This week, I hosted my 12th breakfast briefing of the year. This one was on the topic of grant funding and specifically the recently launched round 3 of the RDPE Growth Programme. The presentations Speaking to a crowd of around…
Launched in anticipation of Brexit happening on 31 October 2019, the Maritime and Fisheries Fund (MMF) is intended to “build on the government’s commitment to secure a fairer share of fishing opportunities for UK fishermen as it takes back control…
Jackie Crane, a Tax Technical Assistant Manager at South West accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark, won a place at the One Young World Summit (OYW) in London. She rubbed shoulders with the likes of keynote speaker Sir Bob Geldof, Sir…
These have become a major focus of HMRC interest as they often yield tax liabilities because HMRC are able to ‘break’ the records with comparative ease. However, when HMRC seek to issue excessive assessments off the back of this, then…
Dave Wase discusses how effective use of the HMRC complaints process can yield results, provided they are done on the correct basis. In the short time I have been with FC Tax Advisory, I have come across a number of…
We are currently fielding a number of enquires from clients about potential RDPE applications, following my earlier blog post, so I thought I would share a few points of interest: Location Location Location As those two people who are always…
Francis S Clark opened our first office in Newton Abbot, Devon in November 1919. Since those early days, the firm has expanded, making us the largest firm of chartered accountants and business advisers in the region, with over 750 employees,…
Welcome to our legal sector newsletter which should provide something of interest to most law firm managing partners, finance management and COFAs. We have articles on profit improvement, tax expense claims and financial planning help for partners along with an…
In this newsletter, we will update you on the latest HMRC activities, discussing examples of poor service and standards that are being seen more regularly, along with how we have countered these to our clients’ benefit. We will also share…
There is a lot going on and no shortage of things to write about, however, in this issue I would like to focus on some recent reporting by the Fundraising Regulator. For a while now, we have become familiar with…