Dafferns Blog

Pixel Toys plays a winning game

17 May 13

A fledgling games company this month passed a significant milestone with the launch of a 3D game for Nintendo, one of the biggest players in the booming worldwide industry.

Pensions Auto Enrolment is here - By Steve Wheatcroft

13 May 13

Do you know your staging date? Have you started planning? Have you factored in the costs?

Making your Money Work - By Steve Wheatcroft

13 May 13

Whatever kind of Wealth Management you need, we can help to create the right conditions for growth

The Real Worth of Pensions - By Steve Wheatcroft

13 May 13

The annuity problem - It isn’t fair! We’re just retiring at the wrong time!

Optimistic Budget Ponderings by Brian Jukes

21 Mar 13

Will the 1p cut on the duty on a pint of beer help us to see the world with fresh optimism?

National Insurance: Employment Allowance by Brian King

21 Mar 13

A surprise announcement in the Budget was a £2,000 per year “employment allowance” that will be introduced from April 2014.

Patent Box and Research and development (R&D) credits - by Brian King

21 Mar 13

In the Budget it was announced that legislation will be introduced to provide an “above the line” tax credit to encourage R&D.

Tax Avoidance - by Brian King

21 Mar 13

The UK government has finally responded to both political and public anger about organised tax avoidance. In the UK the tax loss from avoidance is estimated to run into several billion pounds across both direct and indirect taxes.

Tax advantages of investing in business start ups

21 Mar 13

Up to 78 per cent tax relief can be obtained by investing in a new business.

Take advantage in the increase in Annual Investment Allowance - by Brian King

21 Mar 13

Mr Osbourne surprised us all by introducing a new - and even more generous - Annual Investment Allowance of £250,000. It's effective from January 2013 for only 2 years.