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  1. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Gender Pay Gap Reporting Changes: Are You Prepared?

    As we approach June 2024, ROI businesses must turn their attention to an increasingly relevant issue – the gender pay gap. The need for accurate and timely submissions of gender pay gap data is not just a statutory requirement; it’s…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  2. Blog26th Jun 2024

    How To Create a Family Friendly Workplace

    In today’s competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent requires more than just offering competitive salaries and benefits. Increasingly, employees are seeking workplaces that prioritise work-life balance and support their family commitments. Employers who embrace family-friendly practices not only…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  3. Blog26th Jun 2024

    The Legal Sector: How Can You Navigate Its Complexities?

    In the rapidly evolving landscape of the legal sector, law firms are constantly having to stay ahead of the curve and find ways to navigate the challenges they face.   So, what are the major challenges being faced by the sector…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  4. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Non-Dom Tax Changes – Navigating The ‘Tax Twilight’ Zone

    Updated: 3rd June Rarely has the concept of non-UK domicile status and its impact on how an individual is subject to tax in the UK been in the headlines so much as in recent years. This is in part due…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  5. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Potential VAT Refund Fraud – Are Your Bank Details Correct?

    We have been alerted to a number of cases where taxpayers’ bank account details have been amended without their knowledge.  This fraud involves the submission of a letter or form VAT 484 purporting to be from the taxpayer requesting that…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  6. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Are The Goalposts On Salaried Member Rules Moving?

    What are salaried member rules? The salaried member rules for Limited Liability Partnerships (“LLPs”) were introduced in 2014 to ensure only those members who held a genuine ‘partner’ role were taxed as self-employed individuals, such that those with arrangements closer…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  7. Blog26th Jun 2024

    7 Ways VFF Can Help Charities in the Cost of Giving Crisis

    Despite the extreme pressures brought on by the pandemic, we witnessed in awe the charity sector rallying together and continuing to support those in need. Barely recovered, the voluntary sector (along with everyone else) was then quickly thrown headfirst into…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  8. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Redundancy Planning- Practical Strategies for Employers

    In the face of economic pressures and uncertainty, an increasing number of NI businesses are confronted with the difficult decision of implementing large-scale redundancies. Employers have a duty to follow a fair redundancy process which meets employees’ rights while protecting…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  9. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Understanding employment taxes in the US

    Considering how relevant they are in our day-to-day lives, employment taxes can be very complicated to understand. As the employer, it’s your job to deposit and report employment taxes and prepare and file Form W-2. This is used to report…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  10. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Carol Edwards, author of blog about the foreign income and gains regime

    Navigate the End of the ‘Furnished Holiday Let’

    The number of Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs) in the UK has increased in recent years, driven by the ever-growing popularity of UK ‘staycations’.  However, Jeremy Hunt announced in the 2024 Spring Budget that the Furnished Holiday Letting regime will be…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  11. Blog26th Jun 2024

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    A Guide To Navigating Norwegian Income Tax Returns

    An important Norwegian tax reporting consideration for individuals who have worked in Norway or offshore on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (unless the individual is taxed under the Norwegian PAYE Scheme) is the requirement to complete and file a Norwegian income…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  12. Blog26th Jun 2024

    ROI 2024 Employment Law Changes- Are You Prepared?

    The last few years have brought about a multitude of changes and upheaval for organisations across the UK and Ireland. With 9 Employment Law Changes coming into force in 2024 alone for the UK & I the employment landscape has…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  13. Blog26th Jun 2024

    How to pay Independent Contractors in the US – a step-by-step guide

    It is important to remember that an independent contractor is a worker who does not work for your company, but is on a contract basis instead. Make sure you have correctly classified your workers before considering paying them as a…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  14. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Weighing Up Energy Security, Transition, and Investment 

    In 2024 the energy sector is facing a spaghetti junction of pathways, decision gates and options in a delicate balance between traditional energy sources and the imperative to transition towards renewables. As the world tries to tackle the need for…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  15. Blog26th Jun 2024

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    Should we all have the right to disconnect?

    The prospect of a UK General Election in 2024 means we may see new items on the agenda which businesses will need to navigate this year, in addition to any legislative updates already on the calendar. Employee wellbeing is high…

    By Caroline Murphy

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  16. Blog26th Jun 2024

    Derek Gemmel, Tax partner at AAB, in a blue suit

    R&D Tax Relief Procedures: HMRC’s Latest Notification Requirement

    In today’s fast-paced business landscape, where staying ahead often means innovating and adapting to change, research and development (R&D) tax credits have emerged as a key tool for businesses, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).  As an R&D tax…

    By Caroline Murphy

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