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Passing on the ‘family home’: the additional nil-rate band

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.

18 Aug 2016

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Passing on the ‘family home’: the additional nil-rate band - news article image

Passing on the ‘family home’: the additional nil-rate band

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.

18 Aug 2016

Managing well-being in the workplace - news article image

Managing well-being in the workplace

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

18 Aug 2016

Six tax-saving tips for businesses - news article image

Six tax-saving tips for businesses

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

18 Aug 2016

Spotlight on capital gains tax - news article image

Spotlight on capital gains tax

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

Understanding the new apprenticeship levy - news article image

Understanding the new apprenticeship levy

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.

18 Aug 2016

Should I be declaring my foreign income on my UK Self-Assessment tax return? - news article image

Should I be declaring my foreign income on my UK Self-Assessment tax return?

Our Personal Tax Manager, Hannah Jevons offers some advice.

9 Aug 2016

Should you be making more 'ethical' investments? - news article image

Should you be making more 'ethical' investments?

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

1 Aug 2016

Micro Herbs vs Micro Accounts - news article image

Micro Herbs vs Micro Accounts

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.

28 Jul 2016

Inheritance Tax Residential Nil Rate Band-what's that? - news article image

Inheritance Tax Residential Nil Rate Band-what's that?

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.

21 Jul 2016

Brexit - What comes next? - news article image

Brexit - What comes next?

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

7 Jul 2016

It’s All About Timing - news article image

It’s All About Timing

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”.

30 Jun 2016

Property agents - a regulatory minefield! - news article image

Property agents - a regulatory minefield!

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

17 May 2016

Shaw Gibbs strengthens international credentials by joining DFK International - news article image

Shaw Gibbs strengthens international credentials by joining DFK International

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

7 Apr 2016

Cross Border Employment Issues - news article image

Cross Border Employment Issues

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’.

8 Mar 2016

International Women's Day 2016: Professional Services from a Women's Perspective - news article image

International Women's Day 2016: Professional Services from a Women's Perspective

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.

7 Mar 2016

Abolition of employer NICs for apprentices - news article image

Abolition of employer NICs for apprentices

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

Grandparents set to share parental leave and pay - news article image

Grandparents set to share parental leave and pay

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

HMRC phishing scams and how to avoid them - news article image

HMRC phishing scams and how to avoid them

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

1 Mar 2016

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!

    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.

    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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    Shaw Gibbs’ service provides timely expertise at a reasonable cost

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