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AIM may still be the most successful growth market in the world, but is it still suitable for SMEs or international companies? Watch our key findings from the report launch to find out.

Just as non-resident investors were getting used to being taxed on residential property gains the UK Government used the recent Budget to drop the bombshell that from 1 April 2019 (companies), or 6 April 2019 (others), commercial property gains will be caught by a new tax charge as well as well.

Our latest owner managed business report ‘Powered by people and technology in 2018’ finds that less than a quarter (24%) of owner managers are 'certain' or 'very likely' to review their succession plans in 2018, down from 29% in 2017.  

By way of background, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published a call for evidence on 5 April 2017 containing proposals for a public register of beneficial ownership of overseas companies holding UK property. See our earlier comment here.

Our recently published whitepaper entitled ‘Powered by people and technology: the manufacturing and engineering sector view’, details the key issues and concerns facing the sector for the year ahead. The findings, based on the survey responses from businesses across the UK, reveals some of the key strategies that business leaders in the manufacturing and engineering (M&E) sector plan to undertake during 2018.

A full year on from the triggering of Article 50 and although some progress has been made, financial services firms are still left with questions and uncertainty about what the economic environment will look like after the UK leaves the EU and what this will mean for their business.

Despite best efforts, the charity sector continues to be targeted by fraudsters.

In a recent taxation bulletin, HMRC was highlighted to have collected over £800 million in additional tax through payroll investigations during 2016-17.

Changes to US tax legislation will have an impact on any UK businesses with current operations in, or plan to invest in the US.

Watch our video series below for a summary of the changes, who they will impact and the risks and opportunities that your business may face.

Our latest survey of owner managed businesses (OMBs) shows that the transport and logistics (T&L) sector faces a relatively tough year ahead – but management teams are making plans to improve resilience and performance.