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Important Changes to Capital Gains Tax on homes and lettings

19th November 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Changes to Capital Gains Tax

Many think that selling their own home is tax-free. In this blog, I outline examples of when this might not be the case. Private residence and lettings relief Principal Private Residence Relief (PPRR) is a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) relief which makes the sale of a person’s home exempt from CGT if certain conditions are […]

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Filed Under: Landlord Considerations Tagged With: Taxes

Tips to Protect Savers from Pension Scams

2nd November 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Protecting savers from pension scams

Pension scams are on the increase. Last year, victims of scams lost on average £82,000 which can be devastating and can happen to even the most astute. The Pension Regulator has undertaken new research which shows that millions of pension savers are at risk of pension scams. As a result, the Regulator has decided to […]

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: Pensions

Planning for business exit

2nd October 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Doors symbolising business exit strategy

More than half of small business owners hope to leave their businesses within ten years, but three-quarters of them have no plan in place, according to a recent survey. Exit plans are necessary to secure a business owner’s financial future. But many don’t think to establish one until they’re ready to leave. People don’t build […]

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Filed Under: Shareholders and Directors

How to boost staff retention in SMEs

2nd September 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Happy employees boost staff retention

Half (50%) of employees say that they would leave an organisation that did not praise or thank them enough according to a recent survey of 900 SMEs (between 10 and 49 members of staff). A further 61% would rather work for a business that had a culture where staff were praised and thanked regularly for […]

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Filed Under: Employer Considerations

Growth through Organic Expansion

22nd July 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Growth through organic expansion

In my business growth strategies post I briefly highlighted three routes we commonly see with clients for growing their businesses. In this post I aim to explain how to grow through organic expansion to give you more information on this route. What is classified as Organic Growth? Essentially this is growth from within – it involves you […]

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: Business Growth, Organic growth

Growth through Franchising

28th June 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Growth through Franchising

In my business growth strategies post I briefly highlighted three routes we commonly see with clients for growing their businesses. In this post I aim to explain how to grow through using the franchising model to give you more information on this route. What is franchising? Franchising is what is called a structured-format business model and involves […]

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: Business Growth, Franchising

Growth through Acquisition

31st May 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Business Growth through Acquisition

In my business growth strategies post I briefly highlighted three routes we commonly see with clients for growing their businesses. In this post I aim to explain how to grow through acquisition and give you some deeper context to this route before you choose it. Why choose growth through acquisition? There are some compelling reasons […]

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: Acquisition, Business Growth

Cryptoassets – do I need to pay tax?

25th April 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Cryptoassets | Clifford Towers Accountants

Cryptoassets, also known as cryptocurrencies, are cryptographically secured digital representations of value or contractual rights that can be transferred, stored or traded electronically. They are a relatively new type of asset that have become more prevalent in recent years. There are thousands of different types of Cryptoassets; Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin and Ethereum have all been […]

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Filed Under: Tax Advice and Tax Calculations Tagged With: Crypto currencies, PAYE

[Client Story] From corporate commute to glorious gardens

28th March 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

Clifford Towers Client - Compass Garden Designs Peter Walker

Clifford Towers’ client, Peter Walker of Compass Garden Designs, chats to us about managing client expectations, his advice for start-ups and why he swapped the constraints of the corporate world for perennial planting. Peter’s skill at transforming gardens, large or small, to truly beautiful places of sanctuary are a testament to a natural sense of […]

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Filed Under: Client Story Tagged With: Startup Business

Changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief

11th March 2019 by Simon Towers Leave a Comment

For business owners, Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) is an attractive Tax relief which can be used on the disposal of a business.  Owners of Limited companies, unincorporated businesses and even Trustees may be able to take advantage of ER. Any Capital Gain made on the disposal of a business may be taxed at a 10% rate of […]

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Filed Under: Shareholders and Directors, Tax Advice and Tax Calculations Tagged With: Entrepreneurs Relief, Taxes

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