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Put your pension to work for your business

12th October, 2018

Small businesses across Suffolk are increasingly seeking alternative funding sources as they look to expand and grow and pensions are proving a popular choice.
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Tax on property

28th September, 2018

More than 120,000 first-time buyers in England and Northern Ireland have taken advantage of a stamp duty holiday in the past year.
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Half of eligible couples are missing out on the marriage allowance

10th August, 2018

Families could be up to £238 better off thanks to the marriage allowance – and here we tell you just how you can apply for the tax break.
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The advantages of letting a holiday let over renting on a long-term basis

19th July, 2018

Did you know that renting out furnished holiday accommodation is classed as a trade?
It means that there are several benefits to letting your property as a furnished holiday home, including reduced capital gains tax due on disposal and the opportunity to claim capital allowances…
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First time buyers – government help & hindrance

22nd June, 2018

Over the past couple of years, the government has announced various initiatives to help first time buyers. This has been in response to the well-recognised problem of house prices outstripping young people’s ability to afford their own home. Those measures designed to help have…
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How to make sure you and your employees see the benefit of staff benefits

28th March, 2018

The provision of staff benefits is all about staff motivation, attraction and retention. It’s important to try and develop a range of staff benefits that employees can choose from so that the package fits each of their individual needs and helps your workers feel more motivated…
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Dealing With Tax Enquiries

5th February, 2018

You have filed your tax return but what happens if HMRC queries your payment?
Routinely taking cash payments, filing late tax returns with major inconsistencies or being the subject of a tip-off could all result in an inspection of your accounts by HM Revenue and Customs.

At …
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Could Facebook help you assess the performance of your business?

10th November, 2017

A simple SWOT analysis looking at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your operations could give you some very clear insight to which areas to focus on, and judge how your business is performing. Business performance needs to be assessed on two levels, for the…
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Plan ahead and be prepared to re-enrol employees in your workplace pension plan

24th October, 2017

It pays to plan ahead – this is one of the most valuable pieces of advice we can offer to our clients as they seek support with tax, business start-ups and pension planning.

The same applies when it comes to auto-enrolment in workplace pensions and, when the time comes, re-e…
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Making Tax Digital

6th October, 2017

Take a look at our easy to follow video which explains the recent announcement by the Government on changes they have made to Making Tax Digital.

If you need help or advice in understanding this, or ensuring you are ready to cope with the new requirements, give us a call –…
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Whatever obstacles you need to overcome, we employ a ‘never say never’ approach.

Something to shout about

I chose to come to Jacobs Allen for advice as I felt you as Chartered Accountants were clearly knowledgeable yet very approachable, friendly and welcoming. To have all of my queries dealt with so professionally in a relaxed manner allayed any concerns I had about my tax affairs, past present and future. Your advice giving me a clear plan of the actions I have to take and your offer of assistance to put it into practice helped enormously in focussing my attention on building my business.

John H

You are obviously very knowledgeable and able to relate your expertise in an easy to understand way. We will definitely use Jacobs Allen Chartered Accountants again and believe that it was a relatively small amount of money, well spent to have this financial and tax review.

Maddy R

Outstanding service and knowledge. Very highly recommended. We met with Keith Senior for advice relating to starting a new business in Bury. Keith met with us for close to an hour at no charge and provided both a referral and excellent advice. Everybody we met has been a pleasure to deal with and we feel much more confident moving forward with our plans. You will be in good hands with this firm.

Joe A