Congratulations to “The Imposter” on its Oscar nomination!
We congratulate Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton and Raw TV Limited on their Oscar nomination for “The Imposter” in the Best Documentary category. Great film, guys….. continue reading
Great news – the TV Tax Credit is conceived!
Great news, the TV Tax Credit is conceived, if not born yet. A welcome injection for UK high end drama and animation, even the computer games industry gets some action! The breaks start from 6 April 2013, all subject to EU State Aid approval. The draft TV Tax Credits legislation is very close in structure ... continue reading
What we like in London, December 2012
This month, we are cheerleaders for: The Bodyguard at the Adelphi, Sleeping Beauty by Matthew Bourne at Sadlers Wells, Privates on Parade, opening the Michael Grandage Season at the Noel Coward Theatre, And . . . Skyfall. They are all productions with which Nyman Libson Paul is proud to be associated. continue reading
Dave Morrison is Guest Speaker at ICAEW New Members’ Ceremony
I was very honoured to represent Nyman Libson Paul as guest speaker at the ICAEW New Members’ Ceremony held at Chartered Accountants’ Hall on 22 November 2012. This is a very prestigious occasion where newly qualified Chartered Accountants receive their scrolls in a ‘graduation ceremony’ style event. The attendance was approaching 300 people made up ... continue reading
007’s Tax bill for Bond car skyrockets
At Nyman Libson Paul, we’re very proud of our association with the Bond films – we’ve produced the accounts for every film since the first one, Dr No in 1962. As it’s the 50th anniversary of the Bond movie this year, we thought it would be a bit of fun to look back at the ... continue reading
Budget 2012
As anticipated, a mixed bag of measures from George Osborne was announced yesterday. What do we like? Confirmation of the introduction of SEIS (Seed EIS) – already prompting large interest amongst our clients EIS investment limit raised to £1m per person Tax breaks for the TV, Animation and Games sectors from April 2013 – detailed ... continue reading
Beware the ides of April!
If you haven’t yet submitted your tax return, then beware! This year the taxman has introduced a raft of extra penalties for late filers. In the past, anyone submitting their tax return after the January 31 deadline faced a straightforward £100 fine. If there was tax due, you also had to pay interest on the ... continue reading
Ho, Ho, Ho EISmas cheer…..
The draft clauses for the 2012 Finance Act brought good news for anyone looking to raise share capital under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). We at Nyman Libson Paul are heavily involved with EIS and have seen the scheme’s popularity grow in recent years, particularly since the increase in Income Tax relief to 30% in ... continue reading
15 minutes with….Dave Morrison, Partner
Describe a typical day Well today I have rushed from of a meeting with some film producers looking to raise money for their project, to this blog interview. This afternoon I have two meetings with West End solicitors representing some other people who are making films and then this evening I am off to a launch ... continue reading
George’s autumn cheer or chill?
The Autumn Statement… Naturally, the ‘yah boo’ nature of these House of Commons events and the mainstream press emphasising the political ramifications in priority to any economic debate, can sometimes obscure the real relevance of the Chancellor’s announcements. To be fair, much that was announced in the Autumn Statement was limited to conceptual headlines and ... continue reading
