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It is becoming increasingly clear that a great deal of landlords out there are not completing a ‘landlord’ tax return and more often than not, this is through no fault of their own. It seems a significant number of landlords are completely unaware of the existence of the ‘landlord’ tax return, let alone aware that […]

The finalists have been announced for this years Cambridgeshire Digital Awards, and we’re proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in four categories, including blog for business, mobile app, responsive website and B2B website. These awards recognise innovation and progressive thinking from companies operating in the Cambridge area. Working in conjunction with our outsourced […]

HMRC has announced plans that aim to improve the level of customer service provided to customers. HMRC have stated they will do this by streamlining operations into three core groups. The new structure will move away from the old approach and instead be replaced with a Customer Strategy & Tax Design team, a Customer Service […]

Cambridge is well-known for its high volumes of cyclists. In a city where so many people travel around by bicycle, is everyone making the most of the tax breaks available? Most people are aware that you can claim mileage as an expense when you use your car for business purposes but are you aware that […]

In an unstable economy, how is it that the city of Cambridge is able to thrive? Cambridge is clearly doing something right, so should we all be paying more attention to this booming city? The Cambridge economy appears to defy all odds, in fact, in late 2014 it was revealed that Cambridge is the country’s […]

Aston Shaw, the fastest growing accountancy firm in East Anglia, are proud to announce that the firm has been shortlisted for three awards in the British Accountancy Awards 2016. The British Accountancy Awards (BAA) are now in their sixth year, and in this time the BAA awards have become the most prestigious and widely entered […]

Aston Shaw has released a new and improved mobile application for both apple and android devices, which boasts a number of great new features. Aston Shaw first released an app in 2011 and many of the most-used features have been retained, such as the rather useful tax calculator, tax table, tax tips and a key […]

Nobody wants to pay tax; we’d all like to pay as little as possible. Whilst it is our job, as advisors, to ensure our clients are fully compliant and pay only what they need to in tax there are some perfectly legal and legitimate ways you can reduce your bill. Pay more into your pension […]

We’re pleased to reveal that we are sponsors of the inaugural Cambridgeshire SME Business Awards. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the hard work and celebrate the success of Cambridgeshire’s SME’s. The awards will help raise the profile of some of the counties most deserving businesses. Business awards are an endorsement of a business, […]

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have renewed our sponsorship of the Norfolk Food and Drink Awards 2016 for the third consecutive year. The event promotes the fantastic work put in by our local food and drink manufacturers and retailers. The finalists will be announced in late summer, and invited to a gala […]