Contract consideration

Contract consideration

As you will know, for some time it has been the case that if you are doing work for somebody through your Limited Company, and the terms and conditions of the work are such that it would be equivalent to employment, H M Revenue and Customs will not allow you to pay...
Charities we support

Charities we support

J Richard Hildebrand & Co  Accountants are sponsoring the charities The Royal British Legion and Movember.   The Royal British Legion provides care and support to ex-service personnel and their families.  Movember focuses on men’s health and in...
Tax and the current political situation

Tax and the current political situation

As I write these words, I have just heard that we are going to have a General Election on 12th December 2019.  I was listening to the Today Programme on Radio 4 in which someone from the CBI, and a business owner, were being interviewed as to the business climate...
Contract consideration

A story for Halloween

You would not normally expect an Accountant’s website to contain a ghost story. What follows below happened over 20 years ago when I was working with Rick Hildebrand. At the time, we had a client who I will call Mr Kaminsky, which was not his real name.  He was...
Capital gains on residential properties

Short-term tenancies

Not so long ago, one of my clients was trying to buy a flat and the sale fell through.  She then had to find temporary accommodation to rent for a few months whilst looking for somewhere else to buy.   She went to a Lettings Agency who passed on to a third...