Whether you are a busy professional, medic or business owner, the simple answer to the question, “when should I start planning my retirement?” is – now! It’s never too early. If you organise your life now you will minimise stress for yourself and your family in future. Holiday season […]
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Blog, Budget, Family, Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Wealth
Parents financial planning for university
26
Aug
Aug
If your offspring are flying the nest next month to university you’ve probably got mixed feelings. You may feel happy for them but wondering if you’ll feel bereft/glad that you won’t be getting woken up at 3am when they come home from the nightclub. You’ve probably also done most […]
24
Aug
Aug
When you are running a business it’s easy to confuse cashflow with profit. After all both could be considered to indicate that you’re making money, so what exactly is the difference between the two? Profit Profit looks at the total financial gain (or loss) that a business experiences over a […]
Blog, Community, Employers, Financial Planning, News, Personal Finance, Wealth
Emma excels into financial planning role
23
Aug
Aug
Robson Laidler Wealth is moving forward with a senior financial planning promotion and a raft of new appointments as it continues to grow. The financial planning firm has seen a 14% increase in turnover in its last financial year and is set to growth by a further 10% this […]
Blog, Business, Employers, VAT
Hospitality sector – promote advance payments for Christmas parties now!
12
Aug
Aug
To those of you in the hospitality and tourism sector, you have been enjoying a reduced rate of VAT (5%) since 12 July 2020. This reduced rate applies to most supplies made by hotels, tourist attractions, members’ clubs and most places that host events. It also applies to the food […]
12
Aug
Aug
Work – life balance – work to live or live to work? It’s an increasingly hot topic of late as working from home, flexible and agile working becomes more the norm. Many would think this would facilitate a balance; however, some people still find that when they are at home […]
10
Aug
Aug
With less people holidaying overseas the demand for UK holiday lets has soared. They also seem to have taken on a mythical status in the tax world due to some of the more generous ways that the tax system deals with them. So let’s quickly take a look at some of […]
09
Aug
Aug
There is an increasing amount of damage caused by fraud in the business world. It is easy to perceive this as a risk that just affects larger organisations or that it simply ‘won’t happen to a business’ like ours. These assumptions are dangerous and can post great risk if adequate […]
05
Aug
Aug
We are proud to announce that Robson Laidler is officially the first business in the North East to receive certification as a B Corporation (B Corp). We have joined 4000 businesses globally and 400 in the UK who have certified as B Corps reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well […]
04
Aug
Aug
The landscape of Research and Development tax incentives has changed significantly over recent times, with HMRC recommitting itself to reducing the loss in tax revenues due to fraudulent or erroneous claims (currently estimated at around £311m per year by the National Audit Office). HMRC has already taken steps to reduce […]
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