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Effective from 1st April 2021, long-serving employee Gary White has been appointed Director of Aston Shaw. Gary first joined Aston Shaw in 2002 as a Receptionist and Trainee Accountant at our long since departed Norwich office on Yarmouth Road. It was here that Gary displayed his versatility and ability to develop a variety of skills, […]

Findings from a 2021 report from Retail Economics and Natwest reveal that since the beginning of lockdown, 46% of consumers in the UK have purchased a product online which they had previously only ever purchased in store. More demand equals more business, and as a result, individuals and businesses alike have sought opportunity in setting […]

It is estimated that around one million workers per year face serious illness or injury and become unable to work. This is where Income Protection Insurance can help. What is Income Protection Insurance? Income Protection Insurance provides policy holders with financial support should they become unable to work due to an accident or illness. The […]

If you work for a contractor in the construction industry as a self-employed individual, under the CIS, the contractor is obliged to withhold tax on its payments to you. Under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), contractors deduct money from a subcontractor’s payments and pass it to HMRC. Registered CIS workers receive their payments net of […]

Key person insurance can be valuable to any business, no matter how big or small. It is designed to protect a company when one of their key workers, those essential to the business’s operation, becomes unable to work due to illness or if they pass away. Have you considered how your business would continue to […]

If you’re an employee who works at sea, and you are a UK or EEA tax resident, you may be eligible for Seafarers’ Earnings Deductions. This means you can claim a 100% tax relief on your earnings. Eligibility You may qualify for Seafarer’s Earnings Deduction as a seafarer if: All of your duties are performed […]

As many of us look forward to a potential end to COVID-19 restrictions, today’s 2021 budget announcement has been anxiously awaited by individuals and businesses alike. In this article, we outline the Government’s key tax and spending plans for the year ahead, providing insight (where possible), on how these announcements are likely to affect you. Coronavirus The Furlough Scheme has been extended until the end […]

Great Yarmouth Borough Council are issuing further grants during the run-up to Easter as lockdown sets to ease, particularly aiming to support those in the hospitality industry as most businesses in the tourism sector remain shut. Additional grants are being rolled out to eligible Great Yarmouth businesses throughout March. These grants come from further funds […]

Boris Johnson has announced a potential lockdown roadmap for England regarding the easing of lockdown restrictions. We know what this means for us as individuals, but what should you be doing if you are a business owner? The lockdown roadmap will allow a slow and steady easing of restrictions, with the hopes of all UK […]

The Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) is a major change to the way in which VAT is collected in the construction industry and will come into effect from 1st March 2021. Why has it been introduced? The Domestic Reverse Charge has been introduced by HMRC to combat fraud, in particular, missing trader fraud which costs the […]