The Supreme Court’s BlueCrest Capital Management decision has brought renewed focus to the tax treatment of LLP members and the application of the salaried member rules. Kelly Mowatt, Senior Tax Manager shares what the ruling means for LLPs, the potential tax risks and the key areas firms should review.
The Autumn Budget 2026 introduces several measures that could affect employers, from payroll and employment costs to workplace obligations and planning considerations. This article outlines the key announcements and what they may mean for businesses.
The Government has proposed a new Founders' Relief as a Capital Gains Tax incentive for business owners. Find out what the proposed relief could mean and what business owners need to know ahead of any future sale or exit.
David Rickwood discusses the Autumn Statement
September 25, 2020
Today Rishi Sunak announced plans to help recover the UKs economy as well as measures to protect jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 24, 2020
The government has increased the lower Stamp Duty threshold to £500,000 for property sales in England and Northern Ireland effective immediately from Wednesday 8th July 2020.
July 9, 2020
DFK UK & Ireland, a leading association of independent accounting firms have been talking to their clients and contacts in order to understand how businesses are re purposing through the COVID-19 lock-down. In the 12th and last in a series of articles, I spoke to Colette Norbury, Training Lead for mental health charity Oxfordshire Mind.
June 18, 2020
The award-winning company needed an outsourced finance partner to run their accounting function and were introduced to Sarah Gardener who heads the Outsourcing division for the top 100 practice
May 26, 2020
We have been flooded with emails from very appreciative clients praising the efforts of each of the Shaw Gibbs Payroll team for their assistance in making furlough claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
May 5, 2020
If you are applying for funding through a grant such as Innovate UK, Horizon 2020 or the forthcoming Future Fund, it is possible that the project costs will need an audit.
May 4, 2020
On the 3 March, Shaw Gibbs moved their London operation to a new office on Great Portland Street Marylebone. The office, which is larger than the premises on Devonshire Street was secured in order to accommodate the growth of the Shaw Gibbs London team. From an IT perspective, it was designed to be the flagship of remote connectivity and a flexible environment for Shaw Gibbs.
April 21, 2020
Over 2,000 R&D claims were made by companies in the sector in the 17-18 tax year. However, the reality is that a large number of construction companies are performing R&D that qualifies for a credit but are not claiming for it.
Shaw Gibbs HR team oragnises a Wellbeing Day for all employees of Shaw Gibbs
February 21, 2020
I have been a client of Shaw Gibbs since the 1960's and have always found a professional but friendly response from the partners or staff
Richard Preston
Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!
Oege de Moor - CEO, Semmle
Experience, expertise and support was not only invaluable from a financing perspective, but also in assisting us to determine the future strategy.
Charles Parry – John Parry Estates Ltd
Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost
OATS Limited