LiveWire - May 2010

Who would have thought that the Election would bring a transformation in political history with a Tory Lib Dem coalition!  We hope this partnership will augur well for the UK's future economic stability.

One of the immediate impacts of the coalition is that there are some controversial tax changes afoot, and our selection of articles this month is designed to give you as much guidance as is currently possible on what to expect in the coming Budget, with details of any tax planning you may be able to undertake right now. 

Please contact us if you have any questions or follow us @taxtalkrjp on Twitter. We also post a weekly article on TAXTalk, our blog, and would welcome your comments, tweets or re-tweets if you like what you read!

As always we would love to hear from you if you have any topics you would like to see featured in LiveWire.

Please contact Lesley Stalker, Simon Paterson or Paul Webb on 0870 2255220 for more information.

The partnership Government can learn lessons from business owners

The current situation with a hung parliament offers a very interesting parallel to the ways in which entrepreneurs may choose to run their business.

Typically, a business run through a limited company will have clear leadership and decision-making processes, whereas a business run by a partnership will have more of a  decision by discussion and agreement approach.  To find out more click here...

With the 2nd Budget just a few weeks away on June 22nd, here are some of the key changes business owners can expect to see from the new government, with our initial comments on their likely implications.

To find out more click here...

The weekend papers were full of news about the planned rises to capital gains tax (CGT) announced by the new Government.

This change has been on the cards for some time, although during the Election campaigning it was only the Lib Dems that formally announced their intentions.  For all the details click here ...

Anne Eager, RJP s enquiries expert, was recently invited by the Sunday Times journalist and author of the blog Tax Hell.co.uk, Nick Morgan, to be interviewed for a series of video shorts on the topic.  .  Click here to read more and watch the videos...

Website Article - Lessons From Business - The Entrepreneurs' Business Academy (May 2010)