NR Barton Raise £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support
The team here at NR Barton are delighted to announce that through our socially distanced coffee morning, we were able to raise a total of £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The morning of 29 September 2020, the team generously baked and bought cakes to bring to the event (see featured pictures). Some of the home-made […]
SEISS Grant Extension
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension Following the new Job Support Scheme, the British Government want to ensure that they are providing the same level of support to self-employed individuals as is being provided to employees. As such, they have extended the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) by 6 months from November. Who Can Claim? […]
Make sure the only thing scary about this Halloween are the trick or treaters! This Halloween, 31st October 2020, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will come to an end. We summarise what we know so far about the Job Support Scheme which takes its place from the 1st November. The new scheme will run for […]
UK Government Start A Ban on Plastic Straws, Stirrers and Cotton Buds
The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today (Thursday 1 October), marking yet another major step in the Government’s fight against single-use plastic waste to protect our environment and clean up our oceans. Just one month after ministers confirmed the single-use plastic bag charge […]
NR Barton target growth with quartet of new hires
NR Barton have targeted growth with four new hires for the Wigan based practice. The firm achieved record breaking turnover for the year to March 2019 and the new hires represent a significant investment by the firm for the future. The firm, led by partners, John Schofield, Adrian Farrimond, Cathy Rogers, Neil Whittingham and Paul […]
‘Tis the season for trivial benefits
With the season of goodwill upon us our tax team look at a little known and little utilised tax saving, known as trivial benefits. Trivial benefits is a mechanism whereby employees and/or directors can be given trivial benefits such as vouchers or maybe even office pizzas. The benefits are limited to £50 per person in […]
Success celebrated as Wigan Business Community thrives
Champagne corks popped on Friday night at the DW Stadium as the Wigan business community came together to celebrate the successes of the borough’s leading businesses over the past twelve months. NR Barton were delighted to jointly sponsor the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award with CG Professional. In a tightly contested contested category the […]
New rules tighten reporting period for capital gains on residential property
The rules regarding reporting a capital gain on a residential property are changing, in particular the deadlines for reporting the gain are getting shorter. Anyone anticipating the sale of a residential property on which a capital gains tax (CGT) charge may apply are advised to consider the changes to the reporting and payment of this […]
NR Barton support Santander and the Woodstreet Mission
NR Barton have donated school uniform items to help support Santander and the Wood Street Mission in their worthy cause for disadvantaged children and teenagers. Many families struggle to afford to buy uniform in readiness of the new terms in September. This sadly can lead to bullying, a lack of confidence and children feeling isolated. […]
Open Banking and how this impacts Xero
New EU standards, due to take effect from 14 September 2019, will change the way some banks connect to Xero. To comply with the new requirements, many of Xero’s bank feeds will be replaced by new direct feeds using Open Banking. What is Open Banking? Open Banking means you can choose to share your bank […]
