Happy New Year. Must say the snow certainly brightens things up, not that working in tax is exactly dull...

Following December's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) we have lots of new planning guides for you to go over with new start-ups, directors and employers. There is comprehensive guidance on Pensions and we have updated Salary Sacrifice Schemes which had a bit of a side swipe in the PBR. Clients are going to need all the help that they can get to plan for the proposed tax rises.

Hope you keep coming back to the new site. Next time, tax agents under fire, company year-end planning and the tax compliance regime.

All the best,

Nichola

Nichola Ross Martin FCA
Tax Director
www.rossmartin.co.uk Your online Virtual Tax Partner: practical support for advisers and their clients

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