Are you an Electric Car Owner? Top tips to avoid new £195 DVLA road tax for another year

Electric car owners in the UK have a limited-time opportunity to save a substantial amount on their car tax before new regulations take effect. Starting April 1, 2025, electric vehicles (EVs) will no longer be exempt from road tax, with owners facing a standard £195 ...

Torque Business (Cars & Networking) | 7th May – Opportunity to mix business with pleasure!

CN Chartered Accountants is delighted to host the first free-to-attend 'Cars & Business Networking' at CN House, Cheadle Royal Business Park on 7th May! An evening combining love for cars and networking! Porsche, Stockport will be joining us along with Warford Cars, bringing some of ...

2025 SBA Launch Event | 27th March – Business Networking, Partner Charity Announcement & Award Details

Founders, organisers and main sponsors CN Chartered Accountants is delighted to announce the launch event for the 2025 Stockport Business Awards! When? Thursday 27th of March 18:00 – 20:00 Where? Edgeley Park, Hardcastle Rd Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9DD The Hardcastle – Edgeley Park Events Book Your ...

CN Welcomes Marketing Manager to it’s Growing Business

CN Group welcomes Louise Lamaris to the team ahead of what is set to be another year of growth in 2025. Louise has progressed her career in marketing, working previously in the engineering sector, following her graduation from the University of Chester. Louise is managing ...

Season’s Greetings from CN Group

We hope you have a relaxing break over the festive period and a wonderful New Year! We look forward to working with you and welcoming you to the Stockport Business Awards in 2025. Look out for further information and 'Save the Dates' coming soon. Best ...

Christmas Tax Guide

Christmas Gifts Of Us to £50 Per Employee Are Tax Free Employers should note that certain gifts to staff at Christmas are tax free if structured correctly. Employers are allowed to provide their directors and employees with certain “trivial” benefits in kind tax free. This ...

CN Add Two New Trainee Accountants

CN Chartered Accountants have taken on two new trainee accountants ahead of what promises to be another year of growth in 2025. Liam Batchelor and Isaac Brown have joined the firm in our accounting department and will finish their training with the firm. Isaac joins ...

Sole Trader Vs Limited Company

An Overview: Sole Trader and Limited Company  When starting a business, one of the first decisions to make is whether to operate as a sole trader or establish a limited company.   A sole trader is the simplest business structure, where the individual owns and ...

CN Bolster Teams With New Management Additions

CN are delighted to announce that we have bolstered our accounting team with the addition of two new managers. Emma Heywood and Nigel Dickens both joined the firm in September and have added a wealth of experience and expertise to our team. The additions of ...

Rumoured Changes to Pensions and Our Tips

Changes to pension tax relief are top of the list of possible changes in the Budget and could yield more tax revenues than changes to CGT and IHT combined. As recently as 6 April 2023, we saw the abolition of the lifetime allowance charge and ...

Making Tax Digital: An Overview

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a UK government initiative aimed at simplifying and modernising the tax system. By transitioning from paper-based processes to digital record-keeping and tax filing, MTD seeks to make tax administration more efficient and accurate. The initiative covers various aspects of tax ...

Be Wary of The 60% Income Tax Trap

It has recently been reported over half a million taxpayers paid a marginal income tax rate of 60% in 2022/23, up by 23% from the number in 2021/22. This marginal rate applies where an individual’s adjusted net income falls between £100,000 and £125,140, where every ...