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Budget plan to increase national insurance contributions reversed
Plans to increase national insurance contributions for the self-employed, as announced in the Spring Budget last week, have been dropped. Chancellor Philip Hammond has told MPs in a…
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Investors’ Relief
Today represents the first anniversary of the introduction of Investors’ relief (IR). Where available, IR enables investors to enjoy a 10% rate of capital gains tax on disposal…
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Budget 2017 – What Planet is the Chancellor on?
We invite you to join us for a breakfast seminar on Thursday 9 March at 8am until 9.30am. This will be an ideal opportunity to hear from and…
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Salary Sacrifice changes from April 2017 – what do employers need to do?
What is salary sacrifice? Many employers give staff the option to swap a part of their wage in return for a non-cash benefit. As a result of having…
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Magma appoints two new Tax Partners
Following its recent merger with Leicester-based Clear & Lane earlier this week, Magma are delighted to announce the appointment of Jon Kicks and David Buck as Tax Partners.…
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Magma announce merger with Clear & Lane
We are pleased to announce that Clear & Lane Chartered Accountants have joined forces with Magma Chartered Accountants, to form a leading regional provider of accountancy and advisory…
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Apprenticeship Levy
The Apprenticeship Levy will be introduced from April 2017. This new deduction is for investment into apprenticeships at 0.5% of the annual pay bill. Will this affect you?…
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Minimum Wage Rates (NMW) from 1 April 2017
The national minimum wage rates from 1 April 2017 will be: Hourly rate for those aged 25 and over will be £7.50 Hourly rate for those aged 21,…
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Which Legal Structure?
The legal structure you choose for your business is one of the most important decisions you will make in the start-up process. There are generally four basic types…