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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

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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

Implementing the new National Living Wage - news article image

Implementing the new National Living Wage

The National Living Wage (NLW) comes into effect in April 2016, and is set to have a significant impact on both employers and employees. Here we explore the NLW and its potential implications for you in more detail.

1 Mar 2016

New online Personal Tax Accounts officially launched by HMRC - news article image

New online Personal Tax Accounts officially launched by HMRC

HMRC has officially launched its new digital Personal Tax Accounts (PTA) system.

1 Mar 2016

Ringing the changes: new rules for benefits in kind and expenses - news article image

Ringing the changes: new rules for benefits in kind and expenses

Remuneration by way of benefits can be an attractive option for many employees.

1 Mar 2016

The 2015 Autumn Statement: some key measures for individuals - news article image

The 2015 Autumn Statement: some key measures for individuals

When Chancellor George Osborne delivered his combined Autumn Statement and Spending Review to the House of Commons, it contained a number of surprises for individuals

1 Mar 2016

The 2015 Autumn Statement: some key measures for Businesses - news article image

The 2015 Autumn Statement: some key measures for Businesses

When Chancellor George Osborne delivered his combined Autumn Statement and Spending Review to the House of Commons, it contained a number of surprises for businesses

1 Mar 2016

Shaw Gibbs expands accountancy practice with new London office - news article image

Shaw Gibbs expands accountancy practice with new London office

Shaw Gibbs is expanding its operation by opening a second office in London’s West End.

22 Feb 2016

Clifford Brown takes the helm at Shaw Gibbs Corporate Finance Division - news article image

Clifford Brown takes the helm at Shaw Gibbs Corporate Finance Division

Shaw Gibbs announces the appointment of Clifford Brown as Director & Head of Corporate Finance.

28 Jan 2016

Death of an ISA Investor - news article image

Death of an ISA Investor

On death, ISAs form part of your estate. If being transferred to your spouse, the biggest issue was always not this but that ISAs automatically lost their tax efficiency on death.

7 Jan 2016

What is the Point of a Financial Planner? - news article image

What is the Point of a Financial Planner?

A question that I suspect every client has asked themselves at some point or other, probably when their investments have gone down in value or when they are advised not to do something that they quite fancy doing.

7 Jan 2016

Do US Nationals living int he UK need to submit a tax return? - news article image

Do US Nationals living int he UK need to submit a tax return?

For those who are both a UK resident and US National or were born in the US or who hold a ‘Green Card’, there are also the US tax filing requirements that need to be considered, even if no UK Tax Return is currently required. For US tax purposes, the end of the calendar year also signals the end of the US tax year.

17 Dec 2015

Workplace conflict: resolving staff disputes - news article image

Workplace conflict: resolving staff disputes

From daily office politics to serious and long-lasting grievances, conflict between staff can drain time, morale and productivity from your business.

30 Nov 2015

Business funding - follow the crowd - news article image

Business funding - follow the crowd

Often associated with charities and community groups raising funds, high profile successes are making commercial enterprises consider it a serious option for funding growth.

24 Nov 2015

Finance Cost Relief - What is it? - news article image

Finance Cost Relief - What is it?

In the Emergency Summer Budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that he was intending to restrict what he called finance cost relief for individuals.

12 Oct 2015

Internet trading – when is it a business? - news article image

Internet trading – when is it a business?

Following the rise in internet trading through sites such as eBay, Gumtree and Amazon, HMRC has sought to clamp down on those who fail to pay tax on the profits arising from online selling.

7 Oct 2015

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

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    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.

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