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Did you know there is a way to guarantee Care Fees payments?

As a financial planner I found myself watching the spring budget on 15th March 2023 very closely. There had been a lot of suggestions regarding changes to pension legislation. However, I wasn’t too surprised to see no mention of the Social Care reforms that were deferred in the 2022 Autumn Statement.

22 Mar 2023

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Did you know there is a way to guarantee Care Fees payments? - news article image

Did you know there is a way to guarantee Care Fees payments?

As a financial planner I found myself watching the spring budget on 15th March 2023 very closely. There had been a lot of suggestions regarding changes to pension legislation. However, I wasn’t too surprised to see no mention of the Social Care reforms that were deferred in the 2022 Autumn Statement.

22 Mar 2023

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Going, Going, Not quite Gone but should be Gone in 2024

It’s difficult to believe now that in 2006 we had Pensions Simplification, but we did. One of the things that was introduced to simplify the system was the Lifetime Allowance, an overall limit of tax advantaged pension funds that could be built up in whatever type of pension you might have.

22 Mar 2023

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What does the Spring Budget mean for Corporate Tax?

On Wednesday 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his first Spring Budget to Parliament. His aim was to deliver on 3 of the 5 key priorities set out by the Prime Minister in January 2023, against a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, recent political disarray, the highest level of unemployment for nearly 50 years, the cost of living crisis and spiraling inflation.

17 Mar 2023

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Spring Budget Summary 2023

On March 15 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his ‘Budget for Growth’, amid a backdrop of industrial action, inflation and a cost-of-living-crisis. The changes outlined yesterday focused on boosting the UK’s economic growth with inflation continuing to fall.

16 Mar 2023

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What does the Spring Budget mean for VAT?

The announcement of the freezing of the VAT registration threshold for a further two years from April 2024 (until 2026) means that more small businesses and entrepreneurs will be sucked into the world of VAT. It means that the VAT threshold will not have moved for 9 years, leading to additional tax compliance costs for some entities that can ill afford those costs.

16 Mar 2023

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Using a sledgehammer to sew on a button

Ostensibly this all sits in the how to get people to keep working and ideally get some of those who stopped working to come back to the workforce section of the Budget. The thing is, if that is the case, it’s actually not going to be very effective.

16 Mar 2023

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Shaw Gibbs appoint John Williams as Chief Financial Officer

Shaw Gibbs, a leading UK accountancy firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of John Williams as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

13 Mar 2023

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Shaw Gibbs Financial Planners named in Top Rated Adviser Guide

Shaw Gibbs are happy to announce that two of its Financial Planners, Head of Financial Planning, Ed Gibson and Associate Director, Nick Hutchings, have been named in the prestigious VouchedFor 2023 Top Rated Adviser Guide.

9 Mar 2023

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Take the eye-roll out of Payroll

Payroll is the business’s biggest cost and ensuring your employee are paid on time and accurately is extremely important. As a payroll professional with over 20 years under my belt, here are the top four ‘eye-roll’s’ my clients experience.

8 Mar 2023

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) delayed and threshold increased - news article image

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) delayed and threshold increased

The move towards a digital tax system was first announced in the 2015 Budget, with a timeline said to be implemented from April 2018. Several changes to the implementation timeline have been made since 2015, most recently in December 2022.

3 Mar 2023

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Shaw Gibbs adds defibrillator to office in Summertown

Shaw Gibbs have taken the decision to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees and the local community by adding a defibrillator to its office in Summertown, Oxford.

27 Feb 2023

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Shaw Gibbs forms its first ESG committee

Accountancy firm Shaw Gibbs has formed its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advisory committee.

4 Jan 2023

VAT new penalty system: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY - news article image

VAT new penalty system: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY

For those that aren’t already aware, the system for levying penalties on late VAT returns and late payments is changing in 2023.

3 Jan 2023

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Don’t miss the self assessment filing deadline!

The deadline for completing your paper tax return has passed, but there is still time to submit your tax return online and avoid a penalty.

14 Dec 2022

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Delay in Care Reforms

With the Autumn statement announcement on the 17th November I am left wondering what the future for Care Reform in England will be.

6 Dec 2022

When business health meets mental health - news article image

When business health meets mental health

One side of insolvency which many people do not see, is that we often deal with owner-managers who are under great strain. Often, their families are also suffering financially and/or mentally due to the knock-on effects of the difficulties within the business.

1 Dec 2022

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Totally addicted to bias

I’ll admit that drum and bass is more a genre of music that my children appreciate, but it was either this or “a buttery biscuit bias” and I just couldn't bring myself to go that far!

22 Nov 2022

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The Autumn Statement 2022

The Autumn statement was delivered to the House of Commons on 17 November 2022 The Government sought a balanced path to support the economy and return to growth, partially through public spending restraint and partially through tax rises. From our perspective, there are a number of planning areas which we can assist with.

18 Nov 2022

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