The principle behind our Business Accelerator service is the “Now, Where, How” framework, which helps businesses and individuals facilitate growth by working through three questions. This can be universally applied to clients who are eligible for Research and Development claims: Where are we right NOW? WHERE do we want to […]
Author Archives: RobsonLaidler
15
Mar
Mar
We’ve reached the anniversary of us all packing up our office and working from home! We cannot believe it’s been a year. It’s certainly had its ups and downs. Recently we read an article in The Times, which covered how six successful women work from home, so we thought we’d […]
11
Mar
Mar
We receive a lot of questions along the lines of “how can I plan more efficiently?” or “how can I access my information in real time?” The answers all come back to one key element that not many of us have a lot of – time. Here’s our top three […]
Blog, Business, Tax, Taxable Benefits, Uncategorised
Tapered annual allowance – will high earners contribute more?
09
Mar
Mar
The 2020 Budget increased the scope for many high earners to make a bigger pension contribution in the tax year ending 5 April 2021. The annual allowance income limit was increased to £200,000, significantly reducing the number of people affected by the tapered annual allowance. The availability of a full […]
Blog, Budget, Family, Financial Planning, Investments, Later Life, Pensions, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wealth
When can I retire? Do you know your “magic number”?
09
Mar
Mar
I was having coffee with friends, in those pre-lockdown halcyon days, and one asked “when do you think you will retire?” My answer is always the same “when my pension and investments reach the magic number!” Obviously my magic number is personal! But I 100% know what it is and […]
08
Mar
Mar
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) will increase in April 2021. The increase applies to pay reference periods beginning on or after 1 April 2021. As an employer you will need to ensure you are paying your staff correctly from 1 April 2021 as HMRC has […]
It’s been a crazy year. But how has your business fared? What’s your outlook over the next 3 – 12 months and beyond? What are you planning? And what are you doing differently? We are conducting a survey amongst UK SMEs to understand the answer to these questions and in […]
04
Mar
Mar
The portal to allow you to pay VAT deferred due to Covid-19 is now open If you deferred paying any VAT between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020 you can now:- pay the deferred VAT in full, on or before 31 March 2021 join the VAT deferral new payment scheme […]
04
Mar
Mar
Chancellor Rishi Sunak published the second full Budget since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday 3 March 2021. So, what does it mean for the UK’s taxation landscape? Almost 12 months on, the Budget laid bare the economic impact of COVID-19 and how Sunak intends to get economic […]
Blog, Business, Financial Planning, Investments, Personal Finance, Wealth
Business owner anxious about finances?
03
Mar
Mar
What a time to be in business! Fine if you are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos or own a takeaway coffee van! We recognise however that some business owners are having a very stressful time and that’s why we are working closely with our Wealth Management team to help clients see […]