Partners’ Personal Expenses – Tax Update for Doctors

HMRC reviewed partnership expenses. Doctors in partnership can still claim expenses incurred ‘wholly and necessarily’ on behalf of the partnership and can be adjusted via the tax computation and return.

Wills and Inheritance Tax

Points to consider to avoid paying inheritence tax when making a last will and testament

Did you miss the tax deadline? What to do - and not to do - now

What to do if you missed HMRC's tax return deadline on January 31st. Take action now to avoid further penalites and be prepared for next year

You have one life so invest wisely

Identifying multiple risk profiles for multiple goals 

Throughout our lives, we will have many different lifestyle and financial goals that we would like to achieve. Although we all have different goals, there are some key goals that we’ll have in common, especially when it comes to retirement.

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

Legal Sector Director, Rosy Rourke, answers the most common questions around SRA Accounts Rules complaince, particularly around reporting accountants and protecting yourself as the COFA

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.