PKF Francis Clark's tax team has been strengthened by the appointment of Nicola Manclark as a partner at our growing Bristol office. Nicola previously worked in the legal sector as a corporate tax partner. She brings 20 years’ experience of…
This article was originally published in South West Business Insider magazine. As a firm, we look after many owner-managed businesses of varying sizes and sectors. Aside from the regular thinking that should be foremost in owners’ minds – including their…
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…
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…
Rishi Sunak was updating the House of Commons on what has happened since his March budget and so the policy costings include the big announcements over the summer of the National Insurance (NIC) and dividend increases (£12bn per annum) and…
The Spring Budget this year saw the launch of a consultation document into various aspects of the UK R&D tax relief. Following the consultation, it was announced at the Autumn Budget that there would be three areas of reform which…
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…
The short turnaround reporting on residential properties by UK residents has been effective since 6 April 2020, and this is something that could affect you if you are considering selling or gifting an interest in a UK residential property. Until…
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