Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement may have contained few major new tax changes affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - with the promise of more reforms to come in the Autumn Budget - but it's worth remembering that a number of…
In the Autumn Budget in October 2021, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was forecasting that the Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation would peak at 4.4% in the second quarter of 2022. By January this year, it had already…
UPDATE – Some of the information contained in this article has been superseded by our latest blog What is a node? In simplest terms, a node is a computer that connects to a blockchain network in order to support the…
Matt Chester is a tax consultant in our Bristol office who joined PKF Francis Clark in May 2021. Why did you decide to specialise in tax? After I finished my law degree at Swansea University, I wanted to find a…
Engineer turned tax advisor Sarah Boyes is a senior manager in our Taunton office. Why did you decide to specialise in tax? I worked in industry for nearly 20 years and loved being an engineer, but when my role was…
By James McDougal While the 2021 Autumn Budget announcement that the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage will increase from 1 April 2022 is a welcome boost for employees who are facing increasing costs following the pandemic, it is…
In the Chancellor's Autumn Budget Speech 2021 he announced a further date extension of the £1m annual investment allowance limit from 31 December 2021 to 31 March 2023, but what does that mean for businesses? Businesses often need to make…
Today (Monday 18 October) saw the first in our series of four tax webinars this week. First up were Kate Culley, enterprise investment scheme specialist, and Martin Brown, share scheme specialist both in conversation with Corporate Tax Partner, Stuart Rogers.…
Our award-winning tax team has been strengthened by six newly qualified chartered tax advisers. Amelia Gayton and Sally Carr in Exeter, Charles Richards and Ben Slater in Torquay, Franchesca Johnson in Bristol and James Ross in Truro all passed their…
Earlier this month, Boris Johnson announced a new tax rise to fund the Government’s long-awaited plan for health and social care. The Health and Social Care Levy will impact on employers and business owners as well as employees and the…
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