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When a loved one, family or friend passes away, this is always a difficult time for any individual and the last thing that many people will think about is tax. Unfortunately, as Mark Twain put it, there are two certainties in life: death and...

So, the UK is leaving the EU, Scotland has issued a Section 30 notice requesting a referendum on independence and the EU are signalling that in the event Scotland becomes an independent country, they would need to go through the usual (and...

There seems to be an awful lot of news happening recently with the surprise general election being called by Theresa May as well as Brexit still being a key topic of discussion on a daily basis. What does the general election mean for...

We previously covered the changes that were due to come into effect on 6 April 2017 that affected the long term UK residents who would soon become deemed-UK domicile for tax purposes. The idea of this was to remove the advantage held by...

Some companies will have deregistered for VATat the end of March 2017 following changes to the flat rate scheme, please read our article about this. Essentially businesses that were benefitting from the tax savings of the flat rate scheme...

The New Enterprise Allowance provides money and support to those starting up or growing their business, and are getting certain benefits.Which benefits do I need to be getting to be eligible for New Enterprise Allowance?To be eligible to need...

Wisteria work with many charities to provide accounting, tax and audit services. There are common issues we see on a regular basis, one of which deals with website production.Deferring the cost of a new websiteIf you happen to be considering...

A typical situation exists where a foreign ecommerce company needs to segment its payment processing in order to protect its ability to collect money from its clients. Reasons for doing so vary:Spreading the chargeback risks across a number...

Another month goes by and cryptocurrencies have still not gone away. The number of ads on the London Underground for the likes of cryptocurrency trading platforms which make it easier for you to understand continues to grow. Not only this,...

Value Added Tax or more commonly known as VAT is something that everybody will have heard of and most likely encounter on a daily basis. But most will now know that it is probably one of the most complicated taxes in the UK Taxation system....

For most companies opening a bank account is a straight forward process.  It involves:Selecting the most appropriate bankSelecting the services that are requiredCompleting an applicationAttending the branch and meeting the branch...

London, UK  - 23 April 2018  - Accountancy, tax and business advisory firm Wisteria Limited has today announced that its merger with Lawrence Hurst & Co has been completed. From today the practices will operate as one under the Wisteria...