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Updates for October 2023 including: The importance of accurate forecasting and utilising cloud accounting software. Associated companies and quarterly corporation tax payments. The upcoming budget report and rumours surrounding IHT.

With constant scaremongering in the mainstream media about a recession coming we have been talking to our clients and assessing the market so we can be prepared to help our clients however hard times get. In this blog Andrew Grant gives his views and shares his findings.

Milestone alert for Friend & Grant! We are very excited to announce the opening of our Kings Hill office Monday 9th October 2023.

Raising finance to fund property development can be one of the most challenging parts of the project. This blog highlights specialist lenders, explores how they operate and how Friend & Grant can help with the journey.

Property updates for September 2023 including - VAT on rent to serviced accommodation supplies, UK house price update, Heat Pump Plans in Scotland and the Northern Ireland housing market.

Service charge accounting can be a particularly specialist area with transparent management key to harmonious living for residents. We explore the role of block management accounting in this capacity.

Updates for September 2023 including: Tax Free childcare, the effect of high earnings on child benefit entitlement, Merger of R&D Tax schemes, Income tax on Inherited Pension Funds, HMRC requiring more information from tax payers and advisory fuel rates for company cars from 1st September 2023.

Inheritance tax is a burden faced by an increasing number of estate beneficiaries, but rumour has it the government plan to abolish it ahead of next year’s General Election. We consider whether this is likely to happen.

Next in the series of less common company purchases we look at the implications of purchasing artwork through your company and what tax relief or tax charges this brings.