
Season’s Greetings - A few ideas to improve your Christmas and New Year’s break
No one is going to disagree that the last few years have been stressful. Aside from the gloomy economic indicators we have had to cope with, we have also had to contend with COVID disruptions.
This is why it would be good to relax…

Self-assessment tax return deadlines - File your tax return on time
On 24th October, HMRC issued a news release reminding taxpayers within self-assessment that they had 100 days left in which to complete their 2021/22 self-assessment tax return. However, earlier deadlines apply to taxpayers who want to file…

Mini-Budget U-turns
On 23 September 2022, former Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced a number of tax and National Insurance cuts and policy changes as part of his Growth Plan. Some of the measures have already been scrapped. Now new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has…

New government support with energy bills - Government announces new Energy Price Guarantees
Our new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has announced additional support for families and businesses to help minimise the impact of rising energy bills.
Household costs
It is proposed that typical households will save an average of £1,000…

Cost-of-living crisis - Coping with rising costs
Coping with rising costs
A pincer movement is creating the current cost-of-living crisis. On the one hand pay rates are being held down by under-pressure employers (including the Government) and on the other hand by increases in two commodities…

Filing your VAT return - Have you signed up to MTD for VAT?
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT now applies to all VAT-registered businesses. If your Vatable turnover is below the VAT registration threshold of £85,000 and you did not sign up for MTD for VAT voluntarily, you needed to start complying with…

Recovery loan scheme extended for a further two years
The Government has extended a vital support scheme offering Government-backed loans to small businesses for a further two years. Help is at hand for small and medium-sized businesses feeling the squeeze as the Government has extended the Recovery…

Problem solving with An Accounting Gem - Why staying connected will help us, help you
Without a doubt, we are living through challenging times and there is a compelling need to pull together in order to keep our heads above water. One way to achieve this is by keeping in touch...
Business problems you may be facing
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Tax-free Childcare - How to Claim Tax-free Help Towards Childcare Costs
For working parents, the cost of childcare can be significant. The school holidays often present particular challenges as extra childcare may be needed. This can be prohibitively expensive, particularly during the current cost of living…



