Brown & Co Chartered Accountants gain inclusion to Handpicked Accountants
We are very pleased to announce that we have been added to the Handpicked Accountants platform, having been recognised for our outstanding support to customers, both nationally and internationally. Handpicked Accountants is a platform which connects small business owners with accountants in their local vicinity, greatly simplifying a typically arduous process. Based in Thornton-Cleveleys, we […]
Protecting a Business from Fraud
Fraud costs the UK around £190 billion a year, with businesses bearing almost three quarters – £140bn – of those losses. The most common type of fraud is dishonest action by staff to obtain a benefit by theft or deception. What common types of fraud are carried out by employees? And how can the risk […]
Capital Gains Tax Planning
From 6 April 2020, HMRC is proposing three significant changes which will potentially increase the capital gains tax paid on the disposal of any residential property by an individual. These include (1) Letting relief, (2) Final-period exemption and (3) the 30-day payment window. We provide some working examples of how these changes could impact you. […]