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Leading South West chartered accountants Francis Clark LLP has announced the appointment of two new partners bringing the total partnership to 48.

Leading South West chartered accountants and business advisers Francis Clark has been shortlisted in two categories in the nationally recognised LexisNexis Taxation Awards 2012.

Francis Clark with Winter Rule has become the latest Cornish business to join Cornwall Community Foundation’s Cornwall 100 Club.

In a bid to develop a more nationally consistent approach to providing financial support to strategic and transformational rural projects, the Environmental Secretary announced changes to the current Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).

The CBI is calling for a Budget to help businesses urging the Chancellor “to use his March Budget to score the growth and investment policy goals he put forward in his Autumn Statement and give the UK economy and jobs a real boost.”

New guidelines from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) concerning the business use and storage of cookies could potentially attract fines of up to £500,000 for non-compliance.

After considerable delays, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published the comprehensive FIT review – a definite “curate’s egg”, good in parts but with other elements which will cause disappointment or consternation.

We are all feeling the squeeze brought about by the Government’s attempt to deal with Britain’s budget deficit and one response is to ensure that we are tax efficient.

The threat of strike action by some public sector employees is behind HMRC’s decision not to impose late filing penalties on taxpayers who file their Self Assessment returns on 1 and 2 February 2012.

Accountancy firm Francis Clark is co-hosting a breakfast seminar in Truro to discuss why embracing a low carbon economy can be good for business, and to introduce ‘carbon accounting’.

The anticipated introduction of a Statutory Residence Test (SRT) from 2012 has been delayed until 6 April 2013. More details are expected to be announced in the 2012 Budget.

The Government has confirmed that pensions auto enrolment will commence in Autumn 2012 and the new rules apply to all employers.

Accountancy firm Francis Clark has teamed up with the Cornwall Community Foundation to offer free IT equipment to community groups across the county.

Let’s not beat about the bush. The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was pretty gloomy and, try as he might, he gave only cold comfort for just about every section of society.

The idea of saving money for big ticket purchases is becoming a distant memory for all but a few people, particularly if they are aged between 25 and 44.

Francis Clark Tax Consultancy and Nichola Ross Martin have joined forces in order to expand Nichola’s growing online Virtual Tax Partner service.

Despite it being fairly obvious of the need to reduce debt and increase equity in businesses (and everything else) the government has been slow to appreciate this….

“George Osborne’s Autumn Statement is somewhat of a curate’s egg – good in parts. The measures he announced that will impact most strongly on the South West include…

John Endacott, Tax Partner at Francis Clark with Winter Rule, writes this month's private client briefing for Tax Journal on the subject of the recently issued consultation documents in respect of integrating income tax and national insurance and increasing tax transparency.