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Autumn Budget 2024 Commentary: T&L Sector

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. From 6 April 2025, the Business Asset Disposal Relief tax rate will increase to 14%, and from April 2026, it will align with the main lower rate of 18%. The recent Budget has painted a mixed picture for the Transport and Logistics sector.

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Autumn Budget 2024 Commentary: Manufacturing

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Main Initiatives Manufacturers operating in the following areas of specialism could stand to gain from specific initiatives: Committing £975 million in R&D funding for the aerospace sector over five years. A key theme of today’s budget was “Invest, Invest, Invest!”

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firms Fight Back on Public Metrics; A Rejection or a Blessing? | 1.6.25

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One of the partners thrown under the bus post-tax scandal by PwC Australia has cleared his name : The main disciplinary body for the big four accounting firms has dropped an investigation into a former PwC partner forced out by the firm after being linked to its tax leaks scandal.

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B2B Payment Terms In Flux Amid Market Volatility

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“The main problem will be, as ever in construction, whether this goes through the supply chain to the subcontractors, and the subcontractors of those subcontractors,” he said. “These are the firms that are most vulnerable at the moment and the ones most reliant on cash flow.”

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Spring Budget 2024 – Technology Sector Commentary

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Whilst he has not reduced the main rates of CGT, the higher rate of residential property CGT is reducing from 28% to 24%. This is to incentivise SMEs to grow their businesses but has the Chancellor gone far enough with just a £5k increase?

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What are the UK Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules?

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. The UK Government department Defra (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has announced that new UK Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules for all obligated UK organisations that import or supply packaging. What data needs to be collected?

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Is it time for a rethink of the capital allowances system?

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Increasing main pool and special rate allowances from 18% and 6% to (for example) 20% and 8%. Introducing a first-year allowance for main pool and special rate pool of (for example) 40% and 13%.