We’re delighted to welcome accountant Connor Drew to the team this month. He joins us from another firm in Cornwall where he has spent the past 3 years working with local companies whilst completing his AAT level 4 exams to become a fully qualified accountant. Connor’s expertise includes working with business owners and companies to
Apprentices have always been an important part of the Whyfield story. We see them as vital team members that are nurtured in a very specific ‘Whyfield way’, a modern way of thinking for our clients in the digital age. These apprentices are invariably young and fresh and help us redefine the traditional view of what
A huge THANK YOU to each and everyone of the very generous quizzers who packed into the Great Hall at The Alverton to celebrate our 5th anniversary. Together we raised over £1500 for the local heroes at Cornwall Hospice Care which will be matched by the great people at Santander who also expertly hosted the
In amongst all the talk around Brexit (deal or no deal), GDP, debt repayments, deficits, political posturing etc, team Whyfield has gone through the pain of listening to it all so that we could pluck out the meaningful stuff for you and your business. Here’s what you need to know… Growth 1.2% growth predicted for
Making Tax Digital is the latest move by the Government to make it easier for individuals and business to get their tax right and stay of top of their affairs. But there’s one small problem with this plan … according to our research, it seems that businesses in Cornwall just aren’t ready for it at
Introduced by HMRC in 2013, the High Income Child Benefit Charge applies to parents earning over £50,000 adjusted income per year. Total taxable income less pension contributions and gift-aid donations give the adjusted net income figure. HICBC places a tax charge of 1% on child benefit for each £100 above the £50,000 threshold the high-earner
Based on recent years HMRC will potentially issue at least 1 million late filing penalties. It is important to be ahead of the game in terms of advising clients who have failed to meet the filing obligation and to be able to address disputes with HMRC. Finance Act 2009, Schedule 55 and Schedule 56 reformed
Those of you who have been to London lately or have been targeted by a national campaign by the Association of Accounting Technicians could be forgiven for thinking “Hey, I know her!” when you’ve seen our Managing Director Laura Whyte on a Tube billboard or in your social feed. Laura is a big advocate of
Cornwall Chamber of Commerce sponsored by Cornwall College Business and in partnership with networking group The Hub and Business Cornwall magazine is delighted to announce the winners of Cornwall’s prestigious 30 Under 30 Awards. Sponsored by Cornwall College Business, the awards celebrate Cornwall’s brightest young business talent and those entrepreneurs doing great things in the
That’s a record number of tax returns completed for Whyfield! Thank you to all of our clients for putting their trust in us and to our dedicated team on going the extra mile at the busiest time of the year in accountancy. Interestingly, it was a UK record too… More than 11.5million taxpayers (93.68%) submitted
We’re super proud to announce that two of Whyfield’s finest have been named in Cornwall Chamber of Commerce’s 30 Under 30 list of the county’s next generation of leaders! Jess Crook and Josh Collett have been named in the list announced today by the Chamber and sponsors Cornwall College Business in partnership with The Hub
More good news to start the year… we’ve just been awarded Platinum status by QuickBooks, one of the world’s biggest brands in accounting software. QuickBooks has played a major part in the development of the industry, helping take it from an analogue based discipline through to a modern, digital professional environment. QuickBooks enable us as