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Jan 2011		Now’s the time to look at your pricing strategy. As business advisors and accountants, we’ve seen our clients’ materials and supply costs going up over the last year, and many of them are having to pass on those costs to their customers.
Jan 2011		Tax Planning: Avoidance or Evasion? The topic of tax-avoidance is never very far away from the news and yesterday Nick Clegg hinted that an “anti-avoidance” tax rule would be in the Budget.
Dec 2011		Leading businesses asked 'What challenges face our region 2012 To help businesses we would like to see a sustained boost in confidence which would encourage business leaders to invest in their businesses both in terms of capital and recruitment.
Dec 2011		Collapse of the euro would affect 91 per cent of businesses, according to recent survey Will Abbott, partner at Randall & Payne, said: "The question was simple: 'If the euro ceases as an effective single currency, will it affect my business?', with a 'Yes' or 'No' answer.
Nov 2011		How will the Autumn Statement affect your business? Chris Mattos (from Randall and Payne) said: ‘Many local businesses have concerns over planning and employment law and the ability to access finance. Today’s Autumn Statement has some encouraging news for them'
Nov 2011		Randall & Payne Offer Specialist Advice to Legal Practices Solicitors and accountants have always worked closely together, often in client related work but also as trusted advisors to each other. The latter has never been as important as it is at the moment, as Vicky McNaught-Davis, Client Director and Legal Services specialist from Randall & Payne explains...
Oct 2011		Help is at hand for Business Growth In these challenging times businesses are doing well to keep their heads above water and may not feel up to the task of strategic development, but if there was ever a perfect time to think about how you can run your business more efficiently and effectively, this is surely it.
Oct 2011		Equity v Bank Finance – where will the pendulum stop? The simple answer is that the pendulum will never stop, it will continue to swing from one side to the other.
Sept 2011		The Experts’ Experts! The UK200 Group was formed in 1986 in recognition of the benefits in bringing like-minded independent firms together to share best practice and expertise. Today, the mutual association provides members with access to an association of member firms across the UK and overseas, as well as to their panels of experts.
Sept 2011		Local Accountants at Forefront of Education Shake-up According to the Guardian newspaper, 45 Gloucestershire schools registered to become academies last year. This means Gloucestershire is leading the way in schools free from local authority control and funding.
Aug 2011		Top Tips for Would-be Entrepreneurs The number of businesses for sale at the moment in Gloucestershire is quite remarkable and you could be tempted to buy, either to increase the market share of your existing business, to rid yourself of a competitor or to fulfill a long held dream or ambition to be your own boss or work in a particular industry.
Aug 2011		Teams ready to take on 21-mile challenge TEAMS are lining up to put their best feet forward in this autumn's big annual Five Valleys Walk. Among them the office bound employees of chartered accountants Randall and Payne will be out in the fresh air for the 25th anniversary, 21 mile hike in aid of the Meningitis Trust.
Aug 2011		Local Accountants Call for HMRC to Join This Century If you receive your payslip/statement in August because of an HMRC delay, as long as you pay within 30 days there will be no charge to interest, but we are seeing more taxpayers being issued with penalties and not all of them are at fault!
July 2011		31 July 2011 tax payment problems Not received any statement or payment slip from HM Revenue & Customs?
July 2011		Local Accountants Walk to Help Raise £50k for Alzheimers Nine intrepid Randall & Payne employees volunteered to do the 39 miles from Stroud to Witney in one day!
July 2011		Banks are Not the Only Option for Business Funding GIG is an informal group of investors whose main contact point is Will Abbott at Randall & Payne in Gloucester.
July 2011		Let the sunshine in Chris Mattos looks at the demonstrable benefits of solar photovoltaic schemes for businesses, and explains how to advise clients on this popular green initiative
June 2011		Randall & Payne staff sign up to walk 39 miles in 14 hours to raise money for Alzheimer's Society UK
June 2011		Don’t be Afraid to Think BIG! With the slow growth in the economy, you might think that expanding your business right now may be ‘mission impossible’ and that there aren't the customers or market to support your business growth, but you would be wrong!
June 2011		Randall & Payne put their knowledge to the test for a good cause On Tuesday 14th June Randall & Payne jointly hosted with WSP Solicitors a quiz in aid of the Cotswold Care Hospice. 34 Teams from local businesses entered the multimedia event at Marling School.
June 2011		Could you be missing out on Research & Development tax relief? With a large percentage of companies within Gloucestershire being engineering, manufacturing or hi-tech, we are still surprised to keep finding businesses that are not taking advantage of this great tax saving scheme.
May 2011		Randall & Payne Sponsor Gloucestershire Business Awards 2011 'Young business of the year'
May 2011		International Transfer Pricing UK200Group Blog - Chris Mattos
May 2011		Academy Schools Technical Update - May 2011 The YPLA VAT guide / WGA / Financial Management and Governance Evaluation
May 2011		Local Schools Seek Advice on The Financial Requirements of Academies. Over 50 bursars, governors and head teachers from more than 30 local schools met at Gloucester Rugby Club last week to learn more about how to change to Academy status and how this will affect their day to day running.
May 2011		Reduce costs and speed up processes with Xero and Randall & Payne Xero is a new way of doing online accounting for SME businesses • Over 100,000 businesses use Xero in 50 Countries • Run your business and access your accounts from work, home or on the go.
April 2011		Another stealth tax? An alarming example of HMRC’s apparent intention to use the new penalty legislation at every opportunity is their recent VAT tribunal case against Russell Francis Interiors.
April 2011		Thank you to family run businesses for their contribution to the local economy. At Randall and Payne we would like to thank family run businesses for their contribution to the local economy. In these tough business times running any company is a battle, but when you have your family involved the pressures can be immense, which is why we feel supporting these awards is so crucial for the Stroud area.
April 2011		Phasing out default retirement age From 6th April 2011 the government intends to begin phasing out the default retirement age, with full abolition coming into effect from 1 October 2011.
April 2011		HMRC turns up the heat on tradesmen! The Government have announced a tax ‘amnesty’ for the plumbing and heating industry. The ‘Plumbers Tax Safe Plan’ gives plumbers and other trades people until 31 May 2011 to report to HMRC their intention to ‘come clean’ about their undisclosed tax.
April 2011		Do you have a clear picture of how your business will look in 5 years time? A good business strategy defines the direction and scope of a company over the long-term, and will advance the company’s resources and meet market needs.
March 2011		What impact will the Budget 2011 have on individuals in Gloucestershire
March 2011		How will the Budget 2011 affect businesses in Gloucestershire
March 2011		Budget 2011 and charities in Gloucestershire
March 2011		Budget Day LIVE from Gloucester Rugby Club Cuts, taxes and growth incentives - what will be in Chancellor George Osborne's Budget mix?
March 2011		Sun Shines on Solar Panel Seminar Over 30 householders, farmers and local business people turned up to fill Randwick Village Hall for a solar panel seminar hosted by local accountants Randall & Payne LLP and Bristol-based Solarsense UK Ltd.
Feb 2011		Could your dead roof space provide a new revenue stream? The Government’s Feed-In Tariff scheme offers businesses and individuals the chance to earn money by producing their own electricity through the use of renewable energy sources, including solar power.
Feb 2011		Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) Schemes An attractive non-cash alternative to a raise in salary or a bonus is to reward employees by granting them HMRC approve EMI share options.
Feb 2011		Make your company fully tax efficient, with expert advice from R&P Tax Planning The first thing to consider is whether any losses have been made. It is important that these are utilised to give the maximum tax relief – this is something that should be carried out before you get to the end of the year, as without this review it is possible to miss out on other opportunities.
Feb 2011		Local Accountancy Firm Expands With Chris Mattos Heading Up New Tax Advisory Service Local accountants Randall and Payne have launched a dedicated tax service, Randall & Payne Tax LLP with new partner, Chris Mattos, taking the helm as their tax expert.
Jan 2011		Thinking of Academy Status? Academy schools have been around for a while now, but the coalition Government seems to have its heart set on academy status as the way forward for the state education sector, and they appear to be doing everything possible to make it happen.
Jan 2011		Gloucestershire accountant rumbles tax man sitting on millions A COUNTY accountant has discovered that the tax authorities are sitting on a huge amount of credit owed to employers for various reasons including overpayment of tax. Ian Selwood, a partner at Randall&Payne who heads the accountants’ Cheltenham office, started to investigate after uncovering a discrepancy that had left one of his clients out of pocket after overpayment of tax.
Jan 2011		Randall & Payne LLP have appointed ex-Grant Thornton senior partner, Patrick Brooke to support them in their plans for growth. Patrick's role as an independent non-executive will be to provide an objective viewpoint, challenging and contributing to the firm's strategy.
Dec 2010		Local Accountants back energy minister's stand on feed-in-tariffs Our heavy dependence on imported oil, with rising and volatile prices, together with ecological considerations has led many to believe that the focus on new clean technologies, combined with wide scale behavioural change promoted through incentives and education is becoming urgent.
Dec 2010		Ian Selwood presents the Glos Media 2010 Young Business of the Year award to Stephen Fitzpatrick of Ovo Energy. As Ian Selwood from Randall and Payne's Cheltenham office says "We chose to sponsor the 'Young Business of the Year' because we want to reward entrepreneurial excellence in Gloucestershire.
Dec 2010		Could Tax Save Our High Streets? Supermarkets are amongst a group of retailers that avoid VAT by selling goods direct from the Channel Islands using a concession known as Low Value Consignment Relief. By doing so they are able to price lower for products delivered by mail order than they or their high street competitors can do.
Dec 2010		Gloucestershire Charities must ensure they claim their fair share of the £100m transition fund that is available The Cabinet Office has launched a new £100million Transition Fund to help the charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises that are affected by public spending cuts to make necessary adjustments so that they can continue to play an important part in public service reform and the Big Society Agenda.
Nov 2010		Breakthrough Cancer wins at Football Match Randall and Payne Accountants played 11-a-side football against a team from Nat West Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland in aid of charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, in cold, blustery, floodlit conditions, raising £480 on the night with an expectation that the final figure will be around £730 thanks to Nat West’s matched funding scheme.
Nov 2010		Local Homes Built To Sustainable Standard Severn Vale Housing Society recently took ownership of 4 bungalows and 4 houses at Gardener’s Rest in Cashes Green, Stroud, all built by local builders, Aqua Construction, to the Code for Sustainable Homes, ensuring minimal use of energy and reduced harmful emissions.
Nov 2010		It’s not about cutting costs, it’s all about customers. In these current tight economic times, local business owners across Gloucestershire feel they are being forced into concentrating on margins, cuts and bottom line figures, which can draw their focus away from servicing customers.
Oct 2010		Analysis from Gloucestershire's business community and practical advice from Ian Selwood of Randall and Payne. Gloucestershire Chamber of Commerce organised an event at Gloucester Rugby Club for leading businesses in Gloucestershire to respond to the Chancellor’s spending review. The immediate response was positive, although everyone felt that detail was lacking.
Oct 2010		New ‘eco-friendly’ car scheme launches January 2011 Gloucestershire motorists, including private car buyers and business fleet buyers will be offered up to £5,000 as an incentive to buy greener cars, advise Randall & Payne Accountants.
Oct 2010		Local Accountancy Firm Boosts Numbers with 3 New Trainees Randall & Payne set up business in Stroud over 130 years ago and last year expanded, opening offices in Cheltenham and Gloucester to cope with their growing portfolio of clients. Now they have added to their numbers three new trainees.
Sept 2010		Good News for Gloucestershire’s New Businesses In the belief that sustainable and balanced growth must be based on private sector enterprise and investment, the Government is introducing the Regional Employer National Insurance contributions Holiday for New Businesses in order to reduce the cost of employing staff and help new businesses in these areas to create jobs.
Sept 2010		Accountant Saves Local Manufacturer Over £30k It's often said that you get what you pay for and yet we always try our best to 'bag a bargain'. But many businesses have found out to their cost that accountancy is one area where it does not pay to not pay much.
Sept 2010		PAYE and keep paying? HMRC's new NPS computer system, installed in 2009 to improve the operation of Pay As You Earn (PAYE), was designed to bring the taxpayer’s records together, ensuring allowances and tax rates operate correctly across any and all employment or pension income sources.
Sept 2010		Can a review of your IT make a positive impact on your business? In today’s business environment where business critical decisions need to be made quickly and need to be based upon accurate information, the way that you use your IT systems is crucial.
Aug 2010		BIG Golf Helps Gloucestershire Young Carers. Members and guests of Business In Gloucestershire got together for fun and fund-raising at their BIG Golf day at Minchinhampton New Course last Friday.
Aug 2010		Are we taxed for ‘being green’ or to help the environment? According to the think tank Policy Exchange, Green Taxes could treble over the next 10 years, partly as a result of the cost of subsidising new green technology.
Aug 2010		Audit Commission Create Local Contracts? Following the government's review of quangos and the move away from a 'centralised top-down tick-box' approach to public services, the abolition of the Audit Commission, announced on 13 August, is being cited as a logical step.
Aug 2010		Government sets up new Office to Simplify Business Tax. The new Office of Tax Simplification has been set up to provide expert advice to the chancellor in time for the next budget to allow the government to simplify the tax system, including looking at the complex and confusing IR35 legislation.
July 2010		Do the Pension Tax Changes Affect You? Randall & Payne Chartered Accountants, Gloucestershire, have welcomed the government's efforts to reach a compromise on taxing high earners' pensions contributions, the present system being both costly and highly complicated.
July 2010		New Start Needed for Business Lending. The UK banking sector is constantly criticised for its lack of appetite to lend to small and medium-size businesses, but that criticism may be a little simplistic, as John Barker from Randall and Payne explains ...
June 2010		BUDGET July 2010 - At a glance. Will Abbott of Randall and Payne says: ‘It’s good that Mr Osbourne realises that small business and enterprise has a key role to play in driving the economy forward. He promised to tell us everything so it will be interesting to see what’s in the detail.’
June 2010		'HMRC Visits Shouldn’t be Cause for Alarm' Says Randall and Payne’s Will Abbott. HMRC are under increasing pressure to fill the government coffers and are using all means at their disposal to meet their targets, from debt collecting tactics to increased compliance investigations and they’re aiming to be able to use a whole raft of new criminal investigation powers.
May 2010		Randall & Payne are well placed to bring your business up to speed with the tax changes ahead in the new budget. David Cameron promised an emergency budget within 50 days of taking office but, according to Ian Selwood (Partner, Randall & Payne Cheltenham) “A change can't come soon enough. The government needs to move quickly to remove the uncertainty surrounding its plans on tax".
May 2010		This is your chance to shine and highlight all your great achievements by entering the prestigious Business Awards 2010 Randall & Payne are proud to sponsor the The Citizen and Echo Business Awards 2010 'Young Business of the Year' category and are happy to help and advise all entrants with their applications.
May 2010		Tax Break for Holiday Accommodation Owners Owners of furnished holiday rental accommodation have been granted a reprieve from changes due to be introduced in the 2010 Finance Bill. Randall and Payne’s Ian Selwood, based in Cheltenham, explains...
May 2010		First steps to starting a ‘strategic review’ of your business, by Will Abbott A huge fundamental change is underway in the economy. The balance of economic power is shifting, creating winners and losers.
April 2010		Randall & Payne are proud to sponsor the The Citizen and Echo Business Awards 2010 'Young Business of the Year' category.
April 2010		Randall & Payne are proud to sponsor the 2010 Stroud Life Business Awards 'Family Business of the Year' category.
April 2010		Is your company's credit rating being lowered without you knowing? Randall & Payne partner Will Abbott explains the pitfalls and how to avoid them...
April 2010		Free Seminars for the Construction Industry in Gloucestershire
March 2010		BUDGET 2010 GIVES SMALL BUSINESSES A BOOST
March 2010		Budget Brings Good News to Small Gloucestershire Businesses
Feb 2010		Stroud politicians face tough questions at business lunch
Dec 2009		130 years in business for Randall & Payne
Dec 2009		Is your business ready to file online VAT returns and payments?
Nov 2009		Make sure your documents don't get caught in the post
Nov 2009		Claiming the cost of Christmas
Oct 2009		Company Directors to get more privacy under new laws
Oct 2009		Coping with cashflow problems
Oct 2009		Crazy to start a business in a recession?

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