News: July 2013 PROJECT MANAGEMENT In today's hyper-competitive business world, project management has become an essential skill for managers. As businesses grow and develop they need to adapt to change. A good project

News: July 2013 IS PROPERTY LETTING A BUSINESS OR A TRADING ACTIVITY? This is often a moot point, but following a recent tax tribunal decision (Elizabeth Moyne Ramsey v HMRC UKUT266) we now

News: July 2013 MENTORING Business leaders are not born – they are created. Effective training and mentoring are the foundations of most successful managers, chief executives or business owners. Business leaders of the

News: July 2013 NICs AND SELF-EMPLOYED ENTERTAINERS This controversial issue revolves around the fact that whilst self-employed for income tax purposes, an entertainer is generally deemed to be an employed earner for NIC

News: July 2013 COMPANY CAR ADVISORY FUEL RATES These are reviewed each quarter on 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December. They have shown very little change in recent times, but

News: July 2013 CHANGES TO PROCEDURES FOR HMRC FIELD OFFICER VISITS IN DEBT MANAGEMENT The controversial issue of HMRC's debt management processes is set to undergo some welcome changes. You may know from

News: July 2013 GIFT AID IN CHARITY SHOPS HMRC have highlighted the contents of their guidance on claiming Gift Aid on donations of goods to charity which are then sold by the charity,

News: June 2013 THE BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE SURVEYS It is expensive and time consuming to hire new employees. As such, businesses need to focus on keeping their staff satisfied in the workplace. Surveys

News: June 2013 TAX ON PAYMENTS OF TRAIL COMMISSION We are referring here to commission which may be passed on to investors in Collective Investment Schemes and other associated investment products including life

News: June 2013 GENERATING PR FOR YOUR BUSIINESS Generating PR for your firm is all about telling a story, raising awareness and ensuring that when a potential customer needs your product or service,