Recent statistics from HMRC have revealed a 23 per cent increase in SME R&D tax relief claims, with the total number during the last year rising from 13,140 to 16,160. Despite the growth, HMRC estimate that this figure is still less than 10 per cent of all
Read more →One of the key announcements from the summer Budget was George Osborne’s complete overhaul of the dividend taxation system. From April 2016, dividend tax credits will be scrapped and replaced by new rates of taxation for all limited company shareholders. Every taxpayer will be entitled to a
Read more →North West business advice specialist, Champion Accountants, is urging individuals across the area to declare any unpaid overseas tax before time runs out. Less than 100 days remain before people lose the right to disclose any unreported liabilities connected with assets held overseas under far more favourable
Read more →Running a business is no mean feat, with owners having to juggle a number of different hats on a daily basis. Tax may not be the most exciting part of running your own company, but it’s an unavoidable responsibility that we all must tackle at some point.
Read more →Four young people have commenced new careers in financial services thanks to an Apprenticeship programme with business advice specialist, Champion Accountants. The quartet joins the group as audit and accounts trainees, with Daniel Kiziltas, 24, Thomas Brocken, 18 and Emma Jane Savage, 18, being appointed by the
Read more →Managing cash flow can be a challenge for every seasonal business, which is why owners must do all they can to govern it wisely and diligently. With cash flow being one of the most commonly mismanaged elements during seasonal downturns, here are our five best preparatory strategies
Read more →Champion Accountants has bolstered its business advisory services division with three new hires across the group. Employed at different levels across the business, the quintet brings with it a raft of experience spanning 35 years. Two new team members have been appointed to the firm’s headquarters in
Read more →Champion’s Chester office has helped raise more than £460 for The Brain Tumour Charity and The Countess of Chester Breast Care Unit. Team members and clients gathered at the Bear and Billet on Lower Bridge Street, Chester on Thursday 19 June for a private charity screening of
Read more →Despite only around 8 per cent of parents expected to utilise the new Shared Parental Leave entitlement, the major reforms mean it is crucial that businesses understand the legislation and its implications, whatever the volume. A revolutionary reform? In a bid to offer families greater flexibility, parents
Read more →An audit and accounts manager whose career spans more than three decades has retired from one of Preston’s leading accountants. Sheila Lonergan, from New Longton, has left Champion Accountants, located at Nelson Court Business Centre, after a successful career in financial services. Having qualified in 1982 at
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