Top tips: what could a four-day working week mean for your business?
The world’s largest trial of the four-day working week came to an end in February 2023. Out of the 61 companies in the six-month trial, more than 90% have decided to continue, with 18 making it permanent. The findings are being used to urge politicians to give all workers a 32-hour week. In our recent…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Research and development (R&D) tax – how is the regime changing?
In this session, our experts discussed how the upcoming changes to the R&D tax regime will affect businesses. There is beneficial action you can take now including changing your year end to ensure you maximise the period you can claim for under the current regime and looking at your overseas expenditure. Read our experts top…
READ MOREWebinar recording: 2022 – a turbulent year. What next?
In this session, our panel discussed some of the changes brought about by an unstable year due to many factors. They also looked at what could be in store for 2023 and highlighted the areas where we are advising clients to take extra caution or plan to avoid being affected by further changes to legislation…
READ MORETop tips: considering an employee ownership trust (EOT) as an exit strategy for your business?
Employee ownership trusts (EOT) have become an attractive exit option. They provide an alternative to a third-party sale and allow a majority stake to be transferred to the employees. Given the rapidly changing tax landscape, a tax-free sale to an EOT is interesting to many entrepreneurial business owners. However, the process involves considerable organisational change…
READ MOREWebinar recording: considering an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) as an exit strategy for your business? Here’s what you need to know
In this interactive session our panel discussed: The conditions which must be met to achieve 0% capital gains tax The tangible benefits of selling to an employee ownership trust and how they can be shared with employees The tax difference in selling to an onshore or offshore trust Share obligations to employees leaving and joining…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Enterprise Series – What does the UK economic outlook mean for my business?
This session started by delving into some of the events in other economies and how they affect or indicate what’s to come in the UK. Peter Doherty of Arbuthnot Latham looked at the market’s reaction to the mini-budget, and what they need to see before confidence can be restored. Peter also looked forward at some…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Selling your business? Here are your options
In an interesting panel discussion, our experts discussed the current economic climate and if it’s a good time to sell. They also spoke about the types of deal structure that they’re seeing and the options available to business owners. Nick Blundell covered the tax aspects, touching on capital gains tax, management buyouts and employee ownership trusts.…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Is your business really protected against cyber-attacks?
In this session, we discussed the main cyber vulnerabilities businesses are currently facing, and how cyber insurance can help protect your operations. We explained what insurers are asking for such as employee training, encryption and system security, but also how obtaining the government-backed scheme Cyber Essentials certification can be a critical step in mitigating the…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Economic update: the biggest questions facing investors today
So what are the mega trends affecting global financial markets that investors are watching? They are certainly looking closely at the possibility of a recession in the United States and wondering if China’s zero COVID policy could put their economy on the back foot. In this session Gregory explained some of the indicators that he…
READ MOREWebinar recording: Electric Car Salary Sacrifice: a tax efficient benefit for you and your people
In this webinar our tax and people experts discussed how supplying an electric car under a salary sacrifice arrangement for your people is an extremely effective way to attract and retain employees and obtain cost savings at the same time. Rob Wentworth-James, Corporate Sales Director at Fleet Alliance explained how a salary sacrifice arrangement provides…
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