Blog & Events
Our blogs and events can be found below, keeping you informed about what’s going on at Harold Sharp and in the business world.
What can a payment service do for your business?
On average, you lose two working days per month chasing late payments. That’s according to a recent survey of small businesses, which found that business owners spent 10% of their time chasing late payments from customers. Choosing the right payment service provider...
What is causing the tax gap?
The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax owed to the tax man and the amount collected in real terms. In 2018/19 the UK Exchequer collected circa £628bn of tax. By the estimates of HMRC, this involved a gap of missing tax of about £31bn (or 4.7%). This...
What are challenger banks doing differently?
We have all heard mention of challenger banks - the likes of Tide, Monzo or Starling, but what are they doing that's different? And are they really changing the game? Gone are the days of businesses paying in cash and cheques each week to a cashier behind a Perspex...
Extracting value from your privately-owned company
All shareholders and directors in privately-owned companies have an interest in how they extract value from their company. Most owner‐managers are broadly aware that there are alternative methods, with differing commercial and taxation consequences, but few owners...
“Buy-to-let” business: Is it personal?
When it comes to setting up a “buy-to-let” residential property business, we are often asked what the best ownership structure is. The commercial activity is widespread and the taxation features involved are not straightforward, so it is hardly surprising. The...
Succession: Do not let CGT “disappear” before realising your exit value
Fast on the heels of this week's Tax Tuesday about the deficit and the increase in taxation which is bound to flow to tackle it, we learn that Mr Sunak has asked the Office of Tax Simplification to conduct a review into whether Capital Gains Tax is fit for purpose....
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