VAT windfall for occupational pensions denied
11 March 2013Judges in Luxembourg have this week (7 March 2013) ruled that UK workplace defined pension funds are not special investment funds and ...
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Budget to focus on clampdowns not cuts, says accountants James Cowper Kreston
8 March 2013George Osborne will do all he can to promote growth but has limited scope for manoeuvre when the budget is given on ...
James Cowper Kreston advises City & County Healthcare on its first Welsh acquisition
8 March 2013Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston client and private equity-backed company, City & County Healthcare Group, has acquired ISS ...
PRE AND POST 6 APRIL 2013 TAX PLANNING
8 March 2013It is that time of year to carry out a review of your financial affairs to maximise 2012/13 tax reliefs. Any ...
Isle of Man no longer a tax haven under tax deal
25 February 2013HMRC has announced that Britons concealing money in the Isle of Man have three years to own up and get their affairs ...
Administrators of Atraverda close to sale
22 February 2013Creditors of battery manufacturer Atraverda, including its investors, are set to lose out on more than £4m after the Abertillery-based company entered ...
James Cowper Kreston Managing Partner elected to Kreston Global Board
14 February 2013Steve Clarke, the Managing Partner of accountants and business advisers James Cowper Kreston has been elected to serve on the Kreston Global Board.
Disappointment for holiday let owners as HMRC wins inheritance tax test case
11 February 2013Thousands of holiday let owners across the country are once again facing paying inheritance tax (IHT) after a court ruling.
James Cowper Kreston secures micro insurance funding and JV and lifts millions out of poverty
7 February 2013Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston has advised the owners and management team of specialist insurance provider MicroEnsure on ...
James Cowper Kreston completes sale of specialist communications firm
// JanuaryThe Thames Valley and South Coast Corporate Finance team of James Cowper Kreston LLP has secured the sale of Reading-based Aggregated Telecom ...
James Cowper Kreston advises City & County Healthcare on acquisition of the largest domiciliary care provider in the North East of England
// JanuaryThames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston client and private equity-backed company, City & County Healthcare Group, has acquired Comfort ...
Reading price rise risk after European consultation
17 January 2013Head of VAT Services at accountants and business advisers James Cowper Kreston, Ruth Corkin, has warned against a change to end the ...
South East businesses warned on late VAT returns
17 January 2013Businesses across the South East that have failed to submit VAT returns are being targeted by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this ...
Richard Warwick Flies South
15 January 2013Richard Warwick, a senior manager in the Business Restructuring and Insolvency Team who many will know, embarks on a one year secondment ...
Opportunity to acquire Atraverda
8 January 2013An opportunity has arisen to purchase the assets of Atraverda Limited. Details can be found on the below flyer.
EU Commission stops vital VAT exemption for universities
4 January 2013A vital exemption on VAT for the business supply of research between eligible bodies such as universities and charities is set to ...
Atraverda files for administration
2 January 2013Atraverda, the South Wales-based ceramic bipolar battery maker, filed notice of its intention to appoint James Cowper Kreston as administrators at the ...
Time to open the Patent Box, says accountants James Cowper Kreston
13 December 2012Confirmed in the 2012 Budget, the Patent Box regime is set to have a major impact on technology and manufacturing businesses when ...
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