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April 2025

Key Takeaways: Spring Statement

3rd April 2025

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025. In the run up to the event, the Chancellor stated that she ‘remains committed to one major fiscal event a year to give families...

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TTR Barnes Bolsters Leadership Team with Associate Director Appointments

20th March 2025

TTR Barnes has reinforced its position as one of the North East’s leading accountancy firms with the promotion of two senior managers to Associate Director roles. This strategic move strengthens the firm’s leadership team and ensures a robust...

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TTR Barnes Strengthens Accounts & Audits Team

27th February 2025

TTR Barnes is delighted to announce the promotion of two valued team members, John Paul Aitken and Jack Stevenson, to Accounts & Audits Assistant Manager positions. Their well-earned promotions follow the successful completion of their ACA Chartered qualifications,...

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Business Asset Disposal Relief Changes BADR

Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR): Breakdown of Forthcoming Changes

12th February 2025

Within her Autumn 2024 budget statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that the rates associated with Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) would be increasing.  Part of a broader strategy to increase tax revenues, the rates will be increased to...

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Key Takeaways: Autumn Budget 2024

31st October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. In our Autumn 2024 budget breakdown, we talk about the key takeaways from this...

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What can the economy expect from the new Labour Government?

2nd August 2024

With a new government, led by a new Prime Minister, Britain can expect big changes in the months and years ahead, but what alterations might Labour bring to the economy? Chancellor Rachel Reeves has presented Labour as a...

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Forthcoming Changes to Reporting of Benefits in Kind (BiKs)

30th May 2024

From 6th April 2026 employers must process Benefits in Kind (BiKs) though payroll rather than the annual submission of P11D/P11D(b) returns. The new approach is an effort to reduce administrative time for both employers and HMRC through the...

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Solicitors Accounts Regulations: What You Need to Know

Up to 28,000 small businesses set to receive financial boost following increase in VAT threshold

9th May 2024

As of 1st April the VAT registration threshold has been raised from £85,000 to £90,000. The VAT move is set to benefit up to 28,000 small businesses, who will no longer meet the threshold for VAT submissions. The...

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Solicitors Accounts Regulations: What You Need to Know

Changes to National Insurance Contributions

24th April 2024

The rate of National Insurance Contributions paid depends on your employment status, whether you are employed or self-employed and how much you earn.  In last year’s Autumn Statement – as part of the National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in...

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Meet the Team: Sue Davison

28th March 2024

TTR Barnes grows Administration & Payroll Team with new member. We are thrilled to welcome new administration assistant Sue Davison to the TTRB family.   What is your career background? I started my work life at Royal Mail,...

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Chartered Accountants in Sunderland, offering expertise on everything from Tax and Business Planning,
to Accounts and VAT.