Just to let you know that clients and ourselves have been getting telephone calls from people claiming to be HMRC and requesting personal information. HMRC are aware of this problem and have started a password system so that you can verify their identity when they are calling you back. If you are in any doubt

Please can we request that you send in details for your personal tax return as soon as possible, A big thank you to all those that have already done this. Although the deadline is not until 31st January 2019, we would really like to get as many in as possible before Christmas so please can

We submitted a bumper crop of R&D claims in January. We are hoping to get over £500,000 for our clients with these R&D claims alone. If your company is developing a new product or process or improving an existing product or process where the outcome is uncertain, then you may be able to make an

On average, last year, every R&D claim we made gave cash back, or a tax saving, of £36k for each year we made an R&D claim for a company. This might be bigger or smaller for your company depending on the nature of your business and how much development work you have undertaken. How much

Personal tax returns need to be submitted AND the tax paid by 31st January 2018 for the tax year ended 5th April 2017. Thank you to all those that have already submitted your information. If you have not done so yet then please can you get it to us as soon as possible.

Wishing you a happy, healthy and successful 2018 from everyone at Willis Cooper.

Is your company spending money on developing internal IT systems to make your business more time-efficient. Perhaps you are developing your internal databases or developing a new customer interface? Money spent on developing process improvements within your business may qualify for R&D tax credits as long as the process improvements are bespoke and innovative. Claiming

We’ve got some bad news. You probably already know this but this is a quick reminder….. ….a lot more people will have a tax payment to make on 31st January 2018. Why? Well, previously dividends have had a tax credit associated with them which has meant that you could take dividends to the top of

Looking to clear out your loft/shelves/understairs cupboard but they are full of receipts and records for your accounts and tax returns? Wondering whether you can chuck them? Or worried that will tempt fate and the next letter to come through the door will be a tax investigation? Well, HMRC do give guidance on how long

As a busy and growing practice, we are always interested in meeting potential new members of the Willis Cooper team. We are looking for people who like dealing with people and want to progress, whatever their current training level. The work we do is varied and there will be plenty of opportunity to learn some