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Margaret Reaches 65 – Personal account of Margaret Black from WatkinsonBlack Chartered accountants Warrington

October 15th, 2015General, Newsdreamscape

I felt compelled to write a personal account of my time (so far) with what is now known as WatkinsonBlack Chartered Accountants. I was 43 years of age when I embarked on my career as an accountant with my long time friend David Watkinson. I had almost finished my Business & Finance course (very useful … Continue reading Margaret Reaches 65 – Personal account of Margaret Black from WatkinsonBlack Chartered accountants Warrington →

Measures for compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the new National Living Wage (NLW) announced

October 8th, 2015Business Matters, Generaldreamscape

New measures to enforce compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the new National Living Wage (NLW) have recently been announced. The NLW was announced at the July 2015 Budget and is due to be introduced in April 2016. It will apply to workers aged 25 and above and will initially be set at … Continue reading Measures for compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the new National Living Wage (NLW) announced →

Who do you choose to trust: the man in the pub, or your properly qualified accountant?

October 1st, 2015Accountancy Services, General, Taxation - Personaldreamscape

No-one likes paying tax, but it is an inevitable overhead of making a profit, and keeping it to pay normal living expenses. Anyone who says otherwise is manipulating the truth, either when dealing with you or with the tax office. Yes, it is true that income tax is a voluntary tax. Although government anti-avoidance legislation … Continue reading Who do you choose to trust: the man in the pub, or your properly qualified accountant? →

Major change in the taxation of small companies

October 1st, 2015Generaldreamscape

There is a major change in the taxation of small companies being introduced from April 2016. Currently, dividends carry a tax credit of 10%. Whilst dividends are not deducted from the profits of the company before calculating the company’s tax they do not attract any further tax on the recipient provided that the recipient is a … Continue reading Major change in the taxation of small companies →

Who said accountants are boring?

October 1st, 2015Generaldreamscape

The comment has been heard that accountants are boring! I don’t understand how that perception has grown, but just to prove that we are different you will find below a couple of extracts from the WatkinsonBlack book of jokes. If you want a copy of the whole book delivered to your computer effortlessly and free … Continue reading Who said accountants are boring? →

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