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Brexit – new social security rules for employers and employees
15.01.21 / Insight posted in ArticlesFor businesses seconding or planning to send employees to work temporarily in the EU, the feasibility of transfers will often be driven by costs related to social security, state pension and benefits entitlements, alongside how best to minimise the risks of getting the related cross-border compliance wrong. Discussions leading up to the UK-EU new trade…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Brexit – what next?
15.01.21 / Insight posted inThe UK has finally secured a deal with the EU27 mapping out how the UK and EU will trade together. There are many complex issues that will affect businesses in different ways and our experts know every aspect inside out. What does the deal mean for your business? Brexit Impact Specialist Paul Samrah provides a…
READ MOREMental health first aiders: how they can help
14.01.21 / Insight posted in ArticlesOur wellbeing framework is designed to enable our people to reach their full potential. This includes developing trained mental health first aiders in all of our offices. In this video, Karen Wardell, Partner at our Romford office and Mental Health First aider explains what is involved and how our people are supported. We hope that…
READ MOREPost-Brexit opportunities for UK businesses
13.01.21 / Insight posted in ArticlesOver the past four years, much has been written about the negative impact that Brexit will have on UK businesses. However, there is plenty to look forward to so it is important to consider the positive opportunities that have emerged with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement now signed. There are of course significant new challenges…
READ MOREMoore Kingston Smith and David Reviews: weekly update from ad world – 11 January 2021
11.01.21 / Insight posted in ArticlesThis week’s video features our guest speaker, Paul Watts, Co-Founder & Film Editor of The Quarry. Paul catches up with Graham Tyler, Partner, Moore Kingston Smith and Jason Stone, Editor & Co-writer, David Reviews, to discuss how he has found the last nine months of the pandemic and how he has adapted to remote working…
READ MOREWithholding taxes for corporate groups after the end of the Brexit transition period
07.01.21 / Insight posted in ArticlesFollowing the end of the Brexit transition period, companies no longer have the benefit of automatic exemption from withholding taxes on payments between the UK and EU member states on dividends, interest and royalties under the EU Interest and Royalties Directive. For payments made from UK companies to associated companies in EU member states, there…
READ MOREBrexit agreement finally reached – key points summarised
06.01.21 / Insight posted in MKS NewsJust a matter of days before the transition agreement expired at the end of 2020, a ‘Trading & Co-operation Agreement’ (TCA) was reached between the UK government and the European Commission. The agreement will govern the UK/EU economic and trading relationship into the future. The complete document runs to over 1,200 pages, so we have…
READ MORECharity Governance Code update – December 2020
17.12.20 / Insight posted in ArticlesFollowing the conclusion of the Charity Governance Code consultation earlier in 2020, the Steering Group has issued an updated version of the Code in December 2020. The ’Foundation and Seven Key Principles’ framework remain unchanged, but as signposted during the consultation exercise, two of the principles have been updated with one being significantly altered from…
READ MOREMoore Kingston Smith Financial Advisers: Winter 2020 Bulletin
16.12.20 / Insight posted in ArticlesThere are good reasons to be optimistic as we end a very challenging 2020 and look forward to 2021: the recent news of a comprehensive vaccination programme for the UK and equivalent programmes globally; the furlough scheme’s extension to March 2021; and global markets have rewarded investors despite the market volatility and dip in the…
READ MORECreative sector tax reliefs
15.12.20 / Insight posted in ArticlesTV and animation production Tax relief for high end television and animation production is one of a number of tax reliefs for the creative sector. These are are intended to help support technological innovation and ensure that companies working in highly creative industries continue to contribute to the UK’s economic growth and to British culture.…
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