Blog26th Jun 2024 VAT For Charities – Your Questions Answered VAT for charities can be a complex subject due to the mixed activities that many charities undertake. This article answers some frequently asked VAT questions to help you get to grips with the basics. However, VAT for charities is a complex… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 What is the Purpose of an External Audit? While business owners sometimes question the value of external audit, there can be strong business benefits to having your financial statements independently verified, explains Karen Coulter… Certain businesses are required by law to have an external or statutory audit. Others,… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Employment law tribunals clogged with 93,000 cases “Northern Ireland’s employment law tribunal system is in “paralysis” with a caseload of 93,000 claims as the pandemic hits its processing of cases, it has been claimed. But employment solicitor Rosemary Connolly… said the end of the furlough scheme could… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Coming-Up in HR in 2021: Five Changes to Prepare For Now With the January blues behind us but still in the midst of lockdown, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the turbulence of 2020 whilst simultaneously focusing on ER/HR priorities for the year ahead. In 2020 we saw the… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Redundancies: 5 Questions To Ensure A Fair Process While the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been a welcome reprieve for employers, the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be long lasting for many businesses. With the CJRS due to come to… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 7 Ways Employers Can Support Parents With Home-Schooling With school closures and self-isolation meaning that parents must now also adopt the role of teacher, those employers who ignore the need for additional employee support have a recipe for staffing shortages, unproductivity, and burnout on their hands. A survey… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Insolvency Practitioner Protects Against Forced Sale Following two landmark cases, AAB Debt Recovery Partner and Personal Insolvency Practitioner, Gary Digney, has focused his time and efforts into helping indebted farm families avoid having their farms forcibly sold by vulture funds. On Countrywide RTE Radio 1, Damien… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 EU Whistleblowing Directive On 16 December 2019 after its approval by the European Parliament, the Whistleblowing Directive came into force. The new legislation is seen as a vital legislative cog in attempting to prevent breaches of EU law such as fraud and corruption… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 What’s the Interest in Lending between Companies? In the evolving business landscape, many companies find themselves seizing expansion opportunities by increasing their level of borrowing. This strategic move may involve complex financial arrangements, such as personal loans from directors and securing loans from entities both within the… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 New Coronavirus Job Support Scheme To support employers who face lower demand due to COVID-19, and to keep their employees attached to the workforce, the government today announced the introduction of a new Job Support Scheme from 1 November 2020. Employees will need to work… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Principal Private Residence Relief – What does it mean? When selling a property that has served as your main residence, it’s essential to be aware of Capital Gains Tax implications and the potential tax relief that could be available to you. This relief, known as Principal Private Residence Relief… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Govt Update: Employees Returning from Overseas Following the recent government update regarding COVID-19 and returning from overseas, Think People Consulting would like to offer our community the following advice: Employers should have a policy in place to clearly communicate to employees the implications of what may… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Gifting Shares to Family Members UK Transferring shares to family members in a family-owned business is a practice embraced by many to either reward a relative’s dedication to the company or as a strategic move for succession planning. However, the process of gifting shares, especially to… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 VAT on Building Work Navigating the complexities of VAT charges on building work can be a daunting task for many homeowners and developers. Understanding when you can benefit from a reduced VAT rate of 5% instead of the standard 20% is crucial for budgeting… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 Be Aware of Changes to the Tax Credit Renewal Process Around 5 million people in the UK claim tax credits on an annual basis. Tax credits are based on household circumstances and can be claimed jointly or by singles. Entitlement is based on factors such as age, income, hours worked,… By Caroline Murphy View more
Blog26th Jun 2024 New Professional Development Services for Post-COVID Reality Think People provide tailored learning and development programmes which are freshly developed for the unique challenges and opportunities which are facing your organisation and teams right now. The New Normal following COVID-19 is no different, so our consultants have been busy preparing our… By Caroline Murphy View more