Blog26th Jun 2024 How Rising Interest Rates Impact Access to Finance and Funding With interest rates at a 15-year high, funders increasingly expect businesses to be able to show they can cover financial covenants and continue to service outstanding debt. It’s all in the detail. AAB’s Business Funding Team can help businesses access… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Working in Norway: 2022 Norwegian Tax Assessment Notice Following submission of a Norwegian tax return 2022 for individuals under the general taxation scheme, once processed by Skatteetaten (the Norwegian tax office), a Tax Assessment Notice (TAN) will be issued showing the final position for the year. The Norwegian… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 PRIDE 2023 – #StandByYourTrans Celebrating Pride and promoting inclusivity within your workplace should not just be exclusive to the month of June. Instead, be a champion for diversity and equality ALL year round. This year’s theme for pride month is #StandByYourTRANS! A transgender (or… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Portugal’s Golden Visa – it’s not over yet. In October 2012 the Golden Visa Programme was launched. The main objective of the programme? To attract international capital into the country. Following the economic crisis of 2008 there was a real need for the programme. It has since become… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 National Minumum Wage- The Pitfalls It would be fair to conclude that amidst the current cost of living crisis, employee remuneration is a hot topic. It is difficult to turn on the news at the moment without coverage of employees in pay disputes, with institutions… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 50 Years Of VAT – It’s Been An Education! In this instalment of our reflection on the first half century of the “simple tax”, we look back at some of the policy decisions and case law that have shaped the current VAT landscape for education providers. As we look… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 AABIE Visits Rowan Alba Home For The Homeless Our Charitable initiative AABIE launched in 2016 because members of AAB wanted to give back to local communities. Through AABIE our teams across AAB Group are able to support local charities and organisations to support the people who need it… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Providing Support to Employees Q: One of our employees has asked if the business can provide a loan to help clear a personal debt which arose when making improvements to their home. They financed the work using short-term credit cards with high interest rates.… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Importance of The Employee Experience As we move into the fifth month of 2023, the Employee Experience continues to evolve following the upheaval created by Covid-19, which pushed us to adopt remote workforces and adapt to the ever-changing economic factors. There is no doubt that… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Stress Awareness in the Workplace April is Stress Awareness Month, a wellbeing campaign that aims to raise public awareness of the causes and impacts of stress. It is an important reminder for employers to take time to reflect on their responsibilities and take action to… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 UK Emergency Alert System Test On Sunday 23rd April 2023 at 3pm, there will be a national test of the ‘UK Emergency Alert System’ that is used to warn you if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby. This alert is only a test, you do… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Harnessing the Benefits of Hybrid Working The prevalence and popularity of hybrid working has certainly grown in the wake of the Covid pandemic, with a recent survey conducted by PwC indicating that 77% of employees want to see a mix of face-to-face and remote working, in… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 National Minimum Wage: Employee costs just keep rising! Q: As a small company with 15 employees I would like to understand the changes coming in the new tax year regarding payroll taxes and the national minimum wage? The new tax year 2023/24 has just arrived and there are… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Key to Successful Family Business Succession Planning The ability to achieve a smooth transition from one generation to the next is a hallmark of successful family businesses. However, succession planning for transition is rarely easy. The key is to recognise that succession is always a marathon, not… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Income tax ‘basis period’ rule change Draft legislation on the proposal to reform income tax basis periods was released on 20 July 2021 in the build-up to Finance Bill 2022. If you are a sole trader or partnership with an accounting year-end other than 31 March… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 The Accidental American “The Accidental American” may sound like a film title but the consequences of being one are far more real than a Hollywood script would entertain. With several high-profile cases over the past few years, including our own ex-Prime Minister, the… By Caroline Murphy View more