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Outsourcing accountancy function

By Grant Smith

11th December 2020

10 Reasons to Outsource your Finance Function

Are you ooking for support with your payroll and VAT returns? Here are 10 reasons why outsourcing your finance function could be a good option for your business in 2021. 

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Director or company

By Mike Kienlen

10th December 2020

Cautious optimism for UK’s Business Owners and Directors

The pandemic is not over but planning ahead and seeking advice early will ensure that business owners are ready to tackle 2021 in a positive way.

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Middle aged woman looking at Pension information

By Iain Lightfoot

8th December 2020

The Chancellor’s Spending Review – What it could mean for our future Pensions?

2020 changes to the way pensions are calculated from 2030 revealed in the Spending Review, means that women and future retirees would be affected the most, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.

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Managing investments in volatile economy

By Armstrong Watson

4th December 2020

Managing Investments in a Volatile Environment

Richard Cole, Fund Manager from Future Money LTD gives his commentary on managing investments in a volatile environment, during the Covid pandemic and in the run up to Brexit.

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Scotland Glasgow syline

By Douglas Russell

4th December 2020

Back to basics for Scottish business facing declining confidence and falling demand

Reports from ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) and the Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business PMI for October ‘20 show Scottish businesses facing declining confidence as demand plummets.

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By Armstrong Watson

4th December 2020

Supplying the public sector after the end of the Transition Period

The transition period ends on 31st December 2020 and it's essential that your business is ready for the UK’s new relationship with the EU.

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Job Retention Scheme Update

By Karen Thomson

1st December 2020

Job Retention Scheme extension

Job Retention Scheme update - 11th November 2020

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What is Pension Lifetime Allowance?

By Stuart Smith

30th November 2020

What is Pension Lifetime Allowance (LTA) and what happens if you exceed your allowance?

We explain what Pension Lifetime Allowance is, what happens if you exceed your allowance and how much tax will you have to pay if you do.

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By Armstrong Watson

27th November 2020

Autumn Spending Review

Read an overview of the Chancellor's Financial Statement which primarily addressed a one-year Spending Review.

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By Richard Gibson

27th November 2020

The use of the VIMBO in the time of COVID

While many businesses have shown remarkable agility in changing their model to cope with the “new normal”, it is only natural for them to look at the future and wonder what the next few years may hold.

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Job Retention Scheme claims

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 April 2021.

Claims for furlough days in December 2020 must be made by 14 January 2021.

You can no longer submit claims for claim periods ending on or before 31 October 2020