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
European Union – will there be good news on EIS?
With ever more troubled times and worrying economic news from around Europe, can we expect some good news soon? In the current economic environment it is understandable why the Government is keen to encourage the use of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to assist businesses in the raising of investment capital. We, at NLP, are ... continue reading
Film Tax Credits: screening until 2015
The November 2012 announcement that Film Tax Credits will be preserved until 2015 is, of course, good news. However, it is worth noting that this does not necessarily mean that they are, or were, ever intended to end on that, or any other date. What has actually happened is that the European Commission has extended ... continue reading
Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Entertainment & Media Group’s annual conference
On Tuesday 5 July NLP partners Anthony Pins and Dave Morrison were both among the guest speakers at the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Entertainment and Media Group’s annual conference. Anthony spoke on the subject of theatre finance, whilst Dave covered his favourite topics of UK Film Tax Credits and the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in ... continue reading
Anthony Pins talks to The Stage about Gift Aid and Inheritance Tax
NLP partner Anthony Pins talks to The Stage about changes to Gift Aid and Inheritance Tax in the Budget, click here to read more continue reading
The Stage – Financial Services article 17th March 2011
Take a load off Life in showbusiness can be fraught enough – leaving little time or enthusiasm for a personal financial review. Anthony Pins offers a few tips for getting your house in order before the new tax year begins in April. Click here to read The Stage Financial Services article with Anthony Pins, 17th ... continue reading
Change to Employer Supported Childcare April 2011
From 6th April 2011 there will be changes to Employer Supported Childcare that will effect employers who operate a childcare voucher scheme and/or directly contracted childcare. Read more in the attached document produced by HMRC. Childcare vouchers continue reading
Critics Circle Awards 2011
The media are all a-flurry at the moment over the winners and nominees for the big TV and film awards. Well, next week the UK theatre scene has its turn in the limelight. Tuesday (January 26) sees the staging of The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, with the winners being voted for by their most-discerning audience ... continue reading
Passing income to children
Where income in excess of £100 per tax year is passed by a parent to a minor child, that income is treated as remaining taxable on the parent. Where income in excess of £100 per tax year is passed by a parent to a minor child, that income is treated as remaining taxable on the ... continue reading
Medical check-ups
Expenses paid by an employer for periodic medical check-ups for employees or for members of their families are not treated as a taxable benefit-in-kind. Similarly, no benefit arises for the cost of an eyesight test where the employee is required to use a VDU as part of his/her duties. continue reading
