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...
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...
Spring Budget 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered a ‘Budget for Growth’ after the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast a stronger than expected performance from the UK economy this year with inflation continuing to fall. Driving business investment The...
Autumn Statement 2022 On 17 November 2022, the government undertook the third fiscal statement in as many months, against a backdrop of rising inflation and economic recession. The Chancellor laid out three core priorities of stability, growth and public services. The...
Background In 2022, Hawsons Corporate Finance had the pleasure of supporting Specialised Movers Limited (“SML”), a well-established storage and removals company, based in Sheffield, during their transition to Employee Ownership. SML was not previously a client of...
Back in March Hawsons assembled a team of staff to take on the Master Cutler Challenge to raise money for Cavendish Cancer Care. Over the past 6 months, the Hawsons team organised various fundraising events to raise money for this fantastic cause. Those events...
Chancellor brings forward further medium-term fiscal plan measures As the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics. However, recent events have been unprecedented. At the Mini Budget a new Prime Minister and Chancellor launched a new agenda, ‘The Growth Plan’....
What is an exclusivity clause? When an exclusivity clause is put into an employee’s contact, it restricts the employee from being able to take on additional work with another employer. In 2015, exclusivity clauses were banned from being placed into zero-hours...