BUSINESS ADVICE FROM SEAN SMITH – BUSINESS DOCTOR
What makes good customer service for an early stage SME? Well firstly, I would suggest that you ditch the word good and start thinking about great: what makes great customer service? For any start-up or small to medium sized business…
MAIDSTONES SEAN TASKED WITH TURNING UNDERPERFORMING SME’S AROUND
Business Doctors, the national support service for small and medium-sized businesses, has opened a brand new operation for Tonbridge and Sevenoaks. Describing its offer as ‘somewhere in between consultancy and coaching’, the company provide hands on support to owners of…
NEW PLANNING RULES WILL HELP AND HINDER
The latest planning changes look set to offer opportunities for the owners and developers of light industrial buildings, although they also bring some uncertainty for tenants, according to experts at Ashford-based Hobbs Parker Property Consultants. In the drive to increase…
MAKING TAX DIGITAL DELAYED NOT DEAD
Despite the General Election having put the Government legislative plans on hold, Making Tax Digital hasn’t gone away, it’s more a case of simply delaying the inevitable, according to Crowe Clark Whitehill, the national audit, tax and advisory firm. If…
GETTING THE BEST FROM BREXIT
Kent companies must make their views known if the county and country are to make the best of Brexit. That was the conclusion of a seminar jointly hosted by Kent’s leading law firm, Cripps, and Canterbury Christ Church University. The…
MCBRIDES RESPONSE TO SPRING BUDGET 2017
Statement in response to today’s Spring Budget 2017 from Nick Paterno, Managing Partner at McBrides Chartered Accountants. “With two Budgets this year, today felt like the first act of a two part performance. Leading man Philip Hammond delivered his monologue…
CRIPPS SUPPORTS ADEPT IN FURTHER AQUISITION
An expanding Tunbridge Wells company has completed its third acquisition in three months with the ongoing support of local law firm Cripps. AdEPT Telecom, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of voice and data communications solutions, has bought Our…
SOUTHEAST COMPANIES MISSING OUT ON PATENTLY OBVIOUS TAX RELIEF
Despite the Chancellor proposing a further £2 billion in Research and Development (R&D) support in his Autumn Statement, specialists at national audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill, believe South East businesses are already failing to make the most…
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PROSPECT OF SLOWDOWN LEADS TO CALL FOR TAX CHANGES
With many property experts predicting prices in the South East will fall during the next six months, and industry concerns over the implications of Brexit, the team at audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill has called for cuts…
CRIPPS GAINS BREXIT BUSINESS INSIGHT
A new survey of more than 200 senior decision makers in South East businesses has given insight into their priorities in the aftermath of the EU Referendum on 23 June. A clear majority (62 per cent, rising to 72 per…
START-UP TIPS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Looking after your cash and customers are key for start-up businesses, according to business advisors at audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill. As having a great business idea isn’t a prerequisite for success, Crowe is backing Young Start-up…
PENSIONS WARNING FOR SME’S
Thousands of small businesses face costly fines as the latest pensions auto-enrolment staging phase opens, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. From June 1, companies with fewer than 30 employees have begun to be phased into the…
TAX WARNING FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS
Landlords with undeclared income from residential property lettings are being urged to get their affairs up to date or face tough penalties from HMRC. Launched in 2013 and currently without an end date, the Let Property Disclosure campaign gives landlords…
SMALL BUSINESS CHALLENGE TO DELIVER NEW WORKPLACE PENSIONS
Up to 14,000 businesses with fewer than 30 employees will be faced with the Government’s new pension rules. These smaller firms now reach their staging date to automatically enrol their employees in a workplace pension scheme. The FSB is encouraging businesses…
TAX WARNING FOR PENSIONS SPECULATORS
People planning to take advantage of changes in legislation and cash in their pension pots risk landing themselves with large tax bills, experts at DSH Financial Services are warning. Changes that came into effect on Monday (April 6) mean that…
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BUSINESS WARNED NOT TO OVERLOOK SECURITY AT CHRISTMAS
As many businesses close down for the Christmas period, Rochester security company Ward Security is warning its neighbouring business not to overlook the importance of security for their empty offices and premises. Offering advice to local businesses, Kevin Ward, Managing…
GOVERNMENT GETS TOUGH ON SERIAL TAX AVOIDERS
The Government is about to get tough on those who dodge paying tax by joining multiple avoidance schemes, DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors has warned. At the end of January, HMRC published a consultation paper, Strengthening Sanctions for Tax…
86000 SELF EMPLOYED IN KENT FACE TAX RETURN PENALTY
Kent’s 86,000 self-employed workers are facing a fine of up to £1,600 each if they fail to file their self-assessment tax return on time. With 12% of economically active people in the county aged between 16-64 years old currently registered…
TIME TO ACT OVER EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE
Businesses planning to invest in plant or machinery are being urged by DSH Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors to act swiftly to take advantage of a substantial tax break available until the end of the year. The Annual Investment Allowance…
HOW TO AVOID COSTLY ACCOUNTING ERRORS
By Craig Harman, Tax Specialist at Perrys Chartered Accountants, Tunbridge Wells Everyone makes mistakes but errors in your accounts can be time-consuming to track down, difficult to repair and can have lasting damage on your reputation. Just ask Tesco, which…
