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Sestini & Co | on Mon, 07/29/2013 - 16:06 | In
Uncategorized Most people by now will have seen the adverts about auto-enrolment: various famous bosses from popular TV shows proclaiming “I’m in” with beaming smiles on their faces, with a voiceover impressing upon us what great news it is that our employers will be legally obliged to make pension contributions for us from now on.
The pensions regulator describe the change as follows: “Every employer has new legal duties to help their workers in the UK save for retirement. They must automatically [- -]
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Sestini & Co | on Wed, 07/24/2013 - 19:01 | In
Uncategorized For new business owners, the temptation or natural instinct is often to take on everything the business requires.
From being an employee with a clear set of strengths, skills and qualifications, we suddenly decide we can/should become the typist, the designer, the post room, the accountant, the marketing and PR department, the receptionist, the finance officer, CEO, PA and manufacturer/service provider.
Whilst this might be a necessary evil in the set up stages while there is little or no cash available, it [- -]
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Sestini & Co | on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 7:19 | In
Uncategorized As the learned tax professional John Whiting is wont to say, with the Budget as with so many things, the devil is always in the detail.
These notes and reflections are based on my initial review of the draft Finance Bill 2013, as posted on the HM Treasury website, http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk and there will no doubt be a few changes before Finance Act 2013 receives Royal Assent in the summer. Finance Bill 2013 is due to be published on 28 March 2013 [- -]
