Legislation to introduce Making Tax Digital (MTD) will be included in the Finance Bill 2017 and despite many objections that it was too soon, the new system of quarterly reporting will commence in April 2018 for the self-employed and property landlords. There were 1200 responses to the consultation documents issued in summer 2016 and a […]

We all manage change every day in our personal lives, leaving home, going to University, getting married, buying a house, moving jobs… these are all natural changes although some of them are large and can be unpredictable. Our job is to manage these changes and the transition from something old to something new as smoothly […]

From 6 April 2016 a basic rate taxpayer is able to earn up to £1,000 in savings income tax free. Higher rate taxpayers will be able to earn up to £500. This is called the Personal Savings Allowance. This means that most people will no longer pay tax on savings interest and banks and building […]

The National minimum wage (NMW) rates will increase on 1 October by between 3% and 4.7% for workers under the age of 25 and apprentices. Employers need to make sure the new rates are implemented for all hours worked from that date. Guide to NMW rates: NMW: age/status Current rate New rate from October 2016 […]

For many years, clients have been asking us about legal services and it has been a constant cause of frustration that we haven’t been able to fully help them. We strive to be considered your ‘Trusted Advisor’ and as such we wanted to be able to assist whenever you need us most, whether it be […]

Like any difficult conversation, there are skills to handling it well, however when you are in the heat of the moment or feeling that you are being verbally attacked it is very hard to maintain the level of focus required to manage those skills. Therefore, you will need to prepare for this conversation by setting […]