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In a bid to help fund health and social care costs, National Insurance contributions (NICs) and dividend tax rates will rise from April 2022 National Insurance Contribution changes from April 2022 Employees will pay 1.25% more on National Insurance (NI) from April 2022. A recap on who pays NI: All employees on their salaries (those […]

We get asked this question a lot. So often in fact that we decided it’s a subject worth covering in a blog. In most cases, there is a simple answer to this question. If you are not a UK resident, you won’t need to pay tax in the UK. If you are a UK resident, […]

Aston Shaw has been celebrating this week, as longstanding team member and tax specialist, Chris Lock, has recently qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA). Chris started his career with us in 2015, during which time he has completed all his qualifications, including MAAT and ACCA. During this time, he has developed relationships with a […]

Going from the creative stage to the nitty-gritty details of registering your start-up business, managing finances, tax, bookkeeping – and everything else that comes with running a business – can be a daunting leap. We are here to guide you through all of these intricacies, and assure you that you have an experienced helping hand, […]

For businesses of any size, accounting and bookkeeping can services provide considerable and profitable advantages. They help to ensure that a business is compliant with HMRC, that they are maximising their finances, and can optimise a business’s growth. It is, however, often questioned what the difference is between the two functions, and which one is […]

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 […]