2 Jul 2018 | Firm News, Forensic
Share valuations are always challenging, particularly those involving the valuation of a minority share interest and each set of circumstances is different. Even so, one finds that many valuers adopt a mechanical and formulaic approach to this process. One selects a...
18 Jun 2018 | Firm News, Bookkeeping
During my career I have seen the transition of clients using manual records, ranging from a carrier bag of invoices to beautifully maintained simplex books, to the use of computerised accounting software both on a desktop and in the cloud. Many businesses use...
15 Jun 2018 | Firm News, Corporate Finance
I have noticed a real upturn in merger and acquisition activity so far during 2018. One of the matters which may need addressing when buying or selling a business will be how to deal with surplus assets already held by the target business. Certain assets can be...
13 Jun 2018 | Firm News, Farming and Agriculture, Forensic
I sometimes think that we can miss a trick when presenting the balance sheets of farming companies and indeed farming partnerships as part of an application for finance. Very often the business will farmland under the tenancy, ie under an old-style Agricultural...
