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Keeping track of pensions

by | Sep 3, 2018 | ACCA, pensions, personal finance

Pensions never seem to stand still. From the increase in state age to the growing number of schemes individuals may be enrolled in, people increasingly have a range of queries State pension ages have been undergoing changes since April 2010. These changes have seen...

ATED reliefs and filing deadlines

by | Aug 6, 2018 | ACCA, property taxation

Following on from last month’s ATED update the available reliefs are considered alongside filing deadlines. The reliefs available are: Property rental business relief Property is used in a commercial property business to generate taxable profit, or steps are being...

Insider fraud in charities

by | Jul 16, 2018 | ACCA, business issues

Study finds that poor governance and oversight within charities contributes to fraud. The aim of the Charity Commission study into insider fraud in charities was to better understand: the types of insider fraud occurring in charities the factors that make charities...

GDPR security measures

by | Jul 12, 2018 | ACCA, business issues

New guidance clarifies what are considered ‘appropriate’ measures. Guidance summarising appropriate and proportionate security measures issued by the ICO and NCSC towards the end of May recognises that ‘there is a lot of confusion as to the technical security required...

Update on option to tax

by | Jul 9, 2018 | ACCA, property taxation, VAT

Property VAT and option to tax can be a challenging area. VAT reform is never out of the news and many areas are highlighted as needing simplification. The current complexities and solutions to the most common challenges faced by businesses and advisers on property...