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Claiming gift aid: What are the rules?
Most charities rely on the generosity of their donors to fund the important work they do, whether through fundraising events, sponsorship...
Does your charity need an audit?
Charities need to inspire trust. The people who support them, work for them and donate to them do so because they believe in the cause they’re...
Do you need to send a tax return?
Self-assessment is the process of reporting and paying your income tax liability to HMRC at the end of each tax year. It’s something that most...
How could online accounting benefit your business?
Once seen as a radical new concept, cloud technology is now widely used, with research by domain registry service Nominet showing that 88% of...
Teachers’ pensions: employer contributions rising to 23.68%
From September this year, schools and colleges will be required to make higher payments into teachers’ pensions, as the minimum contribution rises...
Doctors – does the tapered annual allowance affect your pension?
Most people don’t need to spend a lot of time thinking about their pension contributions while they’re working, or the complex tax rules that apply....
Corporation tax: main rate decreasing to 17% in 2020
It’s already one of the lowest rates in Europe, and corporation tax in the UK is set to decrease again next year. Having been cut from 20% to 19% in...
Accounting for charities: accounts, reports and returns
Completing a set of charity accounts and filing them each year can feel like a familiar chore for many people involved with running a charity....
Does Stamp Duty affect you?
The last thing you need as you enter retirement is the shock of discovering that you might not have the income you’d assumed, thanks to unexpected...
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