We have watched events in the grocery sector in April with interest as we can all learn something from the very public battles which are taking place. The month started with news that Aldi had leapfrogged Waitrose to be the 6th biggest supermarket by market share, continuing the discounters dilution of the ‘Big 4’s’ dominance, […]
Have we just witnessed the first of 2 or 3 budgets in 2015? With an election looming there is every chance a change in lead party or an incoming minority Government will result in at least one further budget between now and the end of the year, more if we have to run the election […]
Small business owners should be aware that RTI penalties for companies with less than 50 employees kicked in from March 2015. RTI has now been in existence for a few years, gradually rolling out to businesses of all sizes and now that the system is fully implemented, the final part of the jigsaw is being […]
Auto Enrolment – obligation again! We are aware that The Pensions Regulator has recently started contacting smaller companies notifying them of their staging date and asking them to nominate a contact for future communications regarding Auto Enrolment. A sample letter is shown here >> Auto Enrolment obligation is a legal policy and failure to respond […]
In 2014 the rules around provision of certain legal services changed… The body that oversees accountancy practices, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) became a regulator and licensing authority, meaning consumers looking for probate services are now able to use appropriately qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountants as an alternative to traditional providers. […]
In recent months we have mentioned our new partnership with bookkeeping software solution Kashflow and with a growing number of clients signing up or already using the system we thought it was about time to lift the lid on the product to help you understand how it can benefit your business. Over the next few […]
Whilst we may be wiping our brow and breathing a sigh of relief that January is done and dusted and the tax return deadline has passed, it is worth keeping in mind what the implications are of missing the deadline – if only to keep ones eye on the ball for January 2016…! So we […]
What Can We Look Forward To in 2015? It has taken me a few weeks to sit down and pen my thoughts for the 2015 changes as like many of you have voiced in recent days, I too started the New Year with that feeling of ‘here we go again’. For those in the accountancy […]
A statement for the people Tony Jadzevics, Director at Evans Weir gives his thoughts on the 2014 Autumn Statement. This year you will notice that our autumn statement round up has come out a little later than others. The reason for this is because we wanted to spend some time going through the fine detail […]
Draft legislation surrounding the pensions bill changes announced in the April 2014 budget has now been published. The Taxation of Pensions Bill states that from April 2015, there will be the option to take multiple lump sums from a pot without having to open a drawdown account. 25% of each lump sum will be tax-free […]
We want you to remain relaxed so are proposing to offer auto enrolment question time in the next month or two. We will dedicate our monthly eshot to a ‘Q and A’ on the subject so if you have a specific question please email Kathy or Tony in the first instance and we will collate […]
We are delighted with the response to the news last month that we have adopted Kashflow as our online accounting and bookkeeping software. We have had several clients sign up to Kashflow already and there was a lot of interest from others amongst you. We now have an introduction to Kashflow video so if you […]