AAT Ranking as Top Five Place to Kick-Start your Career

AAT student magazine 20 has ranked Armstrong Watson as one of the top 5 small firms in the UK in which to launch your career in accountancy.

Budget 2018 – How does it impact the Healthcare Sector?

The Autumn Budget 2018 raised some significant changes for the healthcare sector, as an employer or a business owner. Sharon Ryan gives her summary of the changes.

Due diligence and confidentiality when selling your law firm

Tom anwers the most common questions around the due diligence process and confidentiality when selling a law firm

Supporting the Next Generation of Manufacturers

The next generation of manufacturers and engineers are out there and the sector needs to connect with them, which can be done with help from the government and parents.

Vote for Get a Future!

Carlisle Youth Zone's 'GET A FUTURE' project, ran in association with Armstrong Watson, has been shortlisted in the Aviva Community Fund and we need YOUR HELP to win £25k.....

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Annual Investment Allowance – Timing is Everything

How will the Budget 2018 impact manufacturing businesses? Here I look at Annual Investment Allowance, Structures and Buildings Allowance, Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief and National Minimum Wage 

Keeping hauliers on the road to success

The Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association states that a “no deal” Brexit could cause problems for the transport industry but the low profit margins and competitive market is what really causes concern, leading business owners to reduce their prices to maintain customers. 

Armstrong Watson appointed Administrators for SafeGlaze UK as it's placed into Administration

Armstrong Watson is appointed as Administrators for Niamac Developments (trading as SafeGlaze UK).  Rob Adamson, Mike Kienlen and Mark Ranson, Insolvency Practitioners at Armstrong Watson LLP, were appointed as Joint Administrators.

Autumn Budget 2018 - Scottish and UK residents

For those who reside in Scotland, the rates of income tax are different to the rates set in the rest of the UK.

The Scottish budget is not scheduled until December, but the increase announced the higher rate threshold from 6 April 2019 to £50,000 may put pressure on the Scottish Parliament to make a change.

Whilst the rates of tax are different, everyone has the same Personal Allowance. This is due to increase to £12,500 from 6 April 2019, putting more money in your pocket.

Autumn Budget 2018 - Self employed

As we know, in September the Government announced that it would not abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions. This was planned due to the impact it would have on the lowest earning amongst the self employed, but we understand that this will be revisited and become effective from April 2020.

Much more promising is that the Budget stated that this Winter there will be a paper published which sets out what the Government’s approach will be in relation to the pension savings gap amongst the self-employed.