Eacotts Breakfast Club - January meeting, 26.January 2010

January's "Tax Byte" - Year End Tax Planning

This month we looked towards the end of the tax year and the tax planning opportunities that exist; a time to consider, taking account of planning for next year's tax rates, how best to ensure o... more

Eacotts Breakfast club - November meeting, 24.November 2009

Our Breakfast Club meeting was held on Tuesday 24 November and, as usual, provided an opportunity to network and to talk business, followed by a brief presentation.

Our November Byte was a short presentation by a leading local commercial bank manager.  Much of what was said might not be repeatable here.  Included were personal views of the manager rather than those of the bank and so this summary is necessarily short.

The message was clearly that the banks are still open for business but... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - September Meeting, 29.September 2009

There is a saving in National Insurance for the employer and the worker if the worker is not an employee.  Many workers therefore try to avoid being categorised as an employee - and many employers try to do the same for their workers, which perhaps is not always for the workers' benefit short or long term.

How can a fair deal be structured for both parties ?... more

Eacotts Breakfast Business Club - July meeting, 28.July 2009

Our July Breakfast Club and Networking Meeting was well attended - we were pleased to see many who had attended previous Club meetings as well as some new faces.

Jeffrey Smith discussed Entrepreneurs’ Relief:  When selling a business, many people believe that tax is payable at only 10% on the difference between the proceeds and the amount originally paid for it.  However, unless you have structured the ownership and business correctly, ... more

Eacotts Breakfast Club - May Meeting, 26.May 2009

Our May meeting was successful and very well attended, providing ample opportunity to network and talk business before the brief presentation by Martin Gatehouse. An acknowledged expert in computerised accounting methods and packages, Martin showed us how to look at our records and identify quite simply where, for example, VAT might not have been claimed within what might be a very large amount of complex data.

Martin has used this technique successfully on more than one occasion to not only improve clients' cash flow but increase their profitability ... more

Eacotts Breakfast Business Club - April Meeting, 28.April 2009

Our second Breakfast Business Club was held on Tuesday 28 April at Grenville Court:  Our guests had the opportunity to network and talk business before the presentation by Jeffrey Smith, our Managing Partner. The changes at 31st March 2009 in the tax allowances for leased and purchased cars was discussed. Many businesses especially those that hold their vehicles for a short period will be affected. Jeffrey also... more

Eacotts First Breakfast Business Club, 31.March 2009

Our first, and very successful, Breakfast Business Club was held on Tuesday 31 March.  It provided the opportunity for dialogue and lively debate, and included a 10-minute briefing by Jeffrey Smith, a Chartered Tax Adviser and our Managing P... more

HR Seminar - Tuesday 8 July 2008, 8.July 2008
A seminar entitled "Update on Recent Changes in Employment Law" was held on the morning of 8 July at the Grovefield House Hotel, Burnham.  The informative but informal briefing on some of the latest and hottest employment law topics ... more

Budget Seminar - 14 March 2008, 17.March 2008
A briefing on a host of detailed points contained in Alistair Darling’s 12th March Budget was held at a lunchtime seminar hosted by Eacotts on Friday 14th March at the Burnham Beeches Hotel. Eacotts partners Jeffrey Smith and Martin Gatehouse and Tax Manager Guy Sterling were the presenters. Over forty people attended, including Eacotts clients and several contacts from local banks and other professional firms. more

An update on recent changes in UK employment law, 10.July 2007
A briefing to help you deal with the increase in holiday entitlements and the new family friendly changes, comply with the age discrimination and retirement legislation, and looking at other HR management areas, such as risk assessments for lone work... more