The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has announced that the Spring Budget will take place on Wednesday 6 March 2024. This will be the Chancellor’s second budget and will include the government’s tax and spending plans as well as new growth and borrowing forecasts. The Spring Budget could be followed by a general election in as…
With the 6th March Budget just around the corner, many SME business owners are beginning to wonder what’s in Mr Hunt’s red ministerial box, which got us thinking, ‘what might the SME wish-list look like in the ideal world?’ There are 2 reasons to be a little more optimistic than usual this time around:…
We’re all feeling festive here at Whitings LLP, so what better time to share our Christmas & New Year opening times than now? Bury St. Edmunds Closed from 5.30pm on Friday 22nd December 2023 Re-opens at 9am on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Mildenhall Closed from 5.30pm on Friday 22nd December 2023 Re-opens at…
Property ownership The way in which jointly held property is owned has tax implications. It will also determine what happens when one of the co-owners passes away. Joint tenants Where a property is owned as joint tenants, the owners together own all the property equally; together they own the whole rather than each owning…
‘Sole Trader V Limited Company – Which is better for me?’ Minimising the tax paid on profits is a key aim of most SME businesses. The tax benefits of trading through a limited company, as compared to operating as a sole trader or partnership, were attractive as profits grow. However with the increase…