The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, sets out her plans for planning system reform in her first major speech today. You can see her 7 point plan here.
Planning System Reform
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A New Partner at Bates Weston
The Bates Weston Partners are pleased to announce that Sean Douglass has become a Partner in the firm.
Autumn Statement 2023
The headlines from the Autumn Statement 2023 and a more detailed summary. Covers National Insurance, Capital allowances, Business rates and R & D.
Corporation Tax – reducing business taxation in the Autumn Statement?
Will the Chancellor use Corporation Tax measures in reducing business taxation in the Autumn Statement? He could reduce the rate of Corporation Tax, extend the Corporation Tax Bands and/or extend full expensing? Craig Simpson, Tax Partner at Bates Weston gives his views.
Capital Gains Tax hike on the way?
Should you consider accelerating your business disposal to capture the current rates of Capital Gains Tax?
5 A Side Football Success
Thank you to Chevin Homes for organising this friendly 5 A Side Football Tournament. Great fun and a bonus that the Bates Weston team won.
25 Year Long Service Award
Today we are celebrating a 25 year long service award for our Senior Receptionist, Michelle Weston. Congratulations and thank you Michelle.
Changes in the way taxable business profits are calculated
If you are a sole trader or partnership and your accounting year end is not 31 March or 5 April, you are going to be affected by a change in the way taxable business profits are calculated for a tax year.
Embracing Making Tax Digital
How keen is the UK, in general, to embrace HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative? Are we lagging behind other countries in adopting a digital system and have we gone far enough to digitise all business processes, rather than just the integration with the tax system?
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