Bottomline
Summer 2012
It's 1:26pm on Sunday 20th May, 2012
Will public sector cuts lead to a double-dip recession?
George Osborne has been left with a scorched earth economy and has little choice but to demonstrate to the world that Britain is serious about cutting its near bankruptcy level deficit. The gamble the Government is taking is that the slump in the public sector will be outweighed by the upturn in the private sector. [...]
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Stewart Case
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Advice for Businesses, Moore and Smalley comment
On June 17 2010
How to make your business resilient
First, a confession: I always see the glass as being half full rather than half empty. But even the most optimistic of souls would admit that 2010 will continue to bring challenges and risks for those businesses which have survived thus far. In a previous issue I looked at the need to develop the characteristic [...]
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Stephen Gregson
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Advice for Businesses
On June 15 2010
Seven steps to business success
During its first year, So Business Solutions Ltd won an International Recognition award for best new business idea, was placed runner up in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Innovation awards, and had one of its directors nominated not once, but twice, for most inspiring business woman in the North West. So… what is So Business Solutions [...]
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Wendy Bowers
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Advice for Businesses
On June 14 2010
A change in the rules on self-employed contractors?
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have two proposals on hold which could affect up to 1.5 million self employed freelance contractors and consultants and the people who provide their work. HMRC often view freelance self employed work as “disguised employment” allowing the worker to pay less tax and national insurance contributions than they would if [...]
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Stephen Adams
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Advice for Businesses, HR, Tax
On June 14 2010
Uncertainty proves value of balanced portfolio
If we consider successful wealth management as a combination of appropriate taxation and investment strategies, then this uncertain time for both aspects provides a potential conundrum. Depending on who you speak to, there’s either pervading gloom about whether we’re going to get a progressively more penal tax system that punishes the wealthy, or a sense [...]
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Graham Gordon
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Advice for Individuals, Tax, Wealth management
On June 4 2010
Cuts are medicine we have to take
The announcement yesterday of £6.2billion in public sector spending cuts will be a bitter pill to swallow for those who are on the receiving end. Unions argue that the removal of government spending and jobs, at a time when the economic recovery is still flat, could prompt a double dip recession. However, we must maintain [...]
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James Treadwell
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Advice for Businesses, Moore and Smalley comment
On May 24 2010
A rise in Capital Gains Tax?
Now that we have a coalition government between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats it is now time to look at some of the implications moving forward. Irrespective of whichever party won the general election it has become clearly apparent that any new government would have to take steps to reduce the UK government debt, which [...]
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Dave Gleeson
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Advice for Businesses, Tax
On May 13 2010
What to consider for the upturn
A balanced approach Growth must go hand-in-hand with balance, otherwise your business could be destabilised as the recovery takes off. It’s worth keeping in mind that twice as many companies fail coming out of a downturn than going in – often as a result of expanding too quickly. A company that knows its market inside [...]
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Stewart Case
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Advice for Businesses
On April 25 2010
