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Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax

The move towards a digital tax system was first announced in the 2015 Budget, with a timeline said to be implemented from April 2018.

22 Mar 2019

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Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax - news article image

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax

The move towards a digital tax system was first announced in the 2015 Budget, with a timeline said to be implemented from April 2018.

22 Mar 2019

If it’s too good to be true … - news article image

If it’s too good to be true …

Recent press has been pretty vocal on who, having taken in c£263m from investors, went into administration with the potential loss of most of that money.

22 Mar 2019

Shaw Gibbs Sponsor the Chipping Norton Literary Festival 2019 - news article image

Shaw Gibbs Sponsor the Chipping Norton Literary Festival 2019

Shaw Gibbs are delighted to once again be supporting the Chipping Norton Literary Festival (ChipLitFest) as Gold Sponsors.

19 Feb 2019

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New Tax Year resolutions

Most of us begin the new calendar year with a host of New Year’s Resolutions. Whilst reviewing your business and tax affairs may not rank highly with joining a gym, quitting a bad habit or becoming healthier, it should be something you do act on as the benefits could be equally as rewarding.

25 Jan 2019

Pearson Buchholz merges with Shaw Gibbs - news article image

Pearson Buchholz merges with Shaw Gibbs

Eynsham-based Pearson Buchholz, a Xero Partner practice, and Top 100 accountancy practice Shaw Gibbs have announced their decision to merge as part of Shaw Gibbs’ ongoing expansion plans.

8 Jan 2019

12 financial planning tips for the festive season - news article image

12 financial planning tips for the festive season

As we gear up to the time of year when we tend to have a little more time to reflect on our financial position and how we might like that to change, here are my 12 top financial planning tips for the festive season:.

5 Dec 2018

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Property Survey

We are inviting all of our property clients to take part in a survey which will generate some insights into attitudes and trends within the property market that may help inform our clients on the market as a whole.

4 Dec 2018

Should I sell a rental property that I once lived in as my main residence sooner rather than later? - news article image

Should I sell a rental property that I once lived in as my main residence sooner rather than later?

If you own a rental property that you once lived in as your main residence then you should qualify for Principle Private Residence (PPR) and Lettings relief on the sale of the property, the amount of relief will vary from sale to sale.

27 Nov 2018

Updated Timeline for Making Tax Digital - news article image

Updated Timeline for Making Tax Digital

HMRC have released a new statement regarding the implementation of Making Tax Digital.

15 Nov 2018

Should the Waitrose Magazine Editor have resigned over ‘killing vegans’ comments? - news article image

Should the Waitrose Magazine Editor have resigned over ‘killing vegans’ comments?

People have defended William Sitwell, the former Waitrose Magazine Editor, saying he should not have been made to resign over his comments about vegans.

2 Nov 2018

The 2018 Autumn Budget Summary - news article image

The 2018 Autumn Budget Summary

The Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his second Autumn Budget on Monday 29 October 2018. Our summary concentrates on the tax measures which included:

30 Oct 2018

Shaw Gibbs launch Third Wednesday in Summertown (TWIST) on 21 November - news article image

Shaw Gibbs launch Third Wednesday in Summertown (TWIST) on 21 November

Shaw Gibbs and Hine Solicitors are pleased to announce the launch of Third Wednesday in Summertown (TWIST), a networking group for businesses based in Summertown.

15 Oct 2018

You can’t spend bricks - news article image

You can’t spend bricks

As you get older you need less and less capital to last you for the rest of your life – simple enough equation you might think. However, where your capital is tied up in property this becomes a bigger problem, ‘you can’t spend bricks’ as they say.

10 Oct 2018

Financial Planning – helping to navigate from A - ? - news article image

Financial Planning – helping to navigate from A - ?

Having been introduced to a lady who was being made redundant we went through the process of gathering information, setting up a cashflow and discussing how she felt life would pan out, it became apparent that actually A to B was not what she wanted.

4 Oct 2018

What is a life changing amount of money? - news article image

What is a life changing amount of money?

A lovely couple from the Midlands had sold the business that they had spent thirty years building and running. The question was whether what they had got from the business was a life changing amount of money.

2 Oct 2018

Shaw Gibbs Support Financial Planning Week 3-10 October 2018 - news article image

Shaw Gibbs Support Financial Planning Week 3-10 October 2018

UK consumers nationwide are being offered free personal financial planning sessions with the aim of giving everyone a helping hand to achieving financial wellbeing, resilience and life goal planning.

28 Sep 2018

Shaw Gibbs named as top 100 accounting firm - news article image

Shaw Gibbs named as top 100 accounting firm

Shaw Gibbs named as top 100 accounting firm for the first time in 2018. The table ranks the top 100 accountancy practices by total UK fee income for the last financial year. Shaw Gibbs, who were one of 16 new entrants have been listed as the 94th largest accountancy practice in the UK.

20 Sep 2018

When does online selling become a business? - news article image

When does online selling become a business?

If you sell unwanted personal items occasionally, whether through an internet auction site or online classified advertisements you will not be treated as trading for tax purposes (although you might need to pay CGT if the gain is considerable). However, if your selling activities are more regular than this, you may be classified as ‘in business’ and therefore liable to tax.

8 Aug 2018

What our clients say

  • 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

    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!

    Thank you for being such a great partner in building our business!

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    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

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