From the start of the next financial year (6 April 2016) the state pension will transform into a flat rate structure. This is a significant change, affecting everyone who reaches state pension age on or after the said date. The new rules require at least 10 years of full contributions for any of the flat […]
Chichester Half Marathon – The Works Trophy Sponsored by Evans Weir – Get involved! We are delighted to announce that we will once again be throwing our support behind the Chichester Half Marathon, which takes place on 11th October 2015. However, this year we have worked with Children on the Edge to come up with […]
Children on the Edge – our Charity Neighbours For those of you that are regular visitors to the Chichester office, you will know that we share our offices in The Victoria with Children on the Edge, a small charity that packs a big punch. Several clients have asked us about their work and as they […]
We have watched events in the grocery sector in April with interest as we can all learn something from the very public battles which are taking place. The month started with news that Aldi had leapfrogged Waitrose to be the 6th biggest supermarket by market share, continuing the discounters dilution of the ‘Big 4’s’ dominance, […]
Have we just witnessed the first of 2 or 3 budgets in 2015? With an election looming there is every chance a change in lead party or an incoming minority Government will result in at least one further budget between now and the end of the year, more if we have to run the election […]
Small business owners should be aware that RTI penalties for companies with less than 50 employees kicked in from March 2015. RTI has now been in existence for a few years, gradually rolling out to businesses of all sizes and now that the system is fully implemented, the final part of the jigsaw is being […]
Auto Enrolment – obligation again! We are aware that The Pensions Regulator has recently started contacting smaller companies notifying them of their staging date and asking them to nominate a contact for future communications regarding Auto Enrolment. A sample letter is shown here >> Auto Enrolment obligation is a legal policy and failure to respond […]
In 2014 the rules around provision of certain legal services changed… The body that oversees accountancy practices, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) became a regulator and licensing authority, meaning consumers looking for probate services are now able to use appropriately qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountants as an alternative to traditional providers. […]
In recent months we have mentioned our new partnership with bookkeeping software solution Kashflow and with a growing number of clients signing up or already using the system we thought it was about time to lift the lid on the product to help you understand how it can benefit your business. Over the next few […]
Whilst we may be wiping our brow and breathing a sigh of relief that January is done and dusted and the tax return deadline has passed, it is worth keeping in mind what the implications are of missing the deadline – if only to keep ones eye on the ball for January 2016…! So we […]
What Can We Look Forward To in 2015? It has taken me a few weeks to sit down and pen my thoughts for the 2015 changes as like many of you have voiced in recent days, I too started the New Year with that feeling of ‘here we go again’. For those in the accountancy […]
A statement for the people Tony Jadzevics, Director at Evans Weir gives his thoughts on the 2014 Autumn Statement. This year you will notice that our autumn statement round up has come out a little later than others. The reason for this is because we wanted to spend some time going through the fine detail […]