Blogs from Larking Gowen

In April 2025, the Goverment launched a 10-week consultation on various financial thresholds applying to charities, which we will be responding to. Learn which thresholds may be set to rise and how your views can shape our response.

Department for Education (DfE) has published the latest edition of the Academy Accounts Direction, model academy accounts and framework, and guide to external auditors. We highlight the key changes.

Employment tax specialist, Tessa Brown, runs through the importance of assessing IR35 correctly and lists HMRC’s review of the reforms.

As we approach a new financial year, our Business team outlines what changes business owners should consider, including new mandatory requirements for self assessment tax returns and the increase in capital gains tax rates.

Lee Robinson, from our Not for Profit team, looks at the seven principles of decision-making and how trustees can benefit from using CC27.

Our specialist medical team looks at the complex issues surrounding remediable pension saving statements and what NHS Pension Scheme members should do next.

With the unexpected closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, we discuss what that means for SFI agreement holders.

Our Farms and Rural Business team summarises key changes to Capital Grants and to the Higher Level Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Schemes.

Partner in our medical accounting team, Andrew Burwood, talks you through how the important changes to the Voluntary National Insurance Contributions (NICs) may impact your future State Pension entitlement.

Employment tax specialist, Laura Whitmore, discusses how the new changes to the tax treatment of double cab pick ups will impact both employers and employees and why it may benefit you to act before 5 April.

Louise Dean, Partner in our medical accounting team, discusses the 2025/26 GP contract and what it means for those in the medical sector.

Laurie Hill, Partner in our specialist Farms and Rural Business team, looks at the latest funding opportunities that encourage farmers to adopt modern and sustainable farming practices.