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Welcome to the Friend and Grant blog area.

Here you will find all the latest news, views and helpful guides in relation to accountancy, taxation and running a business.

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2nd Dec 2019
Construction Industry Pitfall Number 1: Are Your Workers Genuinely Self Employed? Friend & Grant Accountants

Construction Industry Pitfall Number 1: Are Your Workers Genuinely Self Employed?

Are you really sure that your employees are self -employed? HMRC have a great toolkit to help you. If in doubt we can help

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28th Nov 2019
Our Top 10 Business Book List 2019 Friend & Grant Accountants

Our Top 10 Business Book List 2019

The Friend & Grant Top Ten Best Business Books for 2019. Whether you read, listen or watch we have some super suggestions for you….

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25th Nov 2019
How to Manage Employees Who Have a Side Hustle Friend & Grant Accountants

How to Manage Employees Who Have a Side Hustle

Side hustles are here to stay and they’re a good thing for employers. Employees with side hustles generally are more innovative, proactive and organised, but….

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15th Nov 2019
Next Steps re VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction Industry Friend & Grant Accountants

Next Steps re VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction Industry

The delay in the domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services was welcomed by many in the Construction industry as it has given affected businesses another year to prepare for the changes. The changes have been detailed by us in a previous blog and will have a major impact on the construction industry. Here’s our plan to ensure a smooth implementation of the changes.

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12th Nov 2019
Keep Details of Your Director’s Loan Account and Keep it in Credit! Friend & Grant Accountants

Keep Details of Your Director’s Loan Account and Keep it in Credit!

In a recent Tax Tribunal case the judge agreed with HMRC that a detailed breakdown of director loan account transactions is required, including dates. The significance is that where the loan account is overdrawn (debit balance) there may be a possible P11D benefit on the director and also a tax charge on the company.

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5th Nov 2019
Have a Very Tax Efficient Christmas! Friend & Grant Accountants

Have a Very Tax Efficient Christmas!

With Christmas coming we thought it would be helpful to summarise all the key tax benefits you can use over the festive season to ensure you have a very tax efficient Christmas!

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5th Nov 2019
Tax Efficient Charitable Giving at Christmas Friend & Grant Accountants

Tax Efficient Charitable Giving at Christmas

With Christmas coming we thought it would be helpful to summarise all the key tax benefits you can use over the festive season to ensure you have a very tax efficient Christmas!

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4th Nov 2019
ten ways to save inheritance tax

Top Ten Ways to Save Inheritance Tax

No-one likes paying tax, but it’s a fact of life. But when it comes to inheritance tax, it seems doubly unfair. After all you’ve probably already been taxed on a lot of the value in your estate, why should you pay tax again? Well we’re committed to reducing the inheritance tax burden of our clients....

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28th Oct 2019
Effective Employee Benefits Don’t Have to Cost Much Friend & Grant Accountants

Effective Employee Benefits Don’t Have to Cost Much

Work life balance and flexible working benefits may be more valued than some of the more expensive employee benefits offered by some businesses.

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