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Probate: Instruct us

Having gained a  licence to deal with non-contentious probate in 2015, Whitings LLP continue to undertake more work to assist executors. This ranges from simple probate applications and filing of relevant forms through to administration of estates, acting as executors in some cases.   The process starts with preparing and periodically reviewing a Will in…

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,…

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Autumn Statement: impact on individuals

There aren’t many things that we can all agree on, but the issues that the current Chancellor is facing are without doubt onerous. He has to stick by previously agreed manifesto promises, whilst trying to squeeze the gap in public finances, tackle a soaring high inflation rate and prevent our economy from falling into recession…

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17-Nov: What are they planning?

With the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement scheduled for 17 November, a lot of Sunday papers today have pieces on what changes we might expect. With a predicted £50bn hole in the Country’s current annual finances (caused by growth downgrades and higher interest rates on debt repaymemts), any such changes are likely to be material. So what…

Accountants of the future?

Whitings are today exhibiting in Ely Cathedral at the annual East Cambs Careers & Skills Fair. Joe Fretwell & Olivia Menon are explaining to local school children what a great career it is to help clients create and run their own business.

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Enquiry letters from HMRC

HMRC have the right to enquire into any type of tax return, with common areas of investigation being self-assessment tax returns, corporation tax returns, PAYE submissions, and VAT returns.   Some enquires are carried out at random, but the majority are selected by way of risk assessment. HMRC have a sophisticated risk assessment computer system,…

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R&D tax relief: Claims are changing

Many businesses invest in science and technology research and development to improve their competitiveness. The UK Government encourages companies to develop new processes, products and services, as well as improvements to existing solutions by giving tax relief as a proportion of qualifying R&D expenditure. From April 2023 there are a few changes to the rules:…

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Catch-up any state pension ‘gaps’

Maximising future entitlement to state pension may not be at the forefront of people’s minds, but following the introduction of the new State Pension in 2016, the ability to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions to ‘fill’ gaps will become far more limited from April next year.   You can usually only pay for gaps in…

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Whitings Wealth Management Ltd

Whitings Wealth Management is pleased to announce that we have been recognised by Citywire New Model Adviser publication as one of the Top 100 adviser firms in the UK.   Our aim, as it has always been, is to help make your difficult investment, pensions and protection financial decisions a little easier , through support…

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Government Announce Further Changes

With a different Chancellor in the driving seat once again, we have seen the government announce further changes since their ‘Growth Plan’, which was delivered on 23 September. In a statement on Monday 17 October, the Chancellor announced a reversal of almost all of the tax measures set out in the Growth Plan that have…

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