Monthly Archives: June 2013

    Thirty five, clients, prospects and professional contacts attended our latest seminar on Government Support  at Lough Neagh Discovery Centre.  They heard speakers from Craigavon Borough Council, Department of Employment & Learning, Invest NI, CIDO, Ulster Bank and ourselves discuss many of the government incentives that are available to SMEs.  The feedback was excellent and we hope that everyone Continue Reading

As I mentioned last month, we have signed up to twitter.  We are using it to relay the latest news and technical information for business and as a medium for making clients aware of what's happening at McCleary and Company Ltd. If you are a twitter user please follow us @McClearyandCo.

Due to a re-interpretation of the law, HMRC announced that from 6 April 2013 sleeping partners will be liable to pay National Insurance. Affected persons should consider the following: Sleeping and inactive limited partners who are not already paying Class 2 NICs will need to register. They can claim for exception from these contributions if their circumstances allow, for instance Continue Reading

Last year a case was heard before the First-tier Tribunal that found a Furnished Holiday Let (FHL) property should not be considered an investment for Business Property Relief (BPR) purposes. This was an important decision for owners of FHL businesses as it confirmed the availability of BPR for Inheritance Tax purposes. If the property in this case had been considered Continue Reading