Contractors are still not fully aware of the changes to tax legislation that are set to take effect in a year’s time, according to a survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). From 6 April 2017, all individuals engaged by public sector...
Many people now own second properties. In some cases it is through inheritance. In other cases the individual may have taken a decision to invest in a property. It could be a holiday home but in many situations the second property will be let out to generate income...
As you get older, pensions start to become more interesting. I remember at the age of 23 being persuaded by Mr Lambert (our Founder) that I should start creating a pension fund and was persuaded to contribute £60 per month out of my meagre salary to commence the long...
Charity Trustees have a legal duty to ensure that the charitable assets held are both invested appropriately and used for carrying out the charity’s objects. The Charity Commission are currently in the process of writing to Trustees in respect of their ‘Revitalising...
On 20 March 2019, the bowling team from Lambert Chapman took part in the Handelsbanken Charity Bowl which was held at NAMCO Funscape Bowling in Braintree, raising money for CHESS. The evening consisted of two games of bowling, with all of the lanes being used by 36...
Over the years, we have seen continued increases in audit thresholds which has removed many smaller businesses from the requirement to have a statutory audit. As a reminder, the general guidelines are that two or more criteria has to apply for an audit to be...
