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19 Aug 2016

A well-written Will can be a powerful planning tool

18 Aug 2016

The dramatic events of the summer, which saw both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor leave office swiftly

18 Aug 2016

The UK’s historic vote to leave the European Union resulted in significant political and economic uncertainty

18 Aug 2016

New company legislation recently came into effect, requiring all UK private companies and UK LLPs (with limited exceptions) to create and maintain a register of ‘persons with significant control’ (PSCs)

18 Aug 2016

The advent of Real Time Information (RTI) has seen fundamental changes to the way in which employers and pension providers report the payments and deductions they have made under PAYE.

18 Aug 2016

Following the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance (PSA) on 6 April 2016, many individuals will not pay tax on their savings income.

18 Aug 2016

The start of the 2016/17 tax year saw a reduction in the main rates of capital gains tax (CGT).

18 Aug 2016

Set to come into effect from April 2017, the new ‘residence nil-rate band’ means the majority of people may soon be able to pass on a ‘family home’ tax-free on death.

by Kerry Whitfield

18 Aug 2016

Taking steps to ensure the health and safety of your workforce is not only a legal requirement.

18 Aug 2016

Sensible tax planning measures can reduce your liabilities and help you to keep more of the money you earn.

18 Aug 2016

Capital gains tax (CGT) made the headlines earlier this year when, to many people’s surprise, the then Chancellor George Osborne reduced the rates for 2016/17.

18 Aug 2016

From April 2017, a new apprenticeship levy is set to be introduced for employers with pay bills of over £3 million per annum, in order for them to invest in apprenticeship programmes.

by Lorna Straker

9 Aug 2016

Our Personal Tax Manager, Hannah Jevons offers some advice.

by Ed Gibson

1 Aug 2016

Our Head of Financial Services, Ed Gibson discusses potential ethical investment problems.

by Lorna Watson

28 Jul 2016

I’m not a fan of micro herbs. I find them irritating and pretentious and they get in your teeth. Micro accounts on the other hand are definitely a good thing for some people.

by David Rickwood

21 Jul 2016

In simple terms every UK resident and non-resident with UK based assets is entitled to use a basic inheritance tax nil rate band of up to £325,000.

by Ed Gibson

7 Jul 2016

Ed Gibson admits that the only way forward is knowing what you don't know.

by Dan Hayes

30 Jun 2016

Quite rightly the first question asked to me was “is this right time to begin this process?”. Much to my own annoyance I responded with those simple three words that at the very least bought me an additional 5 seconds thinking time – “It all depends”.

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15 Jun 2016

This year’s Oxford Economic Question Time event attracted over 100 of the region's business leaders and shapers discussing the current state of the global economy.

by Sarah Gardener

17 May 2016

Property bodies remain 'old fashioned' and are imposing increased regulation and reporting requirements on their industry, in relation to client money.