by Marie Stein | 18 Oct, 2017 | Management services
My Dad would have been 101 on Thursday 19th October had he lived. So ever year, around this time, I’m incredibly lucky to remember the most wonderful, loving, principled, sensible and strong man. We were very fortunate to have wonderful parents. When my father...
by Marie Stein | 25 Sep, 2017 | Management services
One of the most frustrating things about VAT is that it’s not neutral. So what does that mean and why is VAT never neutral? Compared with company tax or income tax, or the “direct” taxes; VAT operates in a different way. For example, if you own a...
by Marie Stein | 12 Sep, 2017 | Management services
I’ve been out and about talking to a lot of property developers and investors recently. I’ve been told that the “hot” subject in property (and presumably where the money is) is in serviced accommodation, so I’ve been thinking about how...
by Marie Stein | 30 Aug, 2017 | Management services
We’re all used to paying deposits, whether you’re buying a car, reserving a hotel room or leasing a house, chances are you’ll be paying a decent size chunk of the price up front and often before the transaction is completed. Deposits are usually one...
by Marie Stein | 30 Jul, 2017 | Management services
Brexit and VAT A lot of the coverage about Brexit has focused on the implications for the movement of people to and from the UK. There has been very little about the implications of Brexit and VAT. But of course, the concept of the EU “Single Market”...
