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I have just been reading details of the new 'education' initiative by HMRC. The scheme is designed to help new business owners by talking them through the main things they need to be aware of and direct them to the relevant page on their online help.

We aren’t just every day accountants; many of our staff have exciting interests outside of the office.

I received a call from a friend at the BBC this week who wanted a live interview on the regulation of will writing.

To mark the retirement of Peter Lansberry we recently held a summer drinks party at the Drill Hall in Horsham. We invited clients along to join us in thanking Peter for his outstanding contribution to the firm. Over the years he worked closely with Housing Associations and local charities.

employers - do nothing about pensions!
The national media has recently begun to wake up to the fact that it is only a year or so until the new pension laws come into place. In simple terms, these rules will mean that every employer will have to pay contributions into a pension scheme for nearly every employee in the UK. However, little attention has been given to the fact that most employers will have to do absolutely nothing until the spring of 2014. Only the very largest employers will have to act next year.

I have just been reading an interesting announcement issued by the government at the end of last month. Individuals and non-corporate bodies who own works of art could soon benefit from donating these to the nation, with a reduction in their personal tax liability. This is an encouraging development from the reduction in Inheritance Tax already announced for donations from someones estate.