Feb 2018 – Stockport Business Awards Search for New Charity Partner

Entries are now open to apply for a chance to become this year’s Stockport Business Awards charity partner. The new charity partner will benefit from all fundraising activities and proceeds arising from Stockport Business Awards. The chosen charity will also get links and branding on ...

Feb 2018 – Corporation Tax Payments

Your company’s corporation tax bill is payable nine months and one day after the end of the company’s accounting period, so by 1 October for a period that ended on the previous 31 December. The corporation tax bill may be the largest single tax payment ...

Feb 18 – Payrolling of Benefits in Kind – Explained!

How can you tax certain benefits in kind through your payroll, and how should you take action if you want to register for this? Registering for this service should mean a more efficient method of collecting tax on employees’ benefits throughout the tax year, rather ...

Feb 18 – Clarke Nicklin Once Again Partner with Pioneer 10

Clarke Nicklin, are once again partnering with business support initiative Pioneer 10. Pioneer 10, based in the Stockport Business and Innovation Centre, is designed to give people with great business ideas exciting access to a free business award and growth coaching programme. It is aimed at ...

Feb 18 – Reclaiming CIS Tax

If your company is registered under the construction industry scheme (CIS) as a sub-contractor, it will generally have CIS tax deducted from the payments it receives from large contractor companies. There are two ways to get your hands on this withheld CIS tax: as a ...

Feb 18 – Check the Value

Tax is complicated, and sometimes it isn’t obvious what amounts you should report on your tax return. For example, if you give away a property or shares, how do you determine whether you have to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) tax on that gift or ...

Jan 18 – The Stockport Business Awards – The Highly Commended

THE STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS - THE HIGHLY COMMENDED The highly prestigious Stockport Business Awards took place last October and received hundreds of applications from businesses in the Stockport Borough. Chartered accountants, Clarke Nicklin, who are the organisers, founders, and main sponsors of the event, held ...

Jan 18 – Why Your PAYE Code May Be Wrong

HMRC has upgraded its computer system to react quickly to changes in taxpayers’ pay and benefits reported through the payroll. We can help you check whether your PAYE code has been amended to deduct more tax than you should be paying. Another bug in the ...

Jan 18 – Why Your Tax Computation May Be Wrong

Where your main income is taxed under PAYE, you may not be asked to complete a tax return each year. Instead, the HMRC computer automatically compares all the reports of your income made by employers and banks, and if you have under or over-paid tax ...

Jan 18 – R&D Claims Can Be Amended

Research and development (R&D) tax relief allows small and medium-sized companies to claim a tax deduction for 230% of their qualifying R&D costs, but they must show how the total of relevant costs was arrived at. This total of costs claimed can include the salaries ...

Jan 18 – When You Wish Upon a Star

Last year the team at Clarke Nicklin worked hard on fundraising for the childrens charity, When you Wish Upon a Star. From dressing up, fun runs and bake offs, the team raised over £300 for this amazing charity. When You Wish Upon a Star has ...

Jan 18 – New Marketing Manager for Clarke Nicklin

Laura Frost joins Clarke Nicklin as our new marketing manager and takes over from Chelsea Maher as she leaves to pursue her travelling dream after nine years with the business. Laura Frost will now head up our marketing department and will be the main contact ...