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Whiting & Partner’s sponsors 2017 High Sheriff’s Awards

Whiting & Partners sponsored the Lifetime Achievement Award category at the 2017 High Sheriff Awards. In partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation, The High Sheriff, William Kendall held this year’s High Sheriff’s Awards for Suffolk on Thursday 23 March at The Hoffman Building in Snape Maltings. The awards were hosted by BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Lesley…

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Whitings’ Annual Farming Seminar

Invitation: Prospects for UK Agriculture. Once again agriculture is facing many changes and challenges. In order for us all to try and understand the many factors affecting us we have again engaged Andersons, the Farm Business Consultants, to present to us their “Prospects for UK Agriculture” Seminar, on Wednesday 26 April 2017. We are pleased,…

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MTD Seminar Invitation

Making Tax Digital: Seminar Invite. Attend a free seminar at our Ely office on 11 April 2017 at 8:30am, to understand the new digitised book keeping and quarterly submission requirements of Making Tax Digital: Full Invite Details and RSVP Return Slip Blog entry by: Amanda Newman.  

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Whiting & Partners Staff Diversity Questionnaire

Whiting & Partners are accredited to perform the reserved legal service of non-contentious probate and are required to collect, report and publish diversity data about their employees. Based on the responses received the results for the year ended 31st March 2019 are:- Question Response Results % Partner Manager Qualified Training 1. About you ICAEW Chartered…

Whiting & Partners Staff Diversity Questionnaire

During March 2021 in accordance with our obligations under our ICAEW authorisation for the provisioning of Probate Services we carried out a Diversity Survey of our Partners and Staff.   The full results of this survey have been provided to the ICAEW for aggregation at an industry wide level however for the purposes of complying…

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Limited Company v Sole Trader

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, soon becomes attractive as profits grow.

Amanda Newman
Paul A Hill & Co Merger

Whitings Expand into St. Ives and Chatteris Paul Hill (left) congratulating Mark Haydon Following a merger with St Ives and Chatteris based Paul A Hill & Co, the company has moved into Compass Point Business Park which, it says, will allow for greater presence in the town. Mark Haydon, managing partner of Whiting & Partners, said:…

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Exit Planning

If you own and run a business that you do not intend to pass on to the ‘next generation’ or liquidate, then, one day, you will have to exit this business. Exit planning is the process by which you plan and prepare for this exit.

Residential Property Tax

Property Investors: Chancellor announces further tax changes. In his Autumn Statement George Osborne has announced two significant further tax changes for residential property investors: Firstly, Stamp Duty Land Tax rates will be increased by3% on purchases of residential properties, such as buy to let properties and second homes. This measure takes effect from 1 April…

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