Practice News

It's never too early to plan

DURING our busy working lives writes Christine Hallett, chief executive of Carey Pensions UK we are constantly planning, reprioritising, reporting progress against objectives.

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The price of seeking a new freedom

MANY of our local schools are currently investigating the option or are actually in the process of achieving academy status but parents, governors, even head teachers are often mystified by the changes that could lie ahead.

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Planning for the great escape

WHEN starting a career or business there will be many things to think about but something that is often overlooked is moving on or retirement writes Chris Floyd, tax manager at Landers the Accountants. Most people think that retirement is something to start planning for when it is within touching distance.

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Tax relief encourages investment

AFTER passing the January 31 Self Assessment deadline, most people will put tax to the back of their mind until the end of the fiscal year in April. However writes Chris Floyd, tax manager at Landers the Accountants this is a good time to review your personal tax position.

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Christmas is a-coming...

IF YOU are planning to give your customers and/or suppliers a Christmas gift, you will only get a deduction against tax if all of the following criteria are met:

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Tax reliefs recognise innovation

How often do you have an idea but don’t follow up on it? If you are putting off doing something new in your business because of a technical uncertainty, you could be passing up on some very valuable tax reliefs.

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Planning ahead ensures a smooth transition

GENERALLY, a third party sale will involve you selling your entire interest in the business, although with a company you may merely sell the assets and the goodwill.

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Big... bigger... biggest...

Whether you are an entrepreneur growing a business to sell, an ownermanager who needs help with their growing business or a sole trader concerned about increasing profits, it is important to structure your business in the right way.

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Proper planning prevents poor performance

AS THE economy recovers, we have to start paying for the government spending that stopped the country from completely falling apart over the past 18 months.

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Talking your way to better results

MAKING some small and simple changes to the way you communicate - in particular to the language that you use - will have a dramatic effect on your success. The good news is that by reading this article you are well on the way to making yourself aware of how to make those small changes that will have a big impact on the results of your business.

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The seven pillars of survival

THE PHRASE ‘seven simple steps to maximise your business success’ may read like a cliché but can improving your business really be so straightforward? The theory is very simplistic: as always, it’s the implementation that may require a bit of creative thinking.

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Robust systems add to value

BUSINESS owners put a great deal of time, energy and effort into building up a business in the hope that at a future point in time they will be able to reap their rewards by selling the business and creating a nest egg for retirement writes Emma Matthews, associate director at Landers the Accountants.

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Be ready when the taxman casts his net

WHEN I jokingly said that I would write an article connecting tax and fish, those around me thought I had gone completely mad writes Chris Floyd, tax manager at Landers the Accountants. After all, you don’t see too many trawlers around these parts.

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Inside Business Recession Survival Guide

If your business is thriving and growing right now - then that’s fantastic! But if you’re finding that things are getting tougher (customers are buying less, invoices are being settled later, or costs arerising), maybe you could do with a helping hand...

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Landers receives Platinum Approved Employer Status

We are really pleased to announce that we have been upgraded to a Platinum Approved Employer with the ACCA for both trainee development and practising certificate development. Obtaining this status is a significant accolade for us and affirms our conviction that a well-trained, highly-motivated team are the core of the ongoing success of Landers. Our commitment to giving our employees every opportunity to develop their skills and grow their careers has helped us achieve this distinction.

Platinum approval is the highest and most prestigious level of the programme. In working with Platinum approved learning partners, ACCA aims to provide students with access to the tuition and support they need to become ACCA members. For this reason, Platinum approval is given only to those who teach the ACCA Qualification. To be considered for Platinum approval, tuition providers must already be Gold approved and, in addition to the challenging performance targets that have been demonstrated to attain Gold approval, the tuition provider must also meet ACCA's Platinum performance targets and Platinum pass-rate targets over two consecutive sets of results.

To this end Landers has a qualified team who are confident in talking to clients and helping to grow their businesses and help individual clients fulfil their personal goals.

We will maintain our focus on being an excellent place to work and to provide an outstanding level of service to owner-managed businesses by being helpful, reliable, caring and providing real added value.

Landers successfully renew Investor In People Status

We have successfully renewed our Investor in People status. All the team are all delighted that the award, originally gained in 2005, has been confirmed for another 3 years.

The IIP Assessor commended Landers on the fact that the company had continued to progress and prosper despite the loss of a senior partner, which is a testament to the culture and teamwork at Landers.

This award is also a recognition of the importance we place on training and developing our team. We are delighted that we have again achieved the high standard required to obtain Investors in People status.