News: June 2012 IR35 issues? If you provide your business services via your own personal service company, rather than being employed directly by the organisation(s) using your services, you will probably know plenty

News: June 2012 Tax relief on gifts to the nation This is a new tax relief (called the Cultural Gifts Scheme) for individuals and limited companies that gift a pre-eminent object to the

News: June 2012 Shift your strategy into a higher gear Most businesses develop a strategy at the beginning of the year. As the year progresses they may encounter new challenges as the market

News: June 2012 Tax in Scotland If you live in Scotland, you probably know that the Scottish Parliament now has the power to set a Scottish rate of income tax to be administered

News: June 2012 Characteristics of extraordinary businesses Most business people consider the likes of Google, Apple and BMW to be extraordinary businesses. They are renowned for being great places to work and empower

News: June 2012 Low emission business cars Last month we mentioned that the 100% tax write-off for a low emission car is due to end on 31 March 2015, and that from 1

News: June 2012 Work-life balance Most business people struggle to get the "work – life balance" correct. Here are a few tips to help you get it right. Delegate Effective delegation is an

News: June 2012 Online auction sites If you buy and sell goods online, either as a trade or business, please be aware that HMRC have launched a campaign that aims to tax those

News: June 2012 Sharing presentations online Creating and delivering effective presentations to colleagues and clients is hard enough without having to worry about I.T. issues. Thankfully, a growing number of software programmes and