Cook & Partners

While students are back in school for the new term, the private schools are gearing up for January, when VAT on school fees comes into effect. In addition, those schools who have charity status will no longer benefit…

810,316 new companies registered last year and, because the details of a registration are in the public domain at Companies House, new business owners get a variety of communications, some are a bona fide and others are dubious at best, or a scam at worst.

When you engage an accountant, it’s hard to know how good they’re going to be.  At best you may have some recommendations or read their testimonials, but what should you be looking for?

There’s a Budget coming … Last month we knew that there would be changes, but now the new government have announced that their first Budget will be broadcast on 30th October.

The popular strategy of putting spare cash into a trust for the family, to avoid inheritance tax, is no longer as attractive since the rules changed back in 2006. 

We have new Labour Government and plenty of promises, but what will the impact be on business?

Everything is going up – and when you have children, the cost of keeping them in clothes, school stuff and other ‘essentials’ (in their minds, if not in yours) is astronomical.

As the Director of a company the way you draw money out is often a carefully planned, balancing act.

Recent tax cases and appeals have meant that many in the tax faculty have had their eye on potential changes to the HMRC guidance in relation to pickup trucks for some time.