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Retail & Wholesale

A sales jump in January helps reduce the retail blues

A month on month increase in retail spend may be a little bit of help for the retail blues but the three months on three months quantity sold still shows a decline, albeit slowing. Furthermore, with the general election out of the way, it’s a little too early to be talking about a ‘Boris bounce’. Phil Mullis Head of Retail & Wholesale at Wilkins Kennedy looks more closely at the latest findings from the Office for National Statistics...
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Wilkins Kennedy bolsters dedicated forensic accounting practice with key appointment

A London and South East business advisory firm is bolstering its dedicated forensic accounting practice after making a key appointment to meet client demand.Wilkins Kennedy, which is part of the Baldwins Group and has 23 offices throughout the South East of England, has appointed Paul Barwick who has more than 13 years of experience in forensic accounting...
Charity and not-for-profit

Mind the Gap - Cost recovery in charities

An organisation needs to know what its overheads are in order to avoid running at a deficit. However, as Wilkins Kennedy Director Mike Bath discusses, research by the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School showed that only around 1 in 3 charities had a firm grasp of their overheads, were good at recovering them and at negotiating with funders to cover them...
Charity and not-for-profit

Charities and loss-making subsidiaries

In an attempt to diversify income and generate much needed unrestricted reserves, an increasing number of organisations are forming trading subsidiaries to operate alongside their charity and allow them more freedom in the activities they pursue. Paul Creasey, Audit partner and member of our Not for Profit team at Wilkins Kennedy, discusses this in more detail...
VAT Tax Academies Charity and not-for-profit

VAT decision confirms school holiday camps can be VAT exempt

HMRC have long taken the view that most holiday camps/activities offered by regulated commercial providers are subject to VAT at 20%. Several providers have been previously assessed for VAT on this basis and in light of the recent case we strongly encourage providers in the sector to review their position if VAT is being applied. Mark Doherty, VAT Director at Wilkins Kennedy, takes a closer look at this new VAT position on school holiday camps...
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Accountants’ Business Club Breakfast – Budget Special (Heathrow) - 12 March 2020
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Accountants’ Business Club Breakfast – Budget Special (Southampton) - 17 March 2020
VAT Tax Brexit Custom and Excise Duties

Planning for Brexit: Indirect Tax – Leaving the VAT Union

In the event that the UK’s negotiation with the EU sees the end of the UK’s participation in the ‘VAT Union’, several simplifications currently enjoyed by UK VAT registered businesses will be lost. Those businesses would need to consider their future options.
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Entrepreneurs’ Relief – Possible Changes Ahead

As interminable January (and Brexit) comes to an end, thoughts can now turn to Spring, and in particular, the new Chancellor Sajid Javid’s first Budget, scheduled for 11 March 2020...
Employment taxes VAT Tax Brexit Custom and Excise Duties

Planning for Brexit: Indirect Tax

Brexit is a major disruptor for businesses today and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. As the process continues, there is a clear sense of frustration in the business community over the lack of clarity on the procedures that will be placed on businesses that trade with the EU. There are things, however that you can do to help ensure you are ‘Brexit ready’ by 31 December 2020...
Personal tax Tax Private Client

Principal Private Residence (PPR) Relief – Knocking down relief brick by brick

A little over a year ago in the 2018 Budget, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, declared the Government was committed to keeping family homes out of Capital Gains Tax. He went on to say some aspects of the current Principal Private Residence (PPR) relief extend beyond that objective and provide relief for people who are not using the home as their main residence.
Employment taxes VAT Tax Brexit Custom and Excise Duties

Brexit: Our Insight

“Get Brexit Done” was the simple message that led to a Conservative majority in December’s general election. This has meant Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit bill’ passed easily through the House of Commons. Indeed, the bill has now received Royal Assent so the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 is now in place...
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