Partnerships were common in many professional businesses where regulations prohibited them from becoming limited companies. The salaried partner was a “stepping stone” to becoming an equity partner, delivering partner status and receiving a salary rather than a profit...
R & D tax credits can be worth up to 230% of the money you have invested in eligible R & D this year and what’s more, you can claim R & D relief on expenditure that’s up to three years old. If you can answer yes to all three of the following questions you...
We all know the importance of a healthy cashflow, but controlling it relies heavily on having a robust cashflow forecast that is regularly updated and reviewed. With your forecasts in place, to tightly control the flow of cash you will need to: Invoice; accurately,...
Historically most of the tax advantages from share incentives were targeted at larger companies. The exception, designed for smaller companies, was the EMI (Enterprise Management Incentive) scheme. The usefulness of EMI was drastically reduced in 2008 with the...
There are several common exit routes for a typical owner managed company. Either the business is passed on to children, sold on to a third party or sold out to its management team or other existing shareholders. Impending retirement often focusses attention on exit...
