Insights: Transport & logistics

There are currently plans in place to implement eight new freeport sites in the UK, which should be up and running in the near future. Although, for businesses in the […]

Further to the below, HMRC have announced that the current customs arrangements for goods moving from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, to Great Britain, will be extended, for […]

Sean Turner – VAT and Transport and Logistics SpecialistDD: +44 (0)207 465 1908 Update on transition from CHIEF to CDS Further to previous Government announcements and proposed timelines, HMRC’s new […]

As ocean freight charges continue to rise, customer relations and an emphasis on cash management are more vital than ever for UK-based hauliers and freight forwarders. So, how can firms […]

One of the biggest changes we will see in payroll for 2022/23 are the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases.  Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that the increase, “ensures we’re making work […]

The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) gives businesses the opportunity to claim 100% capital allowances in the year of expenditure on qualifying capital assets. £1 million annual investment allowance extended to […]

Tax increases the Government may be devising in order to recover expenditure from dealing with the pandemic need to be cautiously measured. This would aid in preventing additional problems for […]

HMRC has recently published recent guidance on how to operate a customs site within a Freeport.  Here follows a summary of this guidance. Using Customs sites Freeport customs sites, or […]

What is R&D tax relief? A corporation tax relief introduced back in 2000 to incentivise innovative UK businesses to invest in R&D and create advances in science and technology. What […]

We are in the last throws of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough) with the Government contribution being phased out before complete removal on 30 September 2021.  The worrying question […]

With the whirlwind of the last 18 months still at the front of everybody’s mind, the Government’s ever changing COVID-19 support packages and restrictions have been a direct influencer for […]

Does business growth drive the evolution of its finance function, or vice-versa?  The evolution of a finance function from a basic compliance tool to an analytical machine (shaping decision-making and strategy) is key in driving the development, strength and resilience of a business.  Most organisations begin life with rudimentary finance processes and then build […]

HMRC’s guidance begins with a warning, that they expect importers to make correct and compliant declarations, for goods arriving in future and this will be monitored, in order to deal […]

With the easing of pandemic restriction in England set to lift on 19th July, employers need to look at working arrangements for their employees. So, how to decide where employees […]