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Self Assessment Tax Return – what are the benefits of filing this before 31 January 2024?

Self Assessment Tax Return – what are the benefits of filing this before 31 January 2024?

Date posted: 20th Sep 2023

HMRC statistics show that the majority of tax returns are filed in the two months before the deadline for filing the tax return. If you need to file…

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Car allowance payments – opportunity to save national insurance?

Car allowance payments – opportunity to save national insurance?

Date posted: 20th Sep 2023

A recent challenge at a tax tribunal could pave the way for employers and employees to save national insurance where they offer a car allowance instead of a…

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Yorkshire Shadow MPC – September 2023

Yorkshire Shadow MPC – September 2023

Date posted: 18th Sep 2023

Experts from different sectors in and around York took part in the Shadow MPC. The MPC is a partnership between Clive Owen LLP and The York Press, which…

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Research & Development (R&D) relief – A changing landscape

Research & Development (R&D) relief – A changing landscape

Date posted: 11th Sep 2023

Research and Development (R&D) is a hot topic in the tax profession at the moment, with HMRC clamping down on fraudulent claims. As a consequence of this, we…

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Durham Business Growth and Productivity Programme

Durham Business Growth and Productivity Programme

Date posted: 4th Sep 2023

A new grant funding programme has been launched for businesses located in County Durham. Funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and delivered by Business Durham in conjunction…

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Stealth Taxes – the hidden truth

Stealth Taxes – the hidden truth

Date posted: 21st Aug 2023

The term “stealth tax” is  usually used by the media or political parties (regardless of persuasion) as a term to explain how taxes can be unknowingly paid or…

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CLIVE OWEN LLP CONTINUES GROWTH WITH STUDENT RECRUITS

CLIVE OWEN LLP CONTINUES GROWTH WITH STUDENT RECRUITS

Date posted: 14th Aug 2023

Leading chartered accountants and business advisers Clive Owen LLP has recruited seven new colleagues furthering its year-on-year growth. The firm, which has offices in Darlington, York, Durham and…

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Inheritance tax – to be abolished?

Inheritance tax – to be abolished?

Date posted: 9th Aug 2023

There are rumours circulating in the press of the possible abolitshment of inheritance tax (IHT) in a bid by the Government to secure the support of wavering Conservative…

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Staff summer event – tax issues?

Staff summer event – tax issues?

Date posted: 9th Aug 2023

Employers may meet the cost of certain social events for staff without creating a tax liability. This used to be a concession but is now a statutory exemption…

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Tax-free childcare over the summer holidays

Tax-free childcare over the summer holidays

Date posted: 9th Aug 2023

Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) accounts can be used to pay for approved childcare for children aged 11 or under, or 16 if the child has a disability.  This can…

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