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By Armstrong Watson

24th January 2022

Protect Your Mental Health in the New Year: Support for Stress and Anxiety

Zainah Khan, Managing Director/Psychotherapist for Chakra Corporate Mental Strength, explains how stress and anxiety can affect us both physically and mentally and suggests how we can recognise, understand and manage these feelings.

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Positive covid test

By Armstrong Watson

21st January 2022

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme

The Chancellor announced that he would re-introduce the SSP rebate scheme for eligible businesses, due to the increase in Coronavirus cases. Guidance has now been published...

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By Richard Andrew

20th January 2022

New grant funding for businesses impacted by Omicron

Businesses in England impacted by the Omicron variant during what would have been their busiest period of the year are now able to apply for a share of £700m funding.

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By Stuart Smith

18th January 2022

Making sure your pension assets go to the right people - the importance of pension death benefit nominations

What is intergenerational financial planning and what does it really mean to a bereaved family on the death of a loved one? We look at the importance of discussions about pension death benefits and in particular the accurate completion of nomination forms. .

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tax calculator strategy

By Justin Rourke

18th January 2022

A potential tax efficient strategy for business owners

A clear tax efficiency strategy used by one of our clients allowing them to invest and protect themselves from IHT.

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By Armstrong Watson

17th January 2022

New Plastic Packaging Tax for UK Businesses

New Plastic Packaging Tax introduced by HMRC to encourage businesses to use recycled plastics in their packaging.

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By Richard Andrew

11th January 2022

HMRC waives Self Assessment late filing and late payment penalties for one month to ease Covid-19 pressures

HMRC has announced it will be waiving late filing and late payment penalties for Self Assessment taxpayers for one month however taxpayers with sufficient funds would be best advised to submit their tax returns and pay their tax liabilities by 31 January.

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By Andy Poole

7th January 2022

Starting up a new law firm - a new guide from Law Firm Ambition

Law Firm Ambition is a website that “makes it easier to grow your law firm”. It is a collaboration between seven leading suppliers to the legal services sector. Together, we are providing a library of constantly updated tips and advice, including FAQs, checklists, and articles. We also collaborate on podcasts and webinars.

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Grow interest plant

By Armstrong Watson

4th January 2022

Would you like to boost the interest earned on your client money?

It is no secret that interest rates on client and office accounts have fallen to historic lows. Many law firms are now receiving 0.01% on client monies and will feel a valued income source has all but disappeared. To make matters worse, as reported by the FT Adviser in February 2021, the Bank of England has written to UK banks giving them 6 months to prepare for negative interest rates

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By Marcus Dodds

23rd December 2021

The pension annual allowance trap

The annual allowance is an important number in the pension world. It sets the maximum tax-efficient amount of total contributions in a tax year – from any source – that can be made to pension schemes for your benefit. If the allowance is exceeded, then any tax relief you receive on the excess is effectively clawed back by the annual allowance charge.

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