What is a Chartered Accountant (CA)? A Chartered Accountant is a professional who has obtained a Chartered Accountancy qualification from a recognised professional body. Normally, this qualification is obtained through one of the following common Chartered Accountancy...
The leaves are falling and the jack-o’-lanterns are out, which means one thing… Halloween season is amongst us. Ensure that your tax affairs do not turn into a nightmare. Here are our 5 tax tips to avoid a horror story emerging for you this tax year. 1. Double, double...
Employers can provide trivial benefits to employees without incurring tax liabilities. To qualify as a trivial benefit, a number of conditions must be met which are that the: Cost of providing the benefit does not exceed £50 Benefit is not cash or a cash voucher...
In today's digital age, financial transactions and personal information are exchanged more rapidly and conveniently than ever before. Whilst this is a positive move for convenience it has also led to a surge in fraud, which can have devastating consequences for...
With house prices soaring, more estates are now being subject to inheritance tax as the average inheritance tax bill reaches £214K. In the 2020-21 tax year, inheritance tax was charged on 27,000 estates. An increase of 4,000 compared to the previous year. This raised...
New legislation easing the tax rules for divorcing couples has received Royal Assent. This confirms announcements made by the Chancellor in the Spring Budget 2023. The changes apply in relation to disposals of assets made on or after 6 April 2023. What were...
Hawsons are pleased to announce that on 1st July 2023 Jack Parker was promoted to Corporate Finance Manager. Jack qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2019 having previously worked in audit for a Top 10 firm before joining Hawsons the same year as an Audit Senior....
Hawsons are pleased to announce that on 1st July 2023, Chris Bottomley was promoted to Audit Manager. After graduating from the University of Sheffield in 2016, Chris joined Hawsons to train and qualify as a Chartered Accountant. During his time at Hawsons, Chris has...
Hawsons are pleased to announce that on 1st July 2023 Sam Butler was appointed as a Partner. Sam trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Manchester before moving to Sheffield and joining Hawsons in 2018. During his career, Sam has gained a range of...
On 26th May Paul Mount from the Bank of England delivered his annual economic update for Hawsons. In this webinar Paul provided attendees with economic reflections from the past 12 months and updated us with the Bank of England's latest views on how these will...
Introduction We have summarised the key rates and allowances which are fundamental to our business and personal lives. We are sure that you will find them a useful point of reference and have set out below a few examples of how they can be used. Personal tax rates As...
Hawsons is a member of HLB International, a global network of independent advisory and accounting firms. We are proud to announce that HLB international has reached 10th position in the International Accounting Bulletin’s global ranking. Yesterday HLB published their...