Most people are aware that January 31 is the online filing deadline in respect of tax returns for the year ended April 5, 2016. But the penalties for not dealing with your affairs on a timely basis can be significant and can quickly turn into a serious issue the longer that matters are left, warns...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, has appointed Ian Smith as chair. He succeeds Jerry O’Sullivan, who recently completed his six-year term in the role. Ian, pictured, who took up the post on January 1, is a corporate and business services partner who was partner in charge of the...
Bath firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business are being invited to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their fifth year, the coveted awards champion businesses that demonstrate commitment to using and promoting fairtrade and supporting fair and ethical business practices. Bath organisations have traditionally been among...
The payroll services team at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has been awarded the highest possible mark in its recent assessment under a major national scheme. The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (CIPP) Payroll Assurance Scheme, the professional body for the payroll industry, introduced its Payroll Assurance Scheme (PAS)...
Confidence among South West businesses has surged as the fall in sterling opens up new export opportunities, according to a survey out today. The bounce back in optimism in the region – the second strongest across the UK – is in marked contrast to the position last September when South West firms, along with those based...
By Phil Smith, managing director, Business West It’s always difficult making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store for businesses, and for sure the forecasts for 2016 would have been way off beam! But if one thing’s for certain about 2017, it presages a new era in the UK economy,...
Bath Business News wishes its readers, subscribers and advertisers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. We will continue to provide the city’s most authoritative business news, information and analysis throughout the festive period. Our next weekly Bath Business News e-bulletin will be published on Friday, January 6.
Public sector bodies such as the NHS, government departments and educational establishments face a massive upheaval next year and significant extra costs because of tax changes, regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming is warning. From April 6, public bodies will be forced to judge whether any third-party contractors they engage are caught within controversial rules,...
Businesses that get turned down by their banks for finance now have many other options available to them to secure the funding – but they need to take advice before approaching alternative lenders, warns regional accountants Bishop Fleming. Bath’s largest accountancy firm has welcomed a new legal obligation on high street banks to refer...
Epoch, the Bath-based wealth management firm, has donated a total of £10,000 to good causes this year and has plans in place to donate a further £4,000 by the end of March. The firm has a pledge to give a percentage of its annual profits to charity and this year’s beneficiaries include the Lewis...
