News: August 2013 Make the most of blogging Until relatively recently, blogging was often perceived as an online diary for individuals to share their opinions and personal experiences. However, a blog today can

News: August 2013 Extra corporation tax relief for the creative sector If you run a business involving the creation of animation programmes, high-end TV programmes, or video games, you can look forward to

News: August 2013 Get more out of your meetings Meetings are a necessary evil. However, they are time consuming, resource intensive and can often prove to be inefficient if attendees are not prepared.

News: August 2013 New tax reliefs to encourage employee ownership Consultation has started on the following possible reliefs: 1. CGT relief when the controlling share of a business is sold into an indirect

News: August 2013 New HMRC taskforces HMRC has announced four new taskforces to investigate tax evasion in specific commercial and geographical sectors. The taskforces bring together various compliance and enforcement teams for what

News: August 2013 Tax diary of main events for August/September 2013 Date Whats Due 1 August Corporation tax for year to 31/10/12 19 August PAYE & NIC deductions, and CIS return and tax,

News: July 2013 THE MOBILE MARKET According to recent figures from Ofcom, smartphone market penetration in the UK now sits at c. 58%. With widespread 3G coverage, Wi-Fi hotspots and now 4G rolling

News: July 2013 SHOULD LLPs INCORPORATE? A consultation document has been published on an HMRC attempt to stop what they believe are artificial profit and loss allocation schemes involving members of LLPs (and

News: July 2013 USING TWITTER AS A PR TOOL Many businesses use Twitter as part of their social media strategy but many fail to utilise it properly as a publication relations (PR) tool.

News: July 2013 TAX CHARGE ON TAKING A LOAN FROM A CLOSE COMPANY AND TAX MAIN EVENTS FOR JULY/AUGUST 2013 We touched on this in the last newsletter, and now we have more