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Pension changes: Who really benefits?
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The Budget announced a few changes to the treatment of pensions. Read our Spring Budget 2023 uncovered.
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Welcome news for carried interest
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The Budget included a measure that will allow UK resident investment managers to choose to accelerate their tax liabilities. This will enable them to align their timing with other jurisdictions. We explain the background to this move, and its benefits.
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More R&D changes
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There were two key R&D measures: an additional tax relief for R&D intensive SMEs and a delay to overseas expenditure relief restrictions. Read our Spring Budget 2023 uncovered
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A boon for commercial property investors?
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The Spring 2023 Budget was short on big announcements, but the key measure was a move to ‘full expensing’ for capital expenditure incurred from 1 April.
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A catch up with… technology
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We spoke to three leaders from three different-facing technology businesses to bring you their perspectives and insight on the industry, taking an inside look at the market.
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Spring Budget 2023
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Our guide analyses the most significant tax announcements and explains how the measures announced are likely to impact taxpayers.
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Capital Quarter: Autumn 2021
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Welcome to September’s issue of Capital Quarter our newsletter for listed businesses and their advisors.
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Taxation of share awards
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Our Head of Tax, Chris Riley highlights some frequent factors that can provoke some issues. Most listed companies will provide some form of share-based remuneration to directors and key management. I don’t need to emphasise that they’re a tried and trusted way to…
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Green shoots of recovery after COVID-19
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The UK primary markets had a positive start to 2021, with investors placing a keen focus on the vaccination rates, as well as the UK government’s road map to ‘normality’.
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Restoring public trust in audit and corporate governance
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After a negative response to high-profile corporate failures, the Government have taken action.
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Looking to raise capital?
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In this article we take a look at US SPAC transactions in rather more detail.
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Understanding derivatives and their challenges
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Using derivatives efficiently can be complex. In the following article we shed some light on the matter and explain how to account for them under IFRS.
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Equity incentivisation – what are your choices?
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To keep up with your competitors in payment services, you want to attract and retain the best talent in the sector. Share options and other forms of equity incentivisation can play a key part.
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Cash flow pressures drives over 60% rise in insolvencies
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Insolvency figures released today for October 2021 by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 63% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same month last year (1,405 in September 2021 and 864 in October 2020).
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PKF tax experts shortlisted for two awards
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We are proud to announce that Shona Barker and Rosanna Morgan from our tax team have been shortlisted in the 2021 Accounting Excellence Awards. For over a decade, the Accounting Excellence Awards have recognised the most innovative, ambitious and successful accounting firms, individuals,…
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Post Brexit dispatches – A taxing time for brokers
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In the second of a series of regular articles for Insurance Age, our Tax team looks at the impact of Brexit on UK insurance brokers. This time, we look at the challenge of locating senior employees in branches in the EU. The initial…
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Tax Talk: September 2021
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Our regular Tax Talk newsletters provide the latest news, insight and analysis on tax related matters, covering both corporate and personal taxation issues.
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Tax Talk: Changes to basis period
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Many businesses will be affected by an HMRC proposal to bring basis periods in line with the tax year.