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Menzies
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The government is also increasing the minimum wages for Under 18s and Apprentices to £7.55 A key theme of today’s budget was “Invest, Invest, Invest!” with the intention of driving economic growth. From April 2025 the National Living Wage will increase to £12.21
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JANUARY 15, 2025
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DECEMBER 19, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. By 2030, non-domestic minimum expected energy standards (MEES) will require all non-domestic private rented properties to have an EPC level of at least level B, with an EPC level C rating required by 2027, to meet the governments criteria of achieving net zero by 2050.
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CPA Practice
JUNE 18, 2025
Rohini has a Masters of Finance from the London School of Economics, and a Chartered Accountant certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Governing Board, and the addition of John Kmetz and appointment of Rob Pruitt as vice-chair to the Forvis Mazars Global Network Board.
Menzies
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. By keeping fuel duty steady, the Government has shown awareness of the sector’s reliance on stable fuel pricing. The recent Budget has painted a mixed picture for the Transport and Logistics sector.
Menzies
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. If you already have a government gateway account, you will use the same account, alternatively you can ask your advisers to prepare and submit the application for you. That guide is a useful start point for anyone needing to account for VAT for the first time.
Menzies
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. HMRC Recruitment Drive The Government has confirmed that 5,000 new HMRC compliance officers will be recruited, with the first 200 of these starting in November. This is expected to cost £1.4 billion over 5 years and raise £2.7 billion by 2029/30.
Menzies
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have become a significant focus for companies, regulators, and investors. The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are at the forefront of this shift.
Menzies
JANUARY 7, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The government has committed to extending to include assets purchased for leasing when fiscal conditions allow. With the cost of living going up and businesses feeling the pinch, it is more important than ever for tax relief to be maximised where possible.
Menzies
MARCH 26, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Overview The Government has announced a series of policy and funding reforms aimed at increasing housebuilding and strengthening skills within the construction sector, in a bid to support economic growth and meet long-term infrastructure demands. billion to the economy.
Menzies
MARCH 26, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Overview The Government has announced a series of policy and funding reforms aimed at increasing housebuilding and strengthening skills within the construction sector, in a bid to support economic growth and meet long-term infrastructure demands. billion to the economy.
Menzies
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. As the government seeks to finance its ambitious social welfare programs and public sector salaries, care homes may be subjected to higher business taxes and payroll taxes.
Menzies
MARCH 3, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. So why is a forensic accountant commenting? There was much confusion and ambiguity as to precisely what the Government meant by working people. This is where my forensic accounting brain went into overdrive. Remember that? Revenue or cost sharing agreements.
Menzies
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. In their manifesto Labour promised not to raise income taxes, so we can reasonably expect the Government will be targeting other taxes in order to help raise funds to cover the so-called £20bn ‘black hole’. An increase to capital gains tax? When will CGT increase?
Menzies
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Investment in tech A number of tech related task forces and pilots have been announced, highlighting the Government’s intention to increase the use of tech, particularly across SMEs with the Digital Adoption Taskforce. percentage points in April 2025.
Menzies
JULY 24, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Government issued a statement at the end of April, announcing that there would be some simplifications to the Capital Goods Scheme, which governs when and how much VAT can be recovered on some types of business expenditure.
Menzies
MAY 20, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. HMRC have issued a Business Brief with the aim of tackling, what they view as, VAT avoidance in the care sector.
Menzies
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The insolvency process is governed by a hierarchy of claims, ensuring that secured creditors, unsecured creditors, and other stakeholders receive their entitlements in accordance with the legal framework.
Menzies
APRIL 29, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. In order to protect the UK tax base and given a significant number of medium sized enterprises in the UK, the government is proposing to remove the medium-sized enterprise exemption (whilst the exemption for small enterprises will be retained).
Menzies
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The most successful and progressive leaders of today are embracing ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) throughout their businesses in various forms. Also, what are some specific examples of good ESG practice that can help a hospitality business move forward?
Menzies
MAY 1, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. However, a year later when the next discussion paper on admissions, disclosures and market abuse was released, it started by confirming that: The government will no longer pursue a phased approach towards crypto legislation. Where are we now with cryptoasset regulation?
Menzies
JANUARY 17, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. They are already in legislation and include the offences of false representation, failure to disclose information, fraudulent trading, false accounting, and tax evasion. Much has been written about Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Rightly so.
Menzies
JUNE 16, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Other essential actions are: Conduct a Gap Analysis: Perform a detailed assessment of existing infrastructure, governance, and client agreements against the specific requirements outlined in CP25/14.
Going Concern
MAY 6, 2025
With all the talk about the accountant shortage, you wouldn’t expect accountants and bookkeepers to be in the Most Common Occupations column yet here they are. Accountants & Bookkeepers 420,400 442,800 22,400 5.3% Accountants & Bookkeepers 420,400 442,800 22,400 5.3% said Rawnsley. Despite growth of 5.3%
Menzies
MARCH 6, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Chancellor has committed to one major fiscal event a year in order to give families and businesses stability and certainty on upcoming tax and spending changes and, in turn, to support the governments growth mission.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Employees that have chosen to accept the offer and resign will still get paid through September.
Menzies
MARCH 6, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Government should extend the increased SDLT thresholds beyond 31 March to support the housing market. The Government should review the minimum salary requirement for visas and set this at a more reasonable level, so firms can retain international graduates.
Menzies
MARCH 6, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Retailers welcome the governments focus on growth, but are grappling with rising costs. Retailers support the governments emphasis on growth, especially its call for faster planning decisions and the establishment of Skills England to enhance skills and training.
Menzies
MARCH 26, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Labour Government have confirmed their backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport which will be welcome to the travel and tourism industry. Overview As we expected, todays Spring Statement brought few surprises Hospitality & Leisure sector.
Menzies
JULY 14, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. With it, the government has introduced a short-lived but potentially powerful concession – the Temporary Repatriation Facility (TRF).
Menzies
DECEMBER 23, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Manufacturers should prepare to adapt their strategies to account for potential tariffs and shifts in trade relationships. The sector must also contend with pressures due to the growing importance around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance.
Menzies
MARCH 6, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The financial services sector needs regulatory reform to drive innovation. Ahead of the Spring Forecast, we highlight key priorities, including crypto regulation, pension reforms, and measures to ease tax burdens on businesses.
Menzies
MARCH 6, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. That said, the Government has not ruled out any new announcements, so we may still see new tax rules being implemented this year. Growth The Government is committed to stimulating growth in the economy.
Menzies
JUNE 24, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. However the government has indicated that employers will be able to ensure the employee is a good fit for the job by establishing statutory probationary periods or Qualify Periods during which there will be a modified light touch dismissal procedure in place.
Menzies
JULY 3, 2025
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The UK Government department Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has announced that new UK Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules for all obligated UK organisations that import or supply packaging.
Going Concern
MAY 30, 2023
FT dropped this over the weekend : Candidate numbers for US accountancy exams drop to lowest in 17 years New figures from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed the shortage of CPA candidates that has plagued the profession in recent years worsened in 2022, dashing hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic.
Going Concern
APRIL 25, 2024
But not accountants. Reports FT: KPMG has revoked job offers to some foreign graduates in the UK after the government tightened visa rules for overseas workers in an effort to cut record immigration.
Going Concern
JULY 29, 2024
India Today explains why US firms love hiring accountants in India : Consequently, American firms are increasingly turning to other countries to fill the gap, particularly eyeing India for its highly skilled accounting professionals. … In essence, the US accounting crisis presents a unique opportunity for Indian accountants.
Menzies
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The update will also bolster the country’s influence in the global legal landscape, where English law governs £250 billion of mergers and acquisitions and 40% of corporate arbitrations.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Accounting department has record year at annual Meet the Firms event [ St. Who says interest in accounting is down these days! The figure includes salary, car allowances and bonuses, and points to what Chartered Accountants Ireland said was the “continued strong earning prospects for chartered accountants”.
Menzies
JUNE 24, 2022
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Last week, the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was introduced to parliament and the Government published a document, setting out the issues facing Northern Ireland and how the Bill will seek to resolve them.
Going Concern
OCTOBER 17, 2022
It appears all of this (alleged) behavior stems from the accountant not wanting to lose her clients and lashing out at them when they tried to call things quits. ” The client was a bakery that ran into problems when they tried to switch to a different accountant. .”
Going Concern
MAY 3, 2024
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. Treasury has today released two consultation papers on the adequacy of current settings.
Menzies
JULY 29, 2023
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) is a regime where large companies / groups are required to appoint an individual to act as their SAO and the SAO must certify each year whether there are “appropriate tax accounting arrangements” in place. What is the SAO?
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