Opinion
27th May 2025
Business owners, directors and agents need to stay informed and compliant. From March 2024, Companies House began rolling out a significant set of reforms under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act, with further changes coming soon. We have put together a handy breakdown of what
Podcast
Series 2
In this episode, Lawson Muncaster is joined by Nici Goldsmith, Director at Haines Watts Midlands Tax Advisory, for a chat about education and ambition, the challenges involved with problem-solving, and the injustice of complexity. In this wide-ranging discussion, we also gain insight into Bitcoin
Opinion
20th May 2025
For business owners navigating corporate tax can feel like a maze. But with the right guidance, it’s possible to optimise your tax efficiency, reduce liabilities, and support your business’s long-term financial success. In this blog, we break down corporate tax planning into manageable steps, offer
Opinion
12th May 2025
Family Investment Companies (FICs) have gained significant traction in the UK in recent years as a strategic tool for wealth management, succession planning, and tax efficiency. This surge in popularity is partly due to ongoing changes in UK legislation that have made traditional trusts less
Opinion
8th May 2025
The new tax year got underway on 6 April 2025, and as with any tax year, that brought with it a raft of changes to taxation. Navigating these changes can be a minefield, and as we move into 2025/26 in earnest, you want to make sure that you are maximising the tax reliefs available and avoiding any
Publication
The aim is to facilitate wider employee ownership, albeit via an indirect holding. There are significant incentives for shareholders setting up these structures in the form of very generous tax breaks, as well as the commercial benefits such as rewarding and retaining staff who are likely to have
Opinion
29th April 2025
Running a business is full of strategic decisions, but payroll shouldn’t be a gamble. Your team is your most valuable asset, and keeping them paid accurately and on time is essential for maintaining morale and trust. Yet as your business grows, so does the complexity of payroll. New legislation,
Opinion
22nd April 2025
The end of the tax year brings a whole host of deadlines, from final payroll runs to tax submissions. One document that often slips through the cracks is the P60 form. Yet, this seemingly small piece of paperwork has some major consequences. A P60 summarises an employee’s total pay and deductions
Client Story
From the outset, these business owners had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve of ongoing business growth.
Opinion
15th April 2025
Business owners and individuals will soon be living in a fundamentally changed world when it comes to managing pensions and inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities. The move to include unused pension savings and some pension death benefits in the value of estates for IHT purposes has widened the scope of
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