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We can provide business tax planning for every stage of your business, ensuring we take a holistic approach, effective tax planning can avert unexpected shocks and minimise corporate tax burdens.
We can ensure your business never pays more tax than it needs to by ensuring all available be reliefs have been claimed; from Research and Development Reliefs, Creative Industrial Reliefs and Capital Allowances to ensuring any loss relief is utilised in the most beneficial way possible for your business structure.
We can provide specialist advice as and when your business needs it in areas such as:
- Renumeration Advice and planning
- Company structure and asset protection
- Restructuring and Group formation
- Demerger of trades and separation of trade from investment
- Maximising reliefs available to minimise tax liabilities.
- Management Buy out advice and business succession planning.
- Company purchase of Own shares advice and compliance
- Presale advice and structuring if you are contemplating a sale of the business.
- Incorporation and disincorporation advice and implementation
- HMRC statutory clearances in respect of specific transactions, and non-statutory clearances where considered appropriate.
- Support with HMRC enquiries and investigations, we also offer HMRC investigation insurance to give you the peace of mind should any enquiries arise the professional fees to deal with any enquiries are covered.
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Are you thinking about starting a new business?
Starting a business in the UK is an exciting venture, but it comes with financial, tax, and accounting responsibilities that you must navigate effectively. Understanding what you will need to do from the outset will help make sure that you don’t miss anything, avoid unnecessary costs, and position your new business for success.

Why staying up-to-date with your accounts is essential: Lessons from a recent insolvency case
In a recent court case, a company director from Bury was sentenced to prison for failing to comply with basic accounting and legal responsibilities. Vezubuhle Ndlovu, the former director of VN Electrics Limited, was jailed for 10 months after he failed to provide the required records when his company went into liquidation, leaving over £200,000 in unpaid taxes. This case serves as a stark reminder of the consequences for businesses that do not prioritise accurate accounting, particularly when dealing with financial and tax obligations.

Highlights from the Chancellor’s speech: What are the implications for tax and compliance?
The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her first speech as Chancellor last week outlining her plans for revitalising the UK economy. While her speech was inevitably political and included criticism for the previous government while emphasising her own role, there were also some key takeaways for her plans on tax.

New Enhanced Loss Relief Rules May Result In Extra Tax Refunds
In the March Budget it was announced that the normal one year carry back for trading losses would be extended to three years. This means that many businesses that have made losses during the COVID-19 pandemic may be able to

Associated Companies Count For New Corporation Tax Rates
A 25% rate of corporation tax will apply to all of a company’s profits if they exceed £250,000 from 1 April 2023. The 19% rate will continue to apply where profits are below £50,000. The marginal rate that applies between

Corporation Tax Changes
From April 2023, the main rate of UK Corporation Tax will increase from 19% to 25% on profits of more than £250,000. The main rate of corporation tax for small profits of less than £50,000 will remain at 19%. There will also be marginal relief for limited companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000, so that they pay less than the main rate of 25%.