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Tax-efficient estate planning

An estate planning strategy Your financial planning strategy should include a tax-efficient estate plan. If your estate is large it could be subject to inheritance tax (IHT). However, even if it is small, planning and a well-drafted Will can help to ensure that your assets will go to your chosen beneficiaries. IHT is currently payable

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An Introduction to the Tax System for the Self Employed

Registering with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) If you start working for yourself, you must register with HMRC within the first three full months of self employment. Otherwise you may be liable to penalty of £100. There are three ways that you can register: Online – www.hmrc.gov.uk and follow links to self–employed Register for Self

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Maintaining good financial control

In any new business, retaining good financial control is vital. Achieving it involves: Deciding which areas you need to monitor and how frequently Generating the numbers quickly and accurately Sharing the results with everyone who needs to know them Interpreting the numbers correctly Taking appropriate and timely action based on your interpretations

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New HMRC Campaign on second homes

Economy built on innovation

I’VE written here before about the opportunities afforded by the tax allowances introduced by HMRC on research and development, and the benefits businesses can get from investigating and utilising them. The idea of ‘R&D’ immediately brings to mind an image of clever scientists in long white lab coats, developing products and processes of the highest

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Techtalk – Telecoms the key to the Cloud?

This month Paul Holborow, Head of IT Services at RMT Technology, looks at the part played by having the right telecoms infrastructure in place in unlocking access to cloud services. There is a lot of talk at the moment about Cloud services, most of it by people trying to sell cloud services. But before you

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Limited Liability Partnerships

An LLP is a form of legal business entity that gives the benefits of limited liability but allows its members the flexibility of organising their internal structure as a traditional partnership.  They are intended for businesses which carry on a trade or profession, and are particularly attractive to larger professional partnerships. LLPs are in law

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Should You Form a Limited Company?

Recent tax changes have made it even more important to consider carefully, when running a business, whether it is best to trade as: Sole trader – an individual Partnership – two or more individuals or companies Limited liability partnership Limited company We are often asked, ‘Should I form a Limited Company?’ The reality is that

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Insuring your Business

Although most businesspeople understand the need for insurance, a surprising number of businesses are uninsured, under-insured, or insured with out-of date-policies. Experts usually advise that your planning should centre on insuring for a catastrophe. You should therefore check that your insurance for fire, loss of profits, employers’ liability, public liability, and product liability is correctly

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RMT Accountants funds new St Oswald’s milk kitchen

Special facilities dedicated to preparing feeds for babies and young children are set to be built at St Oswald’s Children and Young Adults Service thanks to a donation from a north east accountancy firm. RMT Accountants & Business Advisors are funding the creation of a new milk kitchen at St Oswald’s based in Gosforth, as

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