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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.

7 Apr 2016

Shaw Gibbs is delighted to announce that it has joined DFK International, the worldwide association of independent accounting firms and business advisers.

8 Mar 2016

Every now and again, a client will casually mention that they have someone who ‘pops over to work in the UK office from time to time’ usually followed up with the sweeping comment ‘but they’re here less than 183 days, so it’s fine’.

by Lorna Watson

7 Mar 2016

The 8th of March is International Women’s Day. This has made me think about my own experiences over a 35 year career and how they have mirrored (or not) general patterns in the accountancy industry.

1 Mar 2016

From April 2016 employer national insurance contributions (NICs) up to the upper earnings secondary threshold (UESC) will effectively be abolished for apprentices aged under 25.

1 Mar 2016

The role that grandparents play in providing care for their grandchildren is being officially recognised, as new proposals are set to allow working grandparents to benefit from Shared Parental Leave and Pay.

1 Mar 2016

As HMRC moves more of its services online, fraudsters are exploiting this transition by targeting taxpayers with bogus or fake emails.