When many of your clients are struggling with the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses and their personal lives it is hardly surprising that providing you with details for the 2020 tax return is way down on their list of priorities. It is doubtful that the threat of an impending... read more →

Many practitioners will have grappled with an acute conundrum in the past few months. Do you support clients on a pro bono or reduced fee basis – if they are strapped for cash - or refuse unless paid, and watch them disappear from your client list? This apparent conflict for... read more →

Since the Chancellor first stood up to announce his support initiatives to counter COVID disruption earlier this year, accountants have had to accommodate almost monthly changes to payroll and other services in order to keep clients best supported by the grants and loans offered. This has taken its toll. It's... read more →

Many companies have taken advantage of COVID related soft loans to provide them with sufficient cashflow to ride-out coronavirus disruption. But does this do no more than push the ball down the road? Advisers are likely working hard to assist their business clients extend the benefits of government largesse –... read more →

What does success look like in the midst of COVID-19 issues and the impending Brexit cliff-edge? Most would agree that financial success means achieving profits and minimising distribution of profits such that a business' net worth continues to rise. But does this definition hold good in today’s turbulent markets? A... read more →

Coronavirus has dominated the news since it reared its head earlier this year. But don’t forget that there is a further call on our attention -  Brexit. Business clients that have any direct trade links with EU customers or suppliers are advised by the Government that from 1 January 2021... read more →

If there was ever a time when accountants needed to step up to the demands of the moment, this is it. In May 2020, UK’s output fell by over 20%. We can expect further downside falls. This is staggering. It will even dwarf the economic rift caused by the Great... read more →

It is now eight weeks since our world was turned upside down by the coronavirus and lock-down. Last week, the first signs of an easing in the disruption this process has created for businesses in the UK were announced, but there are still many businesses facing ruin or starting over.... read more →

Like most businesses in the UK, Informanagement has decamped, and all our staff still working are based at home. We are pleased to announce that our news feeds continue to roll off “the press” as usual, and there is much to report. As most of our content is delivered electronically,... read more →

Historically, there has always been a healthy separation of powers between numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street. The Treasury and Chancellor in some ways have acted to curb the wilder instincts of number 10, the Prime Minister and the rest of the cabinet. Last week, this uneasy split in government... read more →