Owner Managed Businesses Holding Back Investment Decisions and Pessimistic about the Economy

What's next for businesses post brexit - are owner managed businesses holding back on investment decisions?

Pensions Freedoms

Pension Freedoms and the power of using pensions to preserve family wealth and ensure that tax is efficiently passed down and benefit future family generations 

What does your food and drink business need to do with Making Tax Digital?

Is your food and drink business ready for HMRC's Making Tax Digital inititive coming into force on 1 April 2019.

SRA Accounts Rules compliance: Accountant's reports

I was interviewed recently by Law Firm Ambition about my views on the most common questions I come across in respect to mergers/accounts rules. Below I'll focus on questions regarding reporting accountants and protecting yourself as the COFA. You can read my answers to the previous questions here:

Digi and Tech Start Ups – 5 Tax Incentives and Reliefs You Should Know

Despite Brexit uncertainty, the outlook is bright for the UK tech sector. The Tech Nation Report 2018 has found that the sector is growing 2.6 times faster than the overall economy and London was ranked as the second most connected place in the world for tech businesses behind Silicon Valley. I’m sure many will agree that these are exciting times for digi and tech start-ups throughout the UK.

Douglas Russell Embarks on Charity Arctic Circle Trek

Armstrong Watson Accountants’ Dumfries Partner, Douglas Russell, will embark on the walk of a lifetime as he battles against the Arctic elements in aid of Scottish secondary breast cancer charity Make 2nds Count.

Dougie will begin his journey on 28^th February, travelling to Rovaniemi in Finland before spending the next 3 days trekking 65km deep into the Arctic Circle.

VAT on caravan and lodge sales: is there potential for savings?

Alex Nicholson, VAT Director, explains all about VAT liabilities on caravans and lodges 

Inheritance Tax Simplification?

Dealing with the estate of someone who has died can be stressful, but it was generally not costly. 18 months ago, however, the government mooted the idea of increasing the fees in England and Wales - quite substantially. 

An interview with … Tony Woodhouse, semi-retired, Bedale

Background

Tony was looking for an independent financial adviser to help him review his income requirements as he was approaching his state pension age. Due to the introduction of the pension freedoms, he felt that he could not work through it alone. 

What do your law firm clients really want?

Many law firms focus on creating new year resolutions at the start of a new year, but Tom Blandford, Legal Sector Director, urges you to focus more on really knowing your specialst area in order to engage with your clients.