The UK has some very generous personal tax incentives for investors in start up and …
Personal tax reliefs for investors in UK companies
The UK has some very generous personal tax incentives for investors in start up and early stage companies, which include being able to set off all or part of the amount invested against personal income tax and being able to take any profit on selling the shares tax free, or to delay paying the tax. There...
UK Government extends ability to carry back trading losses from one to three years
As part of the UK Government’s efforts to help businesses recover from the effects of Covid-19, companies can now carry back trading losses for 3 years and claim refunds of taxes already paid. The UK already allows trading losses to be carried back one year without restriction. Now, for companies with an accounting period ending between...
Flying visit to EBS
UNI-FLY's helicopters are usually found transporting and hoisting engineers to North Sea wind farms, but newly appointed CEO, Thomas Meldgaard, took advantage of a routine training and familiarisation flight to drop in on the EBS team for lunch. Denmark-based UNI-FLY has been an EBS client since 2014 and employs seven highly skilled pilots and engineers in...
What are the main differences between a Bank and a Fintech?
There has been much discussion about, and some confusion between, a real Bank and the Fintech alternative, which are also sometimes, and quite wrongly, called Fintech banks. So to be clear, the Fintechs provide payment services and are regulated as Electronic Money Institutions (EMI). Both the Banks and EMIs are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority...
UK and economic recovery from Covid
There is no doubt that Covid has made it a difficult year in many countries, and the UK is no exception to this. But more than 12 months have passed since the outbreak of infections, and the time has come to look forward. The only effective way to move forward and open up economies is to...
UK Government and continued financial support for businesses
The UK Government has now moved on from providing financial support for companies affected by Covid restrictions to help them survive to the next step, which is to help UK companies grow and recover. Just to remind ourselves the Bounce Back Loan scheme provided loans of up to GBP 50,000 at fixed low interest rates and...
Branch or Limited Company-which is better for your UK market entry?
There are many questions , which a foreign company asks, when considering the UK market entry. Is it better to have a Branch or a Limited Company for our business in the UK? What is the legal difference between a Branch, which is often called a Permanent Establishment or PE, and a Limited company (Ltd) usually formed...
UK Government grants to businesses adapt to the post Brexit border system
The UK Government has announced a support scheme to help businesses which have not previously traded outside the EU to adapt to the new rules, many of which do not actually come into effect until July 2021. A £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund to support small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) adjust to new customs,...
Brexit- where do your goods come from?
14 January 2021: Despite the last minute conclusion of EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), companies that trade between the UK and the EU face many new customs rules and regulations. Following the end of the transition period for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU, the TCA stipulates that no tariffs or quotas apply to trade between...
VAT refunds between UK and EU after Brexit
The UK tax authority (HMRC) has announced changes to the way UK businesses can reclaim VAT they have paid in the EU, and similarly how EU based businesses can reclaim VAT they have paid in the UK. The existing arrangements to use the EU VAT refund system will end on 31st March 2021. Up until that...
As part of the UK Government’s efforts to help businesses recover from the effects of …
UNI-FLY’s helicopters are usually found transporting and hoisting engineers to North Sea wind farms, but …
There has been much discussion about, and some confusion between, a real Bank and the …
There is no doubt that Covid has made it a difficult year in many countries, …
The UK Government has now moved on from providing financial support for companies affected by …
There are many questions , which a foreign company asks, when considering the UK market …
The UK Government has announced a support scheme to help businesses which have not previously …
14 January 2021: Despite the last minute conclusion of EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), …
The UK tax authority (HMRC) has announced changes to the way UK businesses can reclaim …
The EU parent-subsidiary directive removes withholding taxes on any payments of dividends or profit distributions …
UK Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS), commonly known as “Furlough” has been extended again …
The UK has reached an agreement with the EU on its future relationship. The social …
Where goods are imported into the UK and a UK Limited company (Ltd) acts as …
So, the biggest trade deal in history is done. The UK has an agreement with …
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