News: January 2014 Community amateur sports club, social, and occupational health Community amateur sports club (CASC) An individual can make a donation to a CASC under Gift Aid. This will be extended to

News: January 2014 Changes for cars Car fuel benefit charge Employees and directors who are provided with a company car and who also receive some or all of their private fuel from their

News: January 2014 NI Class 3A voluntary national insurance contributions From October 2015 this new class of voluntary NICs will be introduced to give those who reach State Pension age before 6 April

News: January 2014 Close company loans There were important anti-avoidance changes to the tax regime earlier in 2013, whereby the company can face a tax charge of 25% on the loans, and there

News: January 2014 Marketing Create impact with your bid presentations The pressure to win new business has never been so great. How firms package their contents can make the difference between success and

News: January 2014 LLPs and RTI Members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) LLPs have become increasingly popular as a vehicle for carrying on a wide variety of businesses, although running a business as

News: January 2014 General business tips Ways to improve your customer relationships If we have any work, we have customers! Maintaining and growing these relationships makes the time spent on a project more

News: January 2014 CGT Annual Capital Gains Tax (CGT) exemption This is confirmed as £11,000 in 2014/15, so is worth a useful £3,080 at the 28% rate Employee ownership Following consultation there will

News: January 2014 Business strategy Tips for buying out a competitor As the economy begins to recover, many businesses are finding themselves in a rather enviable position - large cash reserves in the

News: January 2014 Corporation tax profits year to 31/3/15 (FY2014) 31/3/16 (FY2015) first £300,000 20% 20% over £1.5m 21% 20% The concept of associated companies will be of limited application once there is