Well, mixed news in the Budget for our hospitality sector, I would say. A cut in business rates by 50% for qualifying businesses in retail, hospitality, and the leisure sector for a further year will hopefully help with that large overhead. No extension of the temporary reduced rate of VAT beyond 1 April 2022…
With the staycation in full-flow Whitings assisted an existing client in the purchase of a block of bespoke high end holiday cottages. We assisted with the due diligence, projections and structure of the deal and after acquisition the integration of this new venture into the existing business.
A Directors Income Support Scheme (DISS) is being recommended by a consortium of professional bodies to the Government. The proposal would see this running along the same parameters as the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), updated details of which are now emerging from HMRC. Under the SEISS scheme sole traders and partners of partnership…
The new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced this afternoon (26th March 2020) much needed support for the self-employed. This will be known as the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. As in any support, there are conditions and the detail will need to be scrutinised. To be eligible for the scheme there are various…
So, you’ve decided to go it alone. You’ve identified a niche for your idea, your product or the service you can offer. It may just be that you want independence and greater recognition for your expertise. We have many start-up businesses looking to us for help and advice. These range from spare room endeavours…
Whiting & Partners, The Corporate Finance Network’s representative firm in Cambridgeshire, has successfully advised the shareholders of a pump supplier to a global competitor. The Whiting & Partners team, marketed the company for sale which led to a number of meetings and subsequent offers from a range of interested parties. The client, using the…
For many years now, businesses, particularly builders, have provided their staff with twin cab pick-ups, instead of cars, to take advantage of the more generous tax regime. Such vehicles have previously been taxed as a van, resulting in more favourable capital allowances, VAT, NIC and benefit in kind treatments. The distinction between a car…
Although the amount of tax ultimately paid on profits will be the same if you obtain CIS gross payment status, improvements in cashflow and reductions in the cost of credit, such as overdraft interest, should easily make the application process worthwhile. To be eligible to gain CIS gross payment status and receive payments from contractors…
CIS: Big administration changes. With effect from 6 April 2016, a lot has changed within the CIS processing sector: The abolishment of the paper return, Amendment to the nil return obligation, Changes to the Compliance and Turnover tests when applying for Gross status. Paper seems to be a thing of the past and so HMRC…
Proposals to Reduce the CIS Tax Compliance Burden on Construction Sector. The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has published its response to HMRC’s proposals to introduce mandatory online CIS filing for contractors, amend the gross payment status turnover and compliance tests and improve the sub-contractor verification process. It welcomes the proposals aimed at reducing the…