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As we all slowly unwind from Coronavirus lock-down and the end of furlough support rapidly approaches, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has taken the unusual step of making fiscal announcements in the Summer, to try and head off a recession. New initiatives, of interest to SME’s, include:   Job Retention Bonus – £1,000 bonus paid per employee…

All companies must file their accounts with Companies House every year, and there is an automatic penalty applied if they are filed late.   Companies House have today released guidance regarding coronavirus. If you are unable to file your company accounts due to the virus, you must make an application to extend the filing deadline…

What does today mean for small businesses, some of the highlights: National insurance threshold increased to £9,516 Corporation tax stays at 19% Increase in the recently introduced Structural Buildings allowance to 3% per year Increase in the employer’s national insurance allowance from £3k to £4k per year (although the criteria to claim this, changes from…

                        On 8th May, friends and colleagues got together for a Paint Night in aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance. Rosey Hancock, a local artist, taught the class step-by-step how to paint a wonderful lion on canvas. All attendees thoroughly enjoyed the event and…

  On Thursday 16th May, Whitings attended RSM’s first ever Zorb Football Tournament in aid of the charity GeeWizz! After playing against 5 other firms, Whitings managed to finish 2nd overall based on goal difference.   It was a great event which helped raise money for a great cause. GeeWizz help support children and young…

Whiting & Partners, The Corporate Finance Network’s representative firm in Suffolk, has successfully advised the shareholders of a Lettings & Estate Agency on their company sale.   Chris Kelly, Partner at Whiting & Partners within their Corporate Finance team, began by confidentially marketing the business to gauge interest within the market. The process generated a…

Many congratulations to Hannah Shales from our Wisbech office who has achieved a world topping score of 95 in the December 2018 Financial Report exams, set by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.   Hannah worked extremely hard with her studies and has been rewarded with an ACCA certificate, cash prize and a bottle of…

Following a conversation with HM Revenue and Customs this morning we have been made aware that an unknown person has gained access to one of HMRC’s outgoing phone lines and is making hoax calls from this number. HMRC will always have a record of any calls made to an individual detailing the department trying to…

Judd Chandler, Accounts Technician at Whiting & Partners’ Godmanchester office will be undertaking a 70-mile kayak along the Great River Ouse to raise money for the charity Mind. Judd will pass a number of the Whiting & Partners offices and hopes that his recent training will stead him well for the long journey from Bedford…

The Government has now set out a revised timetable for implementation of the Making Tax Digital (MTD) project.   Three million of the smallest businesses and landlords will be able to move to the new digital system for keeping tax records at a pace that is right for them, Ministers announced today as they set…