As the Festival of Accounting and Bookkeeping unveils its 2025 programme, Joanne Birtwistle lists five reasons why the ...

I’m not much interested in the political colour of a government, but I am interested in what it does in office. I’ve seen ...

Hi  A Canadian client wants to employ someone in the UK who lives in Canada permanetly. Canada has a reciprocal social security agreement with the UK and ...

My client's stockbroker made various sales on Budget Day sales going on between 12.15 and 12.19 and all being executed between 12.19 and 12.23.

While the small business cloud accounting market is yet to reach full adoption in the UK – or anything close to it – the rate ...

I am trying to get a dormant company struck off the register voluntarily. There is an account with CH and the relevant page comes up that states that ...

At the end of last year, it still owned a property which was shown on the balance sheet under stock as it was their intention to sell it.  During this financial year, they changed their minds and it ...

Most farmers won't even notice changes to inheritance tax legislation, according to Philip Fisher, who believes that many outside the industry might regard the new regime as generous. Over the last ...

Whereas most people are beginning the countdown to their Christmas breaks I know for accountants it’s not quite the same. Self-assessment season is in full swing and I hope it’s running smoothly. I ...

My client made a big capital gain and also has made some EIS investments.  He wants to defer the gain (yes we have discussed that he is probably ...

Managing VAT and PAYE tax submissions at scale can often be challenging for accountants and bookkeepers. With HMRC imposing penalties for even a single ...

Last few days trying to contact HMRC both Corpration Tax and Employers helpline it connects and 3 min later the line goes dead. Its so so so frustrating.