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Key Points from the Autumn Budget
In the first since the General Election, Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30th October. Her statement included...
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Nov 1, 20241 min read


Employment Rights Bill (useful webinar for employers)
An Acas webinar recording on ' The Employment Rights Bill: what it means for employers ' is available to access... The webinar is...
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Oct 14, 20241 min read


Growth Guarantee Scheme
The Growth Guarantee Scheme is the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme . It is designed to support access to finance for UK smaller...
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Oct 10, 20241 min read


Congratulations to the Skipton Business Award winners!
Heather and Charlotte represented the Shepherd Partnership team at this year's Skipton Business Awards (held at Skipton Town Hall on...
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Oct 9, 20241 min read


Check if you can boost your State Pension
HMRC is urging tens of thousands of people to check if they are eligible to boost their State Pension. Some parents who claimed Child...
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Oct 6, 20241 min read


671,000 young people urged to cash in their government savings pot
More than 670,000 18-22 year olds yet to claim their Child Trust Fund are being reminded to cash in their stash as HM Revenue and Customs...
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Oct 2, 20241 min read


Skipton Business Awards are almost here
Excitement is building for this year's Skipton Business Awards! The ceremony takes place in less than 2 weeks (Monday 7th October)! If...
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Sep 23, 20241 min read


Tax Planning Ahead of the 30th October Budget Announcement
Is there any tax planning I can do ahead of the 30th October Budget Day? A tax lecturer at a seminar we were at last week said “if you...
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Sep 23, 20244 min read


Childcare update from September 2024
From the start of September, children as young as nine months have been eligible for funded childcare in England. This second stage of...
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Sep 18, 20241 min read


British Business Bank's Growth Guarantee Scheme
The Growth Guarantee Scheme from the British Business Bank is now open, offering access to finance for UK-based smaller businesses...
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Sep 18, 20241 min read


Companies House Webinar: Starting and growing your company with confidence
Companies House and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are hosting a new webinar, focused on starting and growing a company with...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read


Cyber Security: Small Business Guide
The National Cyber Security Centre have published a guidance document on how to improve your cyber security; with affordable, practical...
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Sep 17, 20241 min read


New poultry and kept bird registration rules: check now if you need to take action
New rules make it a legal requirement for everyone in Great Britain who keeps birds to register with the Animal and Plant Health Agency...
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Sep 15, 20241 min read


Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning with your family home
What relief is there? There is an IHT relief which applies specifically to the family home. This is the Residential Nil Rate Band...
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Sep 15, 20243 min read


Value Added Tax (VAT) returns - The different boxes explained
Box 1 VAT due on sales and other outputs In this box you should enter the total VAT you have charged on all supplies of both goods...
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Sep 12, 20243 min read


What is Pension Credit?
Pension Credit has been in the news quite a bit recently in the context of who will be entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment when the...
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Sep 12, 20243 min read


5 April 2025 deadline to top up your National Insurance
Depending on where you are in life, you may think retirement is something you do not need to think about just yet. However, ensuring...
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Sep 10, 20242 min read


Adam completes Great North Run for another year
Our MD, Adam Dutton, has completed another Great North Run - in fantastic time. Despite the wet weather on the day, Adam successfully ran...
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Sep 10, 20241 min read


Are you caught in the 60% tax trap?
Recent media coverage has highlighted that over 500,000 individual taxpayers are caught in the ‘60% tax trap’. The 60% just refers only...
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Sep 9, 20242 min read


Yet another HMRC scam letter
We have been made aware that a letter being sent is asking the recipient to verify financial information with HMRC is not genuine. The...
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Sep 8, 20241 min read
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