Investment / 5 posts found
Should you invest?
For most of us in business the recent, and continuing, Brexit fiasco has meant that making meaningful investment decisions has proved to be problematic. What will our future trading relationship with Europe look like and how will that affect our own trading results? However, despite Brexit we still need to continue to operate and expand our businesses, which will require investment. It would be foolhardy to forget that in the UK we have an extremely generous tax allowance, aptly called the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), that means we can write off the full cost of qualifying assets against our profits [...]
I want more money!
Prepare, prepare, prepare and if in doubt, prepare some more. If you are looking for someone else to put money into your business, it is your job to convince them. There will always be other businesses after their investment, so you need to make it crystal clear why they should pick yours. The most important factor to your investor will be your figures. These must be correct and must agree. Far too often people approach potential investors with incorrect figures that contradict each other. You need to understand what you are showing your investor. Your management accountant will help you [...]
Is this a good time to invest?
This article considers the question: should businesses invest in new equipment or other long-term capital acquisitions at this time? In truth, no one knows what the impact of the Brexit will be? Brexiteers believe that the floodgates will open, and the rest of the world will rush to buy our goods and services whereas Remainers, expect recession to return when the EU drawbridge is lifted. No doubt the reality will sit somewhere between these two extreme points of view. With these uncertainties nonetheless present, is this a good time to consider investment in new plant and equipment [...]
Buy to Let Properties
Following our post about the tax aspects of property investment, this covers issues relating to 'Buy to Let' properties. As always, please see the disclaimer at the end!!! if you want to discuss how any of these issues – or other tax and related business matters – may affect your business please get in touch (email here or telephone 01905 21411) for a free, no-obligation discussion. To sign up for our monthly Newsletter for Small Business visit our webpage here. Buy to Let Properties In recent years, the stock market has had its ups and downs. Add to this the [...]
Property Investment : Some Tax Aspects
A number of clients have raised questions concerning property investment. This post covers some of the general issues, but please see the disclaimer at the end!!! if you want to discuss how any of these issues – or other tax and related business matters – may affect your business please get in touch (email here or telephone 01905 21411) for a free, no-obligation discussion. To sign up for our monthly Newsletter for Small Business visit our webpage here. Property Investment: Some Tax Aspects Investment in property has been and continues to be a popular form of investment by many people. [...]