Financial Compensation for Bankside Disruption
As you will be all too aware, if you live or work in the Bankside area of the city, the area is currently experiencing significant disruption due to flood defence…
Changing Accountants – It Really Is As Easy As ABC
There seems to be a common misconception that changing accountants is complicated, risky and time consuming. As a firm that has dealt with many hundreds of such transfers in the…
Charity Bank Accounts
The recent news has highlighted high street banks are closing branches. Most significantly to Hull was Co-operative bank which will now have no branches remaining in Hull after May 2018….
Spring Cleaning Your Charity?
Now we are firmly into the New Year, if you’ve decided to spring clean and refresh your charity, it is important to ensure you keep your details up to date….
Andy’s Thoughts on The Spring Statement
As promised, there were no tax changes or new laws introduced (these will be announced in the Autumn Budget going forwards) but there were a raft of positive announcements on…
Did you know that anyone can call themselves ‘accountants’?
For those who aren’t aware – did you know that anyone can call themselves ‘accountants’? The term accountant is not regulated, so anyone can refer to themselves as an accountant…
Don’t pay TOO much into your pension – HMRC won’t like it!
Employees who fall into the higher rate tax band, especially those with an income approaching or exceeding the £100,000 per annum region and who make contributions to an occupational pension,…
Trustee Resignation & Removal
Over the life of a charity there will be occasions when a trustee leaves the board. Your charity’s governing document may include a set number of years trustees can serve…
Jayne’s Guide to: Inheritance Tax
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has recently announced a review of Inheritance Tax by the Office of Tax Simplification to strive for a simpler, fairer and better system. Currently UK domiciled…