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A 20-year Business Partnership – Flowmeters, Finances and Friendship
Today’s blog has a slightly different twist and was written by our clients Katronic: In the 20 years since Katronic started, many things have changed, […]
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Can you be charged a VAT Penalty where you’re caught up in a fraud?
Last autumn HMRC published a consultation document asking for views on a new penalty for participating in VAT fraud. The Budget confirmed that the new […]
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Martin Clunes loses right to remain anonymous at tax tribunal
TV celebrity Martin Clunes has recently lost his case at a First Tier Tribunal (FTT) to keep his name and details private in a forthcoming tax […]
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Are you affected by the VAT Flat Rate Scheme changes?
Are you a “Limited Cost Trader”? Answering the easy question first- if you use the VAT Flat Rate Scheme and you spend less than […]
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What is the Apprenticeship levy and how does it work?
The Apprenticeship levy starts on 6 April 2017. The levy will be set at 0.5% of an employer’s ‘pay bill’ (see below) and is to […]
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Tribunal overturns HMRC Penalties
In a recent tax case the First Tier Tribunal agreed with HMRC that the capital loss claim in Simon Fry’s tax return was due to his carelessness […]
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Valuing synergy in M&A deals
Synergy is the rationale that is used to justify many public and private M&A deals and support the transaction price. However, synergy is often little […]
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Penalties for late tax returns
HMRC Issue record number of fines HMRC issued a record number of fines last year to taxpayers who made mistakes on their personal tax returns. […]
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Small Business Finance – Access to Alternate Funding
Banks obliged to show SMEs other potential funding sources Towards the end of last year, and following significant lobbying by the Federation of Small Business […]
Employment Related Securities (ERS) rules apply when shares or similar company interests are given, transferred or sold in connection with someone’s role as an employee or director. This includes situations such as issuing new shares to an employee, gifting shares, transferring shares between directors, or putting loan stock arrangements in …
April 14, 2026
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