Finance, reveals a loss of almost £93bn in 2018 in the UK’s financial services industry as a result of […]
The importance of a solid sale and purchase agreement
Paul Smethurst – Partner Despite the lingering uncertainty within the UK business landscape, merger and acquisition activity remains strong, due in no small part to beneficial exchange rate movements. As […]
SME Benchmarking Report 2019
Julie Adams – Managing Partner Things have become tougher for many small and medium-sized businesses over the past year and many are feeling the pressure. Whilst most business owners report […]
Response to Consultation on Preventing Abuse of R&D Tax Credits
Anthony Lalsing – Director “The link between R&D and economic growth is widely recognised and the government remain committed to stimulating innovation through established R&D tax reliefs. While the proposed […]
What is an ‘alternative investment fund’?
Sarah Hallam – Director The term ‘alternative investment fund’ or ‘AIF’ refers to any vehicle established for the purpose of raising capital from a number of different investors with an […]