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Armstrong Watson awarded Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) Re-accreditation

Armstrong Watson is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) accreditation. The Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) is a quality accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) for organisations of all industry sectors who wish to achieve best practice in the development of their people’s payroll skills.
 

University Fees

Unless you’ve been out of the country for the last year or so, it has been impossible to miss the debate over university fees. From 2012 onwards English universities will be able to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 per year. Of course, the maximum figure of £9,000 relates only to tuition fees; accommodation and living costs need to be factored in on top of this.

Armstrong Watson Goes Green

The environmental impact of business is high on the agenda here at Armstrong Watson and as part of the Future Vision project which focuses on minimising this impact, we recently replaced our old printers and copiers with much more energy efficient MFD's from Canon.  This fits in with our Future Vision which concentrates on the five areas where our business has the most environmental impact: transport, waste, paper, water and energy. 
 

Living next to a Tax Haven?

A tax haven is a country or jurisdiction where tax rates are markedly lower than is the norm. Many are in far flung parts of the world such as the Caribbean but some such as Malta or Cyprus are even in the EU.
 

Emily Duffy gains highest score in the Country

Armstrong Watson is pleased to announce that Emily Duffy, based at its Skipton office, has successfully completed the Association of Taxation Technicians (“ATT”) examinations. Emily achieved two distinctions in her final two ATT papers and the Collingwood medal for the highest score in the country for the Business Compliance paper.

Armstrong Watson employee gains highest score in the Country

Armstrong Watson is pleased to announce that employees Emily Duffy, Steven Metcalf and James Wright, have successfully completed the Association of Taxation Technicians (“ATT”) examinations.

Louise Duffy, Training Schemes Manager at Armstrong Watson, says, “These are excellent tax results and true testament to the amount of effort the students have put in and the training and assessment expertise of our training provider, Tolleys Tax Training.  We are very proud of them all.”

Corporate Partnership Structures for Farmers

Individuals within a farming partnership are taxed on their share of profit at 20% up to £42,475 and thereafter the tax rate jumps up to 40%, increasing to 50% for profits over £150,000. Conversely those businesses operating through a company will see their tax liability at 20% on the first £300,000 of profits. Therefore, on the face of it why not incorporate your business to lessen the tax?