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Deal alert: Critical Metals Plc
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We have supported Critical Metals Plc on its acquisition of Madini Occidental Ltd and re-admission to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
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PKF appointed Administrators of Gloucestershire Credit Union Limited
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James Sleight and Peter Hart have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Gloucestershire Credit Union Limited.
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Global Mobility: Workplace Pension
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We outline an employer’s obligations when looking at Workplace Pensions, and what the limit is on an employee’s tax relief
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Gloucestershire Credit Union Limited – In Administration (“GCUL”)
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Administrators appointed at Gloucestershire Credit Union Limited James Sleight and Peter Hart of PKF GM have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Gloucestershire Credit Union, whose membership extended to residents and employees based within Gloucestershire County Council. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has also declared the credit union in default, which means that…
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PKF appoints new Capital Markets partner
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PKF’s thriving Capital Markets practice has appointed Dan Hutson to the team as an Audit Partner.
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Tax Talk: August 2020
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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. In this edition, we look at: Blue light Inheritance Tax Digital publications – change in VAT treatment Optional Remuneration
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Tax Talk: Optional Remuneration
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From 6 April 2017 the taxation of cash or benefit agreements changed but speaking with clients it is clear that these rules are often not fully understood, or worse that employers are unaware of the new rules entirely! In general terms, if an…
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Tax Talk: Digital publications – change in VAT treatment
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The government-backed change in the VAT treatment of certain digital publications from standard to zero rated has been brought forward from 1 December 2020 to 1 May 2020. A recent ruling in the Upper Tribunal could open the door to publishers of digital…
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Deal alert: Truspine Technologies
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Admission to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market TruSpine is a medical device company in the spinal device market. The company is developing disruptive technologies for use in the spinal stabilisation market, commencing with the following three devices: Cervi-LOK – for…
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Capital Quarter Summer 2020: Using accounting estimates
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Some financial statement items cannot be measured precisely but can only be estimated. This is called an accounting estimate. These accounting estimates come in all shapes and sizes and the overarching goal can vary between forecasting the outcome of an event to estimating…
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Capital Quarter Summer 2020: Changes to HMRC reporting regulations
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The government has introduced a number of measures over the past few years to improve compliance and behaviour by UK businesses in relation to taxation. Chris Riley looks at three such initiatives. Finance teams have had to get used to more onerous compliance…
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Capital Quarter Summer 2020: The future of the Aquis Stock Exchange
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The 4 March 2020 saw the long awaited takeover of NEX by Aquis Exchange PLC (approved by the FCA) and rebranded as AQSE (Aquis Stock Exchange). Since the acquisition, PKF has acted as Reporting Accountant for the first two listings on the AQSE,…
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Capital Quarter Summer 2020: The impact of the new carbon framework on business
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We take a high-level look at and summarises the changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code, effective from 1 January 2019.
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Capital Quarter Summer 2020: Market Analysis: What’s been happening on the stock market?
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There continues to be a low number of issues on both AIM and the Main Market. This is reflected in the 6 months leading to 30 June 2020, with only 30 new issues compared to 43 in the same period in 2019. Similarly,…
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Deal alert: i3 Energy plc
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Acquisition and re-admission to trading on AIM i3 Energy plc is an independent oil and gas company with exploration in the UK. Its strategy is to focus on the development of discoveries located close to existing infrastructure and delineation appraisal drilling of prior…
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Capital Quarter: Summer 2020
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Welcome to the Summer 2020 edition of Capital Quarter – our newsletter for listed businesses and their advisors. In this edition of Capital Quarter Joe Baulf takes a look at the pulse of the changing Aquis Stock Exchange, which on the 4 March…
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Brexit – is your insurance business ready?
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The critical moment is approaching. From 1 January 2021, only an EU regulated insurance carrier or intermediary may undertake EU insurance work. It is perhaps surprising that a number of companies are not yet ready for the effects of Brexit. In the Lloyd’s…
