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In the recent Budget, and subsequent announcements, the Government have introduced numerous measures to help small businesses cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once you have decided how to follow Government advice with regard to your own business continuity, best advice must then be to more actively manage your finances, by preparing…

Only days after Budget 2020 confirmed that IR35 reforms to the private sector would go ahead, the changes have been postponed until 6 April 2021. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Steve Barclay MP, confirmed “This is a deferral and not a cancellation”. Amongst the unintended consequences of this legislation, the lack of employment rights for…

Due to the current Coronavirus situation and guidelines being issued, we have made the decision to cancel the Annual Farming Seminar due to be held on 25th March 2020.   We hope to be able to bring you a farming update from our colleagues at the Andersons Centre in the coming months.

    Here are the full details of the Budget.   https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/871799/Budget_2020_Web_Accessible_Complete.pdf

With all the uncertainty over Brexit, we waited a long time to learn the date of Sajid Javid’s first Budget.   Finally we learnt this was to take place on 6th November, amid great excitement at muted suggestions about the possible abolition of Inheritance Tax and radical changes to stamp duty.   The bubble has…

Local accountant Ben Beech has been selected to take part in the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon taking place in on Sunday 28 April in memory of his girlfriend’s father.   Each year, St Barnabas Hospice has provides more than 10,500 people across Lincolnshire with free, high quality compassionate, palliative and end-of-life care, day care…

  Long-established independent chartered accountants and business advisers, Whiting & Partners, has moved into offices on the Phoenix Business Park at Eaton Socon. The firm took over the McMorran Accountancy practice nearly two years ago and has grown steadily in that time.   Associate Paul Jefferson heads up the St Neots’ team of team of…

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Making Tax Digital seminars being held in collaboration with the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Chamber’s of Commerce.   The events will be held on Tuesday 26 February at Ashlar House, Bury St Edmunds from 7.30am-9.00am and Wednesday 27 February at Huntingdon Racecourse, Brampton from 8.30am-10.00am.   The seminars will…

Whiting & Partners Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall offices charity of the year for 2018 was AgeUK Suffolk and staff and clients have helped to raise £500 for the charity with a range of different events throughout the year. Staff took part in a number of big campaigns with staff raising £85.00 parading around the…

We are pleased to announce that our wealth management department are looking to introduce a Financial Services Apprenticeship scheme.   The aim of this scheme is to identify local talented individuals and help them to develop into the next generation of financial advisers/ planners and be part of our successful wealth management team.   Once…