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Opportunity to Acquire Lighting Business

25 July 2013

An opportunity has arisen to purchase the assets of Bedsons Limited. Details can be found on the below flyer.

James Cowper Kreston strengthens Payroll Bureau

17 July 2013

Thames Valley accountants and business advisers James Cowper Kreston has strengthened its specialist payroll bureau, JC Payroll Services, with the appointment of ...

Business of Drivenlower Ltd rescued from administration

12 July 2013

The administrators of Drivenlower Limited, Oxfordshire, Sue Staunton and Sandra Mundy of Accountants and business advisors James Cowper Kreston have sold its ...

IHT debt relief reprieve will be ‘enormous relief’ for some farmers and estate owners - but not all

5 July 2013

The Government has partially reversed its unexpected attack on debt relief on inheritance tax introduced in the Finance Act in April this year.

Farmhouses provide no warm welcome for HMRC

6 June 2013

HMRC has lost a long-running court case where it sought to charge inheritance tax on farmhouses where the farmland and farmhouse are ...

James Cowper Kreston hits the right notes for One Media AIM float

31 May 2013

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston has advised music and film rights owner One Media on its successful AIM float.

James Cowper Kreston and Satellite Applications Catapult to reach for the stars

28 May 2013

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston has been appointed auditors to the recently launched Satellite Applications Catapult, a technology ...

Active accountants raise funds for five local charities

17 May 2013

Staff at Thames Valley and Southampton accountants and business advisers James Cowper Kreston have been putting their fundraising skills to good use ...

IHT relief warning for business owners

7 May 2013

Business owners who took out borrowing secured on a personal asset such as their home, in order to invest in a business ...

Farming estates find little to cheer in Budget says James Cowper Kreston

22 March 2013

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne did not have much room for manoeuvre in his 2013 Budget and is unlikely to have ...

James Cowper Kreston Budget Comment

22 March 2013

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne did not have much room for manoeuvre in his 2013 Budget yet has found a little ...

Guernsey set to no longer be a tax haven under deal

20 March 2013

Britons with offshore accounts in Guernsey could find themselves much worse off under a deal to boost transparency between the Treasury and ...

Survey shows how Government can boost tech industries

15 March 2013

A survey of over 2,000 technology businesses published this week shows a sector buoyed by its strengths in the development and commercialisation ...

HMRC cracks down on buy to let investors who sell up

14 March 2013

People who have sold properties that are not their main homes and who have not told HMRC about the profits they have ...

VAT windfall for occupational pensions denied

11 March 2013

Judges in Luxembourg have this week (7 March 2013) ruled that UK workplace defined pension funds are not special investment funds and ...

Budget to focus on clampdowns not cuts, says accountants James Cowper Kreston

8 March 2013

George Osborne will do all he can to promote growth but has limited scope for manoeuvre when the budget is given on ...

James Cowper Kreston advises City & County Healthcare on its first Welsh acquisition

8 March 2013

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston client and private equity-backed company, City & County Healthcare Group, has acquired ISS ...

PRE AND POST 6 APRIL 2013 TAX PLANNING

8 March 2013

It is that time of year to carry out a review of your financial affairs to maximise 2012/13 tax reliefs. Any ...

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