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Mother and Son Directors Ban for undeclaring tax

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 15th January 2019

Mother and son who ran a restaurant in Blackburn have been disqualified after they under-declared the company’s full cash takings to the tax authorities. Ching Yau Yu and Vincent Wai Kit Yu a mother and son team, were directors of Kai Hing...

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The corporate veil should be a privilege, not a right

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 18th December 2018

Nicole Southwell, Director at Shenfield-based insolvency practitioners, Bretts Business Recovery, argues that the Government should do more to ensure those who enjoy the protection of the corporate veil are suitably qualified to do so. In my...

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Changes to Members Voluntary Liquidation & entrepreneur’s relief

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 17th December 2018

What is a Members Voluntary Liquidation? A Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) is the winding up of a solvent company. A Members’ Voluntary Liquidation is a shareholder-led process and tax efficient way to close down a solvent company. It’s...

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The Circle Networking Re-Launch

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 28th November 2018

The Circle networking........6th December Bretts Business Recovery are working together with MJ Bushell Accountants to re-launch the networking event, The Circle. The relaunch is being held on Thursday 6th December from 4.30pm at The Teriss...

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Could Early Advice Prevented an 11 Year Directors Ban?

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 28th November 2018

The story of a director of a haulage firm receiving an 11-year director’s ban after he falsified VAT claims in order to try and save his business, when it hit a difficult time, is a classic tale of a director thinking he can cheat the system to...

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HMRC to return to preferred creditor list

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 31st October 2018

As Philip Hammond delivered his third Budget as chancellor with his comment of the Era of austerity is "finally coming to an end”, as always, we see some winners and losers. One of the changes that will have a big impact despite not capturing the...

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Debt management bosses banned after transferring money from their own companies

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 30th April 2018

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Andrew Brooke (45) and Gary Gregson (38) have been disqualified after transferring more than £0.5 million from their own debt management companies. Both bosses have been disqualified for a combined total of 23 years, 13 and 10 years...

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The dangers of mis-using the striking off process

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 30th April 2018

Voluntary strike off If you are looking to cease trading and close down your company, you may find that there are various options open to you. If your company is solvent, meaning there is no outstanding debt to creditors and is fully up to date...

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Director disqualified for filing false tax returns

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 16th April 2018

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Loose Women star, Lisa Maxwell’s husband has been disqualified for 12 years for submitting false tax returns. The court ordered that Paul Jessup be disqualified from being directly or indirectly involved in the promotion, formation or management...

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IR35 ruling- Christa Ackroyd Vs HMRC

Posted By: Bretts Business Recovery Ltd on 16th April 2018

The Christa Ackroyd v HMRC tax case is a typical IR35 case and sets a precedence, as this is the first ruling under this legislation in seven years. In this case, HMRC claimed that the IR35 regulation applied and that a BBC presenter should be...

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