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Preparing for your year-end financial planning

As 5 April 2022 creeps ever closer, if you haven’t already, it is always good to try and get ahead with your year-end financial planning.

What does the interest rate rise mean for you?

The Bank of England base rate has risen to 0.25% after being held at a record low since the start of the pandemic. But what does this mean for you and your business?

Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax - where next?

Despite widespread speculation on likely changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Inheritance Tax (IHT) the Chancellor refrained from any reform of these taxes in 2021. What does this mean for farm businesses? 

Carbon capture in livestock farming

Read our guest article by Laura Cureton, Senior Farm Business Consultant at GSC Grays, on carbon capture in livestock farming.

Tax Payers pay out millions more in Inheritance Tax

Tax payers have paid £600m more in Inheritance Tax (IHT) than a year ago. The latest figures from HMRC show that between April and October this year, IHT receipts totalled £3.6bn compared with £3bn in the same period in 2020 – a rise of 20%.

So does this indicate that many families are not aware until it is too late? 

Armstrong Watson launches new Outsourced Virtual Finance Department service

Armstrong Watson has launched a new outsourcing service to help clients build virtual finance departments - saving them both time and costs.   

Guy Kerkvliet has been appointed as Head of Outsourcing and will lead the national department.

Legal Sector Pulse Survey Results, November 2021

In common with other sectors, the legal profession has had an ‘interesting’ time in the past 18 months and there is likely to be a great deal of flux still to come. It is with this in mind that we have recognised that a quarterly legal sector ‘pulse’ survey would help law firms with their strategic planning.

Frustration over delays to lump sum BPS retirement scheme

Earlier this year, DEFRA announced it was planning to introduce a lump sum retirement scheme for farmers in England, which was due to open for applications next spring. More detail on the scheme rules was to be published by Autumn 2021 but we are still waiting for anything further causing frustration for those considering retirement. 

Recruiting and Retaining Talent

After an extremely challenging 2021, businesses moving into 2022 are faced with yet more professional challenges; how do they recruit into their teams, or as the media have coined it, how do they survive “The Great Resignation”?

Don't underestimate the value of the State Pension

The value of the State Pension should not be overlooked as this forms a critical part of a retirement income for nearly all retired households, it will certainly be missed if it is not there.