Insights
The latest knowledge, ideas
and experiences driving our work
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Chancellor announces further u-turns on Mini Budget
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Today, the Chancellor announced an almost complete reversal of the policies unveiled as part of the original Mini Budget on 23 September.
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Directors advised to act now as economic climate drives increase in insolvencies
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Leading restructuring and insolvency professional Oliver Collinge from PKF GM in Leeds explains why economic climate drives increase in insolvencies.
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Government announces Corporation Tax u-turn
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The Government has announced that the rate of Corporation Tax will increase to 25% from 1 April 2023.
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US listing – is it for you?
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Around a quarter of companies listed in the UK are dual listed. We explain the advantages and what is involved.
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CapitalQuarter: Autumn 2022
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Welcome to October’s issue of Capital Quarter – our newsletter for listed businesses and their advisors.
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VAT: how hard can it be? (Quite hard, it turns out)
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Trying to recover VAT incurred on legal and professional fees? If you want to steer clear of the courts, act early and seek professional advice.
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Rising up
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We are now the 7th ranked auditor of Total UK Stock Market Clients according to Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide.
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PKF becomes carbon neutral
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We are proud to have become a carbon neutral organisation. This follows an environmental assessment of our offices, which helped us to better understand the areas in which we follow good practice and supported us in identifying areas for improvement. The analysis also…
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What insolvency option is right for my company?
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An insolvency process is a serious step to take, and a stressful thing to contemplate. But if you take advice early, your range of options will be much greater, as will the chances of rescuing your business. Insolvency procedures fall into two broad…
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PKF makes raft of promotions
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PKF Littlejohn has announced a number of promotions across its Capital Markets, Financial Services and Not for Profit teams. Joseph Baulf, Adam Humphreys and Tom Seaman will be made Partners. In addition, John Black, Andrew Dawson, Tim Harris and Natalie Moore have been…
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Enhanced VAT recovery for UK financial services firms supplying EU customers
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In an address to Parliament on 9 November 2020, the Chancellor confirmed that the government will “…. make sure UK financial services exports to the EU remain competitive” and “will treat those exports the same as we do for other countries. This means…
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Escaping the Financial Crime Pandemic
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The financial crime landscape as we emerge from Covid is looking far worse than that following the financial crisis of 2008.
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Tougher regulations on connected party pre-packs to take effect
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New rules apply to all Administration appointments that commence from 30 April 2021 Draft legislation published in February 2021 entitled Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 has passed through Parliament and will apply to all Administration appointments that commence…
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Insolvency statistics defy gravity again, but for how long?
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Insolvency figures released today* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 20% drop in corporate insolvencies compared to March last year, and a 37% drop compared to March 2019.
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Rebrand and expansion hails new chapter for PKF Geoffrey Martin
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From now on PKF Geoffrey Martin will be known simply as PKF GM,
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The Financial Assistance Scheme
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Where redundancies are contemplated and the following criteria are met, the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) will agree to make the payments on the employer’s behalf subject to having first agreed on a repayment plan for the aggregate liability.
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My cash flow is under pressure
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We explain below some of the steps you should consider to deal with cash flow pressure. Contact us for an in-confidence discussion about your situation to find out how we can help.
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Contentious insolvency
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Our Contentious Insolvency Team specialises in pursuing recoveries in such situations. It offers the speed of action and experience that are essential in these cases.