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Reducing business risks – Psychometric “Insurance”
Posted on 19th February 2019 by Campbell Urquhart, Managing Director of White Cube Consulting
Ever since I read my own Psychometric report for the first time in 1995, I’ve been an avid fan and user of Psychometric and behavioural assessments. Our core business is focused on the delivery...
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5 tips for improving your fortunes as a freelancer in 2019
Posted on 18th February 2019 by Phil Ainley MCIM
Take stock of your finances Whether you run your accounts to the dates of the tax year or from January to December, it is always a good idea to take stock of your finances at least once a year.Ar...
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What can we expect from the 2019 Spring Statement and Spending Review?
Posted on 14th February 2019 by Phil Ainley MCIM
A shake-up of public finances is widely expected in 2019, but not until later in the year. However, it is expected to be debated during the Spring Statement on March 13th 2019.The Spring Statement...
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What impact will IR35 reforms have on North Sea operators?
Posted on 11th February 2019 by Campbell Reith, Tax Partner, RSM
With high levels of talent engaged through off payroll structures in the energy sector, the North Sea operators will feel an acute impact when new IR35 reforms are extended to the private sector in Ap...
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Robot Wars
Posted on 5th February 2019 by Andrew Wells BA (Hons) ACII, Commercial Director
As a society we are constantly edging closer to complete autonomous problem solving. This is being rolled out across a huge number of industries with insurance being quite accepting of this new techno...
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How to Prepare Your Business for Making Tax Digital
Posted on 1st February 2019 by Scott McLay of SAGE
In April 2019, HM Revenue & Customs will introduce Making Tax Digital (MTD) its newly digitised tax system. This is an effort to modernise taxation, improve its own internal systems and minimise e...
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Start the new year right with tax efficient life insurance
Posted on 28th January 2019 by Rachel Lees of Broadbench
When you work as a contractor, you lose some of the benefits that you may have received when you were full time employed. This includes ‘death-in-service,’ which would pay out a lump sum to your f...
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The insurance we pay no attention to that protects everything we love
Posted on 28th January 2019 by Rachel Lees of Broadbench
When it comes to protection, we don’t think twice about insuring our homes, cars or tech gadgets yet, when it comes to ourselves and our own health we seem to find any excuse to put it off.It’...
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What happens if you are called for Jury Service as a freelancer, contractor or self-employed professional?
Posted on 25th January 2019 by Phil Ainley MCIM
This is a key question that many freelancers, contractors and self-employed professionals ask, not because they don’t want to play their part in jury service, but because they fear the impact it mig...
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You could be paying more than you should for your life insurance
Posted on 23rd January 2019 by Rachel Lees of Broadbench
If you’ve got life insurance already - well done! It’s the protection product most of us pay little attention to, yet insuring our life is the most important thing we can do if we want to ensure t...
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