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Assure UK Client Listening Feedback – Applying Client Feedback
Our last couple of blogs have featured our client listening programme. There’s little point in carrying out a listening exercise if you’re not going to make any changes as a result of the feedback and we want to show our clients we truly listened to them so here’s what we’ll be doing differently as a…
Read MoreClient Listening Exercise – What did we learn?
Assure UK recently posted about the client listening exercise we undertook which checked-in on our service levels and put us in a position to be better prepared to support our clients through their future challenges. We had no reason to think our clients weren’t happy but nevertheless, this was an important commitment to us and our…
Read MoreAssure UK Client Listening Feedback
We believe that in order to grow, we need to retain clients as well as acquire new ones. We had a feeling our clients were satisfied with our service, evidenced by our regular online feedback survey which was giving us positive feedback and a high NPS (net promoter score). However, we wanted to gather more…
Read MoreInheritance Tax (IHT) to be Simplified
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) have undertaken a detailed review of Inheritance Tax (IHT), which is perceived by many as a complicated tax. The government normally takes account of OTS recommendations and their report is likely to lead to future changes to the rules. We will keep you posted as the changes may necessitate…
Read MoreAssure UK Welcomes Workers Pension Trusts Successful Authorisation
Leading audit and assurance provider, Assure UK worked with Workers Pension Trust on the Systems and Processes and Fit and Proper Person Checks to successfully obtain Master Trust Authorisation on 27 August 2019 by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). Workers Pension Trust brings the number of authorised schemes in the market to 20 and is the…
Read MoreAre You a Medium to Large Business? IR35 Could Impact You
After many years of dithering and sabre rattling HMRC finally started to enforce the off-payroll working rules (commonly known as IR35) for the public sector in 2017. Now those same rules are about to be applied to medium sized and large businesses from April 2020. IR35 was introduced in 1999 initially to curb the proliferation…
Read MoreAssure UK Launch Cloud Accounting Company
Assure UK has launched a sister company Progress Accountants, to meet clients cloud accounting needs and help them comply with Making Tax Digital regulations. Based in North Oxfordshire, Progress Accountants is not your average accountancy practice, it is here to reinvent accountancy, making business life for clients a little more enjoyable. From simply helping to…
Read MoreNo Change to Rent a Room Scheme for Air BnB Landlords
Last year HMRC carried out a review of rent a room relief that was introduced in 1992 to offer a wider range of low cost rented accommodation. It was proposed that the availability of this generous relief would be restricted to situations where the taxpayer was resident for at least part of the time when…
Read MoreAssure UK Celebrates Success at the Cherwell Business Awards
Assure UK, Banbury based audit and assurance provider is celebrating success having won the Apprenticeship and Training award at the Cherwell Business Awards 2019. Now in its 8th year, the Cherwell Business Awards aim to bring the business community together in the Cherwell district to celebrate hard work and excellence and showcase true success stories.…
Read MoreNon-Resident Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on Property
Non-UK residents will from 6 April 2019 must pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the disposal of UK real estate. Prior to the legislation CGT on real estate for non-residents was only on disposals of residential property. Moving forward CGT will be applied to all UK land (including commercial). Indirect disposals The CGT will also…
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