Mike Blackledge (Accountants Ramsey)

With nearly 30 years of working in the world of Tax, Mike has amassed a vast amount of knowledge and experience and he has brought this to our March and Ramsey offices working with a range of personal and corporate clients advising them on the complex tax issues of running and exiting their businesses. Taking a practical approach and being in a position to advise on the beneficial tax reliefs available to planning for the future with succession planning with their Wills and inheritance tax matters. Outside of work, Mike was a football referee which led him to officiate on the Football League, but nowadays you will find him running marathons and listening to a wide range of music.
My Latest Blogs
23rd November 2023 Autumn Statement: What’s In It For Businesses?

We all saw the Autumn Statement on 22 November, but the question is, what’s in it for businesses?   This years three words were unsurprisingly Reduce, Cut and Reward, so with inflation reduced, taxes have been cut and there are rewards to hard work.     National Insurance The biggest headlines relate to National Insurance…

10th August 2023 Property Newsletter: Issue 3

Capital allowances can be claimed by landlords’ expenditure on “plant and machinery” which can reduce your profits and indeed create losses, the use of such is not covered here, but they can certainly be very beneficial.   The property in question is important and will determine the allowances that can be claimed and at what…

19th April 2023 Property Matters Newsletter: Issue 2

Plan and reflect or reflect and plan? The first few months of the year generally allow for a reflection on the previous year and then planning ahead for the current year, however planning ahead this year looks like it could be even more difficult than normal.   House prices are growing, albeit slowly, mortgage rates…

20th March 2023 The complexities of farming diversification

The ever-changing farming industry is one that provides a multitude of complexities for accountants and tax advisers, not only from the day to day aspects of the business, but also with the historical family arrangements to the issues of ownership and succession.   With the forthcoming changes to subsidies both in terms of the conditions…

15th March 2023 Spring Budget 2023: For Businesses

In Jeremy Hunt’s first budget speech he provided a great deal of headline support to UK businesses and concentrated on the letter E with Enterprise, Everywhere, Employment and Education.   It was confirmed that the Corporation Tax rate will rise as previously announced to increase from 1 April 2023 from a rate of 19% to…

14th December 2022 Property Matters Newsletter: Issue 1

The range and location of Whitings LLP clients is vast, and the specialist staff possess and equally vast level of experience, knowledge and expertise. There is, however, one thing each of us has in common, and that is property.   It is hoped that we will provide you with a diverse selection of articles which…

8th December 2022 Stamp Duty Land Tax

When dealing with agricultural tenancies SDLT – Stamp Duty Land Tax can be a complex issue. On completion in England of a farm business tenancy – FBT – it’s important to establish whether an SDLT return needs to be submitted, whether it is payable and if so, how much.   For a fixed term FBT,…

25th November 2022 Cashflow and the payment of tax

It has recently been reported that the tax debt owing to HMRC as at 30 September 2022 stands at £46.9 million, and they are taking positive action to recover this from both individuals and business.   The profession has certainly seen a much more proactive approach from HMRC, and given the financial pressures on all,…

21st November 2022 R&D tax relief: A hot topic!

In the recent Autumn statement, there was the mention of a further focus on the matter of Research & Development (R&D), whereby this is something that is certainly wanted by the government given its benefits in moving the economy forward in a positive manner.   However, R&D can and does provide businesses with a very…

17th November 2022 The Autumn Statement: The owner managed business

There is one thing that we have all become accustomed to over the last few years and that is when there is ever a government announcement, there is a three-word slogan, and I would say that this time it should be “Hard” “Times” “Ahead”.   We are already aware of the increase in corporation tax,…