Dafferns Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers

With technological advances and ever-increasing cost of living pressures, financial crime is a fast growing area of concern for business owners of all sizes. Press... Read More

Brian Jukes

14 Jul 2017

Business Tax, News, Tax

Government Finally Sees Sense on Plans for Making Tax Digital

I am very pleased to see the government and HMRC have announced that plans to impose quarterly reporting on unincorporated businesses from April 2018 have... Read More

Sophie Essex-Masmoudi

05 Jul 2017

Charities, Community, Coventry & Warwickshire, News

2017 Tennis and Table Tennis Tournaments

We think you'd like these: Photoblog – Dafferns day out at Warwick Races Paige Howitt wins Charity Fundraiser of the Year Dafferns Supporting Breast Cancer... Read More

Andy Bewick

30 Jun 2017

Careers, Coventry & Warwickshire, News

Seeking a fresh challenge in 2017? Join the expanding Dafferns team!

Due to our continued and expected future growth in 2017, Dafferns are looking to recruit talented and motivated individuals into our Audit and Corporate Reporting... Read More

Andy Bewick

16 May 2017

News, World markets

UK manufacturing grows at fastest rate for three years

The manufacturing sector, which makes up about a tenth of the UK economy, enjoyed the strongest pick-up in new work since the start of 2014... Read More

Sophie Essex-Masmoudi

10 May 2017

Community, Coventry & Warwickshire, News

Dafferns team tackle 5k Gung-Ho challenge for Air Ambulance

On Saturday 6 May a team of Dafferns Partners & staff including Martin Gibbs, Brian Jukes, Andy Bewick, Sasha Wickham, Katrin Hill, Daniel Walsh-Smith, Jack,... Read More

Dominic Hutt

25 Apr 2017

Insurance, News

The rise and rise and rise of Insurance Premium Tax

Spring has sprung and as sure as Summer will follow Spring another Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) increase is on the way. From 1st June 2017,... Read More

Steve Wheatcroft

24 Mar 2017

DFS, News, The Budget, The Budget March 2017

Main effects of the Spring Budget

Reduction to the Dividend Allowance The £5,000 annual dividend allowance introduced last year will be reduced to £2,000 from April 2018, which will hit small... Read More

Brian KIng

08 Mar 2017

News, The Budget, The Budget March 2017

Budget 2017: Tax squeeze to continue

The Government has in recent years increased the amount of tax raised by targeting certain sectors. Landlords have been particularly hit in recent years with... Read More

Brian KIng

08 Mar 2017

News, The Budget, The Budget March 2017

Budget 2017: Levelling the tax playing field

The Chancellor announced the introduction of measures from April 2018 to tackle the discrepancy between the tax and NIC paid by individuals who are employed,... Read More

Richard Miller

22 Feb 2017

Business strategy, Growth Academy, News

Growth Spurt February 2017: Getting things done as a leader…

In this series of snippets we distil our regular Growth Academy half-day workshops down into their essential elements and learning points. A strategic prompt for... Read More

Brian Jukes

17 Feb 2017

Business Tax, News, Tax

Making Tax Digital – What does it mean for you?

Within the accountancy world the Making Tax Digital project has been exercising our minds for some time now, but until very recently we have been... Read More

Deborah Austin

13 Feb 2017

Charities, News

Improving Decision Making at your Voluntary Board meetings

As a school governor and member on a voluntary board, myself, there are good practices which should be recommended to all boards when operating their... Read More

Deborah Austin

01 Feb 2017

Charities, News

The importance of a good clerk

I should start this blog with clarifying what I mean when applying the term Clerk for “not for profit” entities as, in practice, the title... Read More

Richard Miller

30 Jan 2017

Growth Academy, News

Dafferns move to Plymouth Science Park to promote growth agenda

The Dafferns’ South West office has moved to the prestigious Plymouth Science Park. The firm sees the new base as a key step to developing... Read More

Steve Wheatcroft

23 Jan 2017

DFS, News

What you need to know about Grandparents’ Credits

Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister and now the director of policy at Royal London, has spoken out about the number of grandparents who... Read More

Sophie Essex-Masmoudi

18 Jan 2017

Community, Coventry & Warwickshire, News

Photoblog – Dafferns 120th Anniversary Charity Ball

We think you'd like these: Photoblog – Dafferns day out at Warwick Races Paige Howitt wins Charity Fundraiser of the Year Dafferns’ event raises £1,400... Read More

Andy Bewick

15 Dec 2016

AGN, News, World markets

The importance of the UK / Germany trading relationship

It’s going to very hard to get through this blog without mentioning the B word. Nevertheless the importance of the trading relationship between the UK... Read More

Deborah Austin

08 Dec 2016

News

Unlocking the dark art of VAT partial exemption calculations

An entity will fall under the VAT partial exemption rules where it is making VAT exempt supplies alongside VATable supplies. This will occur where, say,... Read More

Steve Wheatcroft

01 Dec 2016

DFS, News

Chancellor cracks down on pensions “loophole”

Philip Hammond, the new Chancellor, sparked controversy in the Autumn statement by drastically cutting the MPAA (Money Purchase Annual Allowance) from its existing level of... Read More

Martin Gibbs

25 Nov 2016

News, The Budget March 2017

Autumn Statement 2016 – Brian King’s review

I was not expecting much from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement. A number of matters concerning additional spending on innovation, research and development, housing and... Read More

Richard Miller

17 Nov 2016

Business strategy, Growth Academy, News

Growth Spurt Nov 2016: Business leader capabilities 2025

In this series of snippets we distil our regular Growth Academy half-day workshops down into their essential elements and learning points. A strategic prompt for... Read More

Steve Wheatcroft

11 Nov 2016

DFS, News

Inheritance Tax changes – main residence allowance

As announced in the Summer Budget 2015, there is to be an additional nil-rate band allowance relating to main residences starting from April 6th 2017.... Read More

Martin Gibbs

03 Nov 2016

Mac or PC, News, Technology

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 – Laptop or tablet?

Time for a new laptop and my return to the world of Windows PCs after four and a quarter years with a MacBook. Back in... Read More

Tracey Hudson

02 Nov 2016

HR, News

A date with new HR data laws

Responsible for the HR administration in your business? You’ve got a lot on your shoulders. Keeping track of data and ensuring it’s usable is a... Read More

Martin Gibbs

26 Oct 2016

Business Tax, Careers, Personal Tax, Startups, Tax, The Budget

National Minimum and Living Wage rates from October 2016

New rates for the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage were introduced with effect from 1 October 2016 Full details can be found... Read More

Andy Bewick

24 Oct 2016

AGN, News, World markets

International Focus on: Canada

In the latest in a series of international business updates, we focus the current opportunities in Canada and particularly within the automotive sector. Canada is... Read More

Brian KIng

20 Oct 2016

News, Personal Tax, Private client, Tax

Funding University Costs

Many parents support their children financially through university. Parents who run their own companies may consider making grown up children shareholders in order to take... Read More

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Government Finally Sees Sense on Plans for Making Tax Digital

2017 Tennis and Table Tennis Tournaments

Seeking a fresh challenge in 2017? Join the expanding Dafferns team!

UK manufacturing grows at fastest rate for three years

Dafferns team tackle 5k Gung-Ho challenge for Air Ambulance

The rise and rise and rise of Insurance Premium Tax

Main effects of the Spring Budget

Budget 2017: Tax squeeze to continue

Budget 2017: Levelling the tax playing field

Growth Spurt February 2017: Getting things done as a leader…

Making Tax Digital – What does it mean for you?

Improving Decision Making at your Voluntary Board meetings

The importance of a good clerk

Dafferns move to Plymouth Science Park to promote growth agenda

What you need to know about Grandparents’ Credits

Photoblog – Dafferns 120th Anniversary Charity Ball

The importance of the UK / Germany trading relationship

Unlocking the dark art of VAT partial exemption calculations

Chancellor cracks down on pensions “loophole”

Autumn Statement 2016 – Brian King’s review

Growth Spurt Nov 2016: Business leader capabilities 2025

Inheritance Tax changes – main residence allowance

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 – Laptop or tablet?

A date with new HR data laws

National Minimum and Living Wage rates from October 2016

International Focus on: Canada

Funding University Costs

A look back at our year in 2014

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