Author Archives: Priya Raja-Motala

Is Salary Sacrifice a good idea?

pensions, salary

You may have heard the term “salary sacrifice” on occasions and wondered what it is. Have you ever wondered if you should participate in the scheme either as an employee or an employer?  Basically, is salary sacrifice a good idea?   What is Salary Sacrifice? Salary sacrifice schemes are not a new thing and have […]

Capital Gains Tax Deferral Relief – Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) Investments

Are you thinking of selling an asset? Or have you recently sold or gifted an asset that gave rise to a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) liability? If so, there is an often underutilised relief that could improve your cash position; Capital Gains Tax Deferral Relief.   If you pay income tax at the higher or […]

How is your business going in 2022?

business operations

Businesses have a lot on their plate now! You have had a lot on your plate for the last two years. But our world is changing rapidly or so it feels. So how is your business going in 2022? This year has brought different challenges. There is the threat of the “great resignation” where workers […]

Why is time management skills important for your work?

Why does it matter you have a time management system for work? The UK is often labelled as a “low productivity” economy amongst the G7 economies.  Compared to France we rank much lower.  So, what do our peers do across the channel that we don’t. According to the Guardian newspaper the French have a wonderful […]

What is it like working as an ACA trainee at Myers Clark?

You’re here because you’re looking for the right place to undertake your ACA training and become a qualified Chartered Accountant.   We know how important it is to learn the ropes in an environment where you feel valued and on a structured path to achievement.   We wanted to give you a picture of what […]

End of year Tax Planning

Why will be it be necessary to do some tax planning moving forward. You may have seen in the press last week, there is not going be a “U” turn with the introduction of the new health social care levy. The UK government borrowed another £16.8 billion in December 2021 and the Covid 19 pandemic […]

Tax breaks for your garden office

building a garden office

Most restrictions in England will end tomorrow as Plan B comes to an end! Which side of the divide do you belong to?  Is it time to get back to “normal” and for everyone to go back to the office? Or is it too early and we should all carry on working from home until […]

How not to lose your staff to your competitors?

It seems that every week in the news we are hearing about staff shortages in the UK and when we speak to you about this many of you are confirming the same. So, how do you retain your staff. According to the BBC the shortage has been aggravated by the fact that 400,000 people have […]

Trading with the EU – Changes you need to know from January 2022

Full customs controls started on 1 January 2022 – are you compliant? Changes to customs controls came into force from 1 January 2022. HMRC has now written to traders highlighting how that might affect the way goods are imported and exported between Great Britain and the EU. From 1st January 2022 a number of things […]

What is the best use of your time in January?

January, best use of time in the New Year

We wish you a happy new year and let’s hope 2022 is more stable and that by the end of the year we can return to some kind of “normality”. What is the best use of your time in January? We encourage all clients to consider taking time to prepare a 2022 Strategic plan. “A […]