Category Archives: UK Business & Entrepreneurs

Getting forex wrong can cost a creative business thousands of pounds. The bigger the international transaction, the greater the risk. Exchanging currencies at the wrong time can even put a firm’s future at risk.

Currency hedging: a creative imperative

Sarf Malik - Partner - smalik@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 2nd May 2017

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To retain the talent they require, creative businesses need to create a culture of performance, reward and recognition. In my experience, this is something many of them struggle to do.

Being creative about talent retention

Sarf Malik - Partner - smalik@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 2nd May 2017

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FRS 102 introduced extensive measurement and disclosure rules for non-basic financial instruments. Property companies were affected but these new rules may assist in simplifying disclosure as more loans will be defined as basic.

Proposed changes to FRS102, the ‘new’ UK GAAP

Jane Bates - Partner - jbates@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 24th April 2017

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For the 2016/17 tax year onwards this maximum is tapered for 'high-income individuals' (those with income in excess of £150,000).

Pension contributions: Tapered reduction of annual allowances

Richard Verge - Tax Director - rverge@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 13th April 2017

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There is strong overseas demand for Britain’s creative output. Creative services are relatively easy to export. And many of the country’s creative firms are based in London, a location that’s renowned as a global business and creative hub.

Going abroad in search of creative growth

Sarf Malik - Partner - smalik@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 10th April 2017

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Employer obligations have always been complex, whether they are regulatory, legislative or industry requirements. Make sure you are meeting the new requirements.

New tax year changes for employers and employees

Graeme Blair - Partner - gblair@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 10th April 2017

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The modest increase in self-employed National Insurance Contribution has generated some press headlines this morning, but has completely failed to address the real inequality which is the 13.8% Employers National Insurance Contribution.

The 2017 Spring Budget- Review

Richard Verge - Tax Director - rverge@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 9th March 2017

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The thing that might really put a £90,000 Porsche (or something similar) on a company director’s horizon is the fact that the company can potentially claim 100% of the purchase price against its Corporation Tax liability in the year of acquisition.

Do hybrids and ultra low emission vehicles provide a short-term tax saving opportunity?

Cetin Suleyman - Partner - csuleyman@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 19th January 2017

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Ideally there would be no tax on a gift and much succession planning is based around eliminating these taxes.

Family Giving: Passing family business and other wealth between the generations

Graeme Blair - Partner - gblair@goodmanjones.com

Posted on 15th December 2016

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Category Archives: UK Business & Entrepreneurs

Getting forex wrong can cost a creative business thousands of pounds. The bigger the international transaction, the greater the risk. Exchanging currencies at the wrong time can even put a firm’s future at risk.

Currency hedging: a creative imperative

To retain the talent they require, creative businesses need to create a culture of performance, reward and recognition. In my experience, this is something many of them struggle to do.

Being creative about talent retention

FRS 102 introduced extensive measurement and disclosure rules for non-basic financial instruments. Property companies were affected but these new rules may assist in simplifying disclosure as more loans will be defined as basic.

Proposed changes to FRS102, the ‘new’ UK GAAP

For the 2016/17 tax year onwards this maximum is tapered for 'high-income individuals' (those with income in excess of £150,000).

Pension contributions: Tapered reduction of annual allowances

There is strong overseas demand for Britain’s creative output. Creative services are relatively easy to export. And many of the country’s creative firms are based in London, a location that’s renowned as a global business and creative hub.

Going abroad in search of creative growth

Employer obligations have always been complex, whether they are regulatory, legislative or industry requirements. Make sure you are meeting the new requirements.

New tax year changes for employers and employees

The modest increase in self-employed National Insurance Contribution has generated some press headlines this morning, but has completely failed to address the real inequality which is the 13.8% Employers National Insurance Contribution.

The 2017 Spring Budget- Review

The thing that might really put a £90,000 Porsche (or something similar) on a company director’s horizon is the fact that the company can potentially claim 100% of the purchase price against its Corporation Tax liability in the year of acquisition.

Do hybrids and ultra low emission vehicles provide a short-term tax saving opportunity?

Ideally there would be no tax on a gift and much succession planning is based around eliminating these taxes.

Family Giving: Passing family business and other wealth between the generations

EMI options are often the first choice for incentivisation but they come with conditions, administration and accounting obligations.

Getting forex wrong can cost a creative business thousands of pounds. The bigger the international transaction, the greater the risk. Exchanging currencies at the wrong time can even put a firm’s future at risk.

To retain the talent they require, creative businesses need to create a culture of performance, reward and recognition. In my experience, this is something many of them struggle to do.

FRS 102 introduced extensive measurement and disclosure rules for non-basic financial instruments. Property companies were affected but these new rules may assist in simplifying disclosure as more loans will be defined as basic.

For the 2016/17 tax year onwards this maximum is tapered for 'high-income individuals' (those with income in excess of £150,000).

There is strong overseas demand for Britain’s creative output. Creative services are relatively easy to export. And many of the country’s creative firms are based in London, a location that’s renowned as a global business and creative hub.

Employer obligations have always been complex, whether they are regulatory, legislative or industry requirements. Make sure you are meeting the new requirements.

The modest increase in self-employed National Insurance Contribution has generated some press headlines this morning, but has completely failed to address the real inequality which is the 13.8% Employers National Insurance Contribution.

The thing that might really put a £90,000 Porsche (or something similar) on a company director’s horizon is the fact that the company can potentially claim 100% of the purchase price against its Corporation Tax liability in the year of acquisition.

Ideally there would be no tax on a gift and much succession planning is based around eliminating these taxes.