Now that the dust has settled and we have our new government, perhaps it’s time to take a fresh look at pensions’ automatic enrolment. In particular, is this going to be an area where accounting professionals can step in and guide their clients through the process, or is it best left... read more →

Much to the surprise of the pollsters, David Cameron has led the Conservative Party to a majority result in yesterday’s election. What will this mean for the profession? More of the same? Certainly the sections of the recent Finance Bill that were deferred due to the impending election (this includes... read more →

The term “purdah” is in use across central and local government to describe the period of time immediately before elections or referendums when specific restrictions on the activity of civil servants are in place. The term ‘pre-election period’ is also used. For general elections in the past this period commenced... read more →

If you are an accountant, and most of our customers are, are you coming to the Accountex conference this year? Accountex 2015 is open for business at ExCeL London 13-14 May, and this year, we will be there. Look out for us at stand A71 outside the Tax Theatre. Whether... read more →

HMRC have published a list of the various corporate and personal tax changes that became operative from the 1st or 6 April 2015. To save you time in browsing for the information we have reproduced the two lists below. The following tax changes came into effect Wednesday 1 April 2015:... read more →

Keeping up to date with tax in the UK is a remorseless task. Readers of this blog are likely subscribing to Informanagement’s weekly tax updates. To make the most of the information provided what about setting a monthly challenge to your staff? Ask them to read the weekly tax updates... read more →

In what seems a rare feat for parliament, last week saw the grant of Royal Assent to the Finance Bill No2 2015, or as it will now be known, the Finance Act 2015. In less than three weeks legislators have driven the Finance Bill through a short cut process and we... read more →

We all await the details of the proposed changes to self assessment outlined in the Budget. Apparently, from as soon as April next year, individuals and small businesses will no longer be required to submit SA returns. Instead, these taxpayers will be set up with digital accounts, pre-populated with data... read more →

You can apply the principles of leverage to the provision of professional services. For example. A client requests that you take a look at her personal assets position in order to minimise inheritance tax when she dies. You undertake the research and link up with a trust lawyer to provide... read more →

Which of the following statements is true? 1. The business community wants to know what services you offer. 2. The business community is on the lookout for someone to solve their problems. Truthfully, both are accurate statements, but the second is far more powerful in a sales situation. For example, if a... read more →