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JRW TURN TEN!

27th February 2017
It’s hard to believe but JRW will turn ten years old this April. Formed in 2007 by the merger of two of the oldest accountancy firms in the Borders, with the combination of the experience of the James Rosie partnership (1921) from Galashiels and Welch and Co (1924) from Hawick. Happy Tenth Birthday In the...

HOW DOES THE DEVALUED POUND AFFECT YOUR TAX?

27th January 2017
Whenever the Brexit vote result in the UK leaving the EU, it has already caused the pound to slide against other currencies. But if you decide to sell foreign assets to take advantage of this, how will your tax position be affected? Alan Simpson takes a closer look. Foreign assets advantage The recent devaluation of the pound...

WORKING IN THE GARDEN?

27th January 2017
If you have limited space (and privacy) in your home for an office or workspace, then you might be one a growing group of people who are considering creating an outbuilding in the garden. Bob Johnstone takes a look at the pros and cons of building an office in your garden and what sort of tax...

THE BANK OF MUM AND DAD

9th January 2017
Would you believe that ‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’ lent more than £5.3bn to home buyers last year, making it the UK’s tenth largest lender. Mike Ellis delves a little deeper. With low or no interest rates, personal service and long or infinite repayment periods, it’s little wonder that the ‘Bank of Mum and...

MAKING TAX DIGITAL

5th January 2017
‘Making Tax Digital’ is the next big thing to affect taxpayers and while it’s some way off yet HMRC is slowly making changes in preparation for it, Kevin Crowford takes a closer look. For Companies The latest moves, which HMRC announced in September 2016 include the withdrawal of tax return confirmations for companies. No more paper From...

IR35 REFORM

7th December 2016
Reforms to IR35 will be a major blow to public sector contractors, Alister Biggar takes a closer look. Reforms to IR35 in the public sector are set to go ahead with no delay, the Chancellor has confirmed in his Autumn Statement. This means that those who engage with contractors will assume responsibility for confirming contractor...

SHRINKING RELIEF FOR LANDLORD’S

1st December 2016
The tax relief that landlords of residential properties get is going to be restricted to the basic rate of Income Tax from April 2017, Kenny Logan investigates. These changes will undoubtedly affect you if you let residential properties as an individual, or in a partnership or a trust and will affect how you receive relief...

THE VATMOBILE

1st November 2016
Kevin Ferguson looks at whether it is possible to reclaim VAT on the purchase of a car. The issue of VAT on cars is something that we get asked about on a regular basis, in particular ‘VAT Qualifying Cars’. The phrase ‘VAT Qualifying Car’ is more relevant to the motor trade than to the public...

THE END OF FRSSE AS WE KNOW IT

5th October 2016
By Joanne Gibson Firstly, let’s give FRSSE its full name of The UK Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities! As the name would suggest, FRSSE is restricted to small companies or small groups, as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and prescribes the basis for them preparing and presenting their financial statements. Its use is...

PREPARING FOR A MORTGAGE APPLICATION

3rd October 2016
John Craig helps you to get ready with some practical advice and tips that will hopefully speed the process up for you. Something that we are asked about on almost a daily basis by clients is to help them to provide the variety of information that mortgage providers are now asking for. It does seem...