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By John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
In June, Woking Squash Rackets Club of which I am a member, held a 24-hour squash marathon to raise much-needed funds for Woking Hospice and we recently met with Louise Weedon of the Hospice to hand over a cheque for £7,500.
by John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
In April 2011, many important changes were made to the operation of the PAYE system. Below I’ve detailed some of the most significant developments.
by John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
The government recently published its response to the consultation on phasing out the Default Retirement Age (DRA). Fulfilling a pledge in the coalition agreement, the government has announced that, from October 2011, employers will no longer be able to force staff to retire at 65.
Following the recent budget, we have put together a handy pocket-size tax reference card.
by John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
The Chancellor promised that the 2011 Budget would be aimed at creating the right conditions for economic recovery.
by John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
The coalition government has taken the new and welcome step of publishing draft clauses for this year’s Finance Act.
by John Hughes, Tax Partner (pictured)
The upper limit on the amount of savers’ money that is safeguarded should a bank or building society collapse
has risen from £50,000 to £85,000.
by John Hughes, CEO, Web Financial Services
Ross Butters and I were invited to attend a national conference at Celtic Manor on 30 November hosted by Standard Life, the theme of the event being “Forward Thinking”.
by Tim Adams, Partner, Barlow Robbins (pictured)
Ross Butters of Web Financial Services, was the guest of Standard Life Head of Platform Sales, Steve Sands, at the recent Aberdeen UK Platform Awards.
Surrey financial services group, the Bourne Group, joined the recent CHASE Let’s Lunch fundraising initiative by holding a lunch and raffle at its offices in Gomshall. The lunch was a great success with close to 100 attendees and raising £3,000 for the vital work that CHASE does with life-limited children across Surrey, Sussex and South West London.
The Bourne Group is supporting the CHASE hospice care for children Let's Lunch initiative by holding a fundraising lunch on Wednesday 24 March.
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By David Grant, Management Accountant (pictured)
Here’s a question for you: How much does your business make in a year? Hopefully this is an easy question to answer. How about how much does it make every December? A bit harder I would imagine. Finally, on average, how much does your business make every day in January?
The 2009 budget included a number of very important taxation changes which could mean that, not only will you be faced with paying more income tax, but which could also have a potential impact on your plans for retirement.
If your total income in 2009/10 exceeds £150,000 (or indeed, if this was the case in the two preceding tax years), or if you anticipate your total income in 2010/11 tax year will be more than £100,000, then it is possible you will be affected, so please read on...
Continuing its tradition of involvement in and support of the local community, The Bourne Group is pleased to announce
its sponsorship of a team from Woking Squash Club, which is taking part in this year’s Surrey County Squash League. In fact,
The Bourne Group’s own Commercial Director, John Hughes, plays at number one for the team, which is currently ranked
top of its division after three matches.
The Bourne Group of Companies is made up of four businesses, including Brewers, and provides integrated financial and consultancy services to both individuals and privately-owned companies.
Below are highlights of the Chancellor's Pre Budget Report released yesterday. For further details, please visit the resource section of our website by clicking here.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced that stamp duty land tax will not apply to purchases of residential property of £175,000 or less.
Trees for Life recently sent us a certificate as a thank you for our corporate donation, which sponsored the planting of a grove of 90 trees.
Around 80,000 business owners and investors will benefit from a new capital gains tax "entrepreneurs' relief", the chancellor Alistair Darling told MPs today.
25 October 2007
Detractors of the government proposal to abolish taper
relief on capital gains tax were provided with a sliver of hope today, when the Chancellor repeatedly refused to rule out a policy u-turn.
In his recent pre-budget report the Chancellor announced major changes to various taxes which could heavily impact on individuals and businesses. Below are details of the proposed changes which we feel will be of particular interest to our clients, many of which relate to transactions taking place on
or after 6 April 2006.
As you may know, significant changes to the Capital Allowance rules were announced in the 2007 Budget, and are expected to come into effect in April 2008, as part of the Finance Bill.
At Brewers, we certainly don’t believe in all work and no play. We have a lively social calendar for all our team members and often our customers too.
As part of the Bourne Group, we join in the fun on Bourne Group social activities and outings, with regular evenings out, giving everyone a chance to get together and usually round off the evening with a good meal.
Here’s more about some of our recent and forthcoming activities.
If you want to improve your profitability you need to measure employee performance regularly, using effective standards of measurement.
Businesses are still waiting to see practical results from
the Government's better regulation initiatives, claims the Institute of Directors (IoD). According to their dossier of
case studies, administrative burdens associated with issues such as employment law, environmental rules and the anti-money laundering regime are still the bane of many business owners' lives.
A NINO is used to record all National Insurance contributions paid into an employee’s account. Those contributions are then used to determine the individual’s benefit entitlement.
Business leaders risk paying fines because they’re not aware of penalties imposed for late or incorrect tax forms, according to research by the Tenon Forum.