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The NEW CapitalGains Tax Rules

Nick Skelton, partner at Doncaster-basedCrozier Jones, Chartered CertifiedAccountants, outlines what businesses need toknow.

In his emergency Budget on 22 June 2010Chancellor George Osborne introduced a newrate of CGT with immediate effect. NickSkelton, partner at Doncaster-based CrozierJones, Chartered Certified Accountants,outlines what you need to know.

From 23 June 2010 there will be two main ratesof CGT, 18 per cent and 28 per cent, in place ofthe previous single rate of 18 per cent for allgains. The rate paid by individuals will dependupon the amount of their total taxable income.These new rates will not apply to those businessassets which qualify for entrepreneurs’ reliefwhich remain chargeable at 10%. The changewill therefore affect, for example, the sale ofsecond homes, buy-to-let rental properties,stock market investments and other short-term or speculative gains.

There has been no change to the annualexemption so no CGT is payable on the first£10,100 of chargeable gains.

You will be pleased to hear that gains madebefore 23 June 2010 will remain taxable at theold rates and that in working out the CGTpayable, taxpayers will be able to deduct lossesand the annual exemption in the waywhich minimises the tax due.

So, an example

In 2010/11 Mr Brown’s taxableincome, after all allowabledeductions and the personalallowance, is £27,400. The upperlimit of the income tax basic rate

band is £37,400. Mr Brown sells an asset in May2010 and realises a chargeable gain of £17,000.In November 2010 Mr Brown sells another asset,realising a chargeable gain of £25,100.

Mr Brown has no allowable losses to set againstthese gains, and the Annual Exempt Amount(“AEA”) for 2010/11 is £10,100. Neither of thegains qualifies for entrepreneurs’ relief.

Mr Brown’s taxable income is £10,000 less thanthe upper limit of the basic rate band (£37,400 -£27,400). Mr Brown sets the AEA against thelater gain (because part of that gain is liable totax at the higher CGT rate), leaving £15,000taxable (£25,100 – £10,100). The first £10,000 of the £15,000 is taxed at 18 per cent and theremaining £5,000 is taxed at 28 per cent. The £17,000 chargeable gain Mr Brown realisedin May 2010 before the change of rates on 23June 2010 is taxable at the old 18 per cent rate.

If you are in any doubt about your individualposition you should contact your accountant forguidance. Anybody who would like to talk to meor one of my partners can email me [email protected] telephone (01302) 738382.

Nick

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Andrew Hurst is a qualified florist who hasalways dreamed of running his own business. Anumber of setbacks in his personal life meant hehas been unable to progress with his ideas untilrecently.

Andrew, also one of the originators of the cancercharity, Firefly, approached Success Doncasterfor support and was referred to one of ourBusiness Advisors specialising in helping newbusinesses start up. Andrew had help in writinga business plan and was successful inaccessing a small business start up loan.

‘Floristry by Lord Hurst’ offers premium quality,exotic flowers sourced from around the worldsuitable for weddings, funerals or special events.Andrew also goes above and beyond with theservices on offer to ensure everything is tailormade to suit the customer’s personalities andneeds.

After successfully securing premises inBennetthorpe, Doncaster ‘Floristry by LordHurst’ also operates two tea rooms within theshop and a third tea room outside in the garden

– all ideal for meetings, coffee breaks or lunchdates, situated in a fantastic floral atmosphere.

Andrew is continuing to access help through theprogramme and will soon be allocated abusiness mentor from our Doncaster 100initiative for continued guidance and support.

He said, “I credit the support I have receivedfrom Success Doncaster as the reason forturning my business dreams into reality. For aslong as I can remember I have wanted to ownmy own floristry and café grounds, but I had alot going on in my personal life and had hit abrick wall.

Success Doncaster put me in touch with abusiness advisor who was excellent in helpingme break down the barriers that had stoppedme progressing with my ideas before. I alsobenefited from their business know-how andexperience and found the advice instrumental inhelping me get ‘Floristry by Lord Hurst’ off theground” he added.

I am confident that my mentor will continue tosupport me in the future in much the same wayas I have already received support, now that mybusiness is established.”

To find out more about Floristry by Lord Hurst,please call Andrew on 01302 322004 / 07966107236 or [email protected] Alternatively visit www.floristrybylordhurst.co.uk

Success Doncaster is available to provide support and guidanceto any resident of Doncaster regardless of their background.Help available ranges from support for new and existingbusinesses, guidance on retraining, help with finding a job andadvice on financial issues for individuals and businesses.

In times of economic difficulty it makes sense for people to work together. We at Business & Lifestyle are playing ourpart to help by promoting a new business venture eachmonth in conjunction with Success Doncaster.

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PEOPLE with mentalhealth issues arebeing helped to stay inwork and return totheir jobs successfullyby a Doncaster-wideNHS project.Better Workplace Better MentalHealth, run by NHS Doncasterand funded by the Big LotteryFund, works with businessesand GPs to improve emotionalwellbeing in the workplace andencourage people with stress,anxiety and depression backinto work.

The three-year programme,which was launched in October2008, helps businesses ensurethat their policies and practicesare positive about mentalhealth and wellbeing. Theproject also helps individualsexperiencing mild to moderatemental health problems returnto work or remain in their jobsduring treatment.

Employees take an average ofseven days a year off work forhealth reasons and it isestimated that mental healthproblems account for 40 percent of this figure.

Tackling mental health in theworkplace makes goodbusiness sense, improvingemployee commitment to workand staff performance,

reducing staff turnover andraising the organisation’sreputation and image.

Using a “needs assessmenttool” the Better WorkplaceBetter Mental Health teamworks with businesses toidentify specific areas that canbe improved so thatorganisations are able tooperate best practices aroundmental health.

The service can offer guidanceon training for mental healthawareness and help with returnto work plans for absentemployees.

The programme also worksclosely with GPs to encouragetheir patients back to work byengaging them in meaningfulactivities such as volunteering.

Jane Jefferson, Mental HealthProject Facilitator, said:

“We have had excellentfeedback from clients whohave said they are reallypleased that the type ofsupport and information weprovide is available to them.

Some had wanted to startvolunteering, for example,but did not know how to goabout it before this projectcame along. This type offeedback is extremelyencouraging and proves thatwe are inspiring andempowering people to makepositive changes in theirlives.

We have discovered that notevery employer can affordthe services of anoccupational healththerapist. It is theseemployers who perhaps willbenefit most from what theproject is offering.”

Better Workplace Better MentalHealth is part of the AltogetherBetter programme, whichincludes 16 projects that aimto improve the physical andmental well-being ofcommunities within theYorkshire and Humber region.

Businesses that would like tobook a free needs assessmentshould contact Emma Marsdenon 01302 566 379 or e-mail:

PROJECT RAISES MENTAL HEALTHAWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACEBetter Workplace Better Mental Health programme helps businesses improve work retention

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Most people believe thatinflation is the general rise in aset of prices of a basket ofgoods. The goods in thebasket being ones chosen bythe Office of NationalStatistics. But the rise in pricesis a consequence of inflationand not the cause.

The price rises occur becauseof the policies of Central Banksincreasing the money supply.As most business people arewell aware when the supply ofsomething is increased itsvalue reduces and it is thesame with money.

Some also believe that if theprice of oil increases then thisagain is the cause of inflation.But, if the price of oil hasincreased without an increasein the money supply then theprice of other products wouldhave to decrease tocompensate for the amount ofmoney used to purchase oil.

Then there would be noinflation. General price

increases can only occur whenthe money supply hasincreased.

Over recent years the Bank ofEngland have been given aninflation target of 2% perannum. If they were to meetthis target then the purchasingpower of someone’s savings, ifheld in cash, would fall by 18%in just 10 years. If inflationaveraged 4% per year then thevalue would fall by over 33%within 10 years. In the 1970’sinflation averaged 14% peryear and many who retired inthe late 1960’s, and receivingfixed incomes, saw the value oftheir income fall over 70% overthat decade.

In addition to the loss of realincome that can be caused byinflation, Individuals no longerreceive any Inflation(Indexation) Allowance whencalculating Capital Gains Tax(18% at the time of writing butthis is likely to increase afterthe emergency budget on the22 June 2010).

What this means is that in thefuture if an asset is disposed ofthat is subject to Capital Gainsthen Tax would be payable ongains that were purely down toinflation. The following exampleshows an individual whoinvests £1,000,000 for 10years.

The investment increases at10% compounded so that after10 years it is worth £2,593,742.However, inflation alsoaverages 10% per year so that£2,593,742 in year 10 onlypurchases the same amount ofgoods that £1,000,000 did 10years earlier. In effect no realgain has been made. This isnot how the tax man sees it, asa gain of £1,593,742 is taxedat 18% resulting in tax of£286,874 being due. Theinflation adjusted after taxvalue is £889,398 a fall of£110,602 or 11% purely downto the inflation tax. (Seediagram (A) opposite)

Given that the Bank of Englandhave created, via quantitative

INFLATIONTAX

“In my opinion the inflation tax is the worst of all taxes. It is largely ignored as most do not realise the

government’s ability to transfer after-tax investor assets intopre-tax income, which can then be taken from individuals

via the Inflation Tax”

easing, £200 Billion within the last 18 months, inmy opinion it is highly likely this increase in themoney supply will soon begin to show up inincreased prices and it would be wise forinvestors to have strategies to counter theeffects of inflation.

The graph below illustrates the fall in thepurchasing power of the British £ over the last300 years. During the period it can be seen thatthe value of the £ has fallen quite rapidly sinceBritain went off the Gold Standard (when the £was convertible to Gold).

Since 1971 when President Nixon cancelled theconvertibility of US$ to Gold, most of the Worldscurrencies have had no backing of any tangibleassets. History does show that on the manyoccasions that un-backed paper money hasbeen used as a currency it has always ultimatelyreverted to its intrinsic value.

Lewis’s Financial Planning Ltd. Windsor House,44 High Road, Balby, Doncaster. Tel: 01302 850040. Email: [email protected] Web: www.ifadoncaster.co.uk


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PersonalWhat’s your best quality?

My integrity and honestysupported by my ‘big heart’ –metaphorically and physically –I care and that underlieseverything I do and say.

What’s your worst quality?

Impatience. I like to achieveresults and am not good withnegative people.

What advice would you giveyour teenage self?

Revise and then you’ll dobetter in your exams!!

What do people rememberabout you?

Silver hair, large waistband,Yorkshire common sense,laced with a dry sense ofhumour.

BusinessWhat do you admire inbusiness?

Tenacity, focus, empowerment– people with vision and valueswho want to achieve.

Who’s the most interestingperson you have ever

interviewed or met?

Besides the wife, a Nigeriantribal leader who I met when Iwas the UK representative atthe Eco Summit in Rio – I’venever met anyone like himbefore or since.

What’s the best businessadvice you have been given?

Work on strengths anddelegate weaknesses.

What are your ambitions?

To have our own charitabletrust, this will work to inspireteenagers with self esteemissues to aspire to greatergoals.

What’s your secret tosuccess?

Life long learning and doingwhat I’m passionate about.

DoncasterWho is your Doncaster Hero?Since we live in Stainton, thepart of Doncaster that getsforgotten, I have to choose ourvillage hero, Fred Trueman,who was born here. He isrecognised as one of thegreatest fast bowlers ever toplay Test cricket for England.As well as being the first man

to take 300 Test wickets andmaking his debut for Yorkshireat only 17 he also had a goodsense of humour. Askedwhether he thought anyonewould surpass his 300 wicketachievement, his reply wastypically forthright: “If anyonebeats it, they’ll be bloodytired.”

What would you like toimprove about business inDoncaster?

I’d like more of it, moreinspired entrepreneurs, moreinspirational businesses, moresuccess, bigger aspirations.

What’s your favourite place torelax in Doncaster?

I like playing bridge so it has tobe Doncaster Bridge Club.

What should Doncaster beremembered for?

Great communications, awonderful market where youcan get great Italian coffee,entrepreneurial spirit and adesire to improve.

Bob can be contacted on:P: 01709 810081M: 07976 667226F: 0870 3000163

Q & aEach month Business & Lifestyle aska member of the businesscommunity a series of questionsranging from personal to businessand their views on Doncaster.

Bob Brown, is the Aspiration Achiever for Inspire2Aspire, coaching businesses tosuccess particularly specialising in exit strategies, finance, people and processes.


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With close to half a billion users worldwide, ofwhich there are 27 million in the UK and if youthink its only for the young, think again, 9 millionof these are over 35 years old.

If you are a local business and you want to getmax exposure then there are 295,680 Facebookusers in the Doncaster area over the age of 18!

Not only are there great numbers here, but thereis an enormous amount of volunteeredinformation on each persons profile to enable youto be very specific as to who you communicatewith. No other media allows you target youractivity in such a specific way.

If you can make use of peoples ages, relationshipstatus, geography, whether they are at school oruniversity, and most importantly what theyactually like, then you can set your sights onthese people for a fraction of the cost oftraditional means.

One word of warning! Use social media tocommunicate and not sell. Engage people, with

help, advice, tips, build trust and let them makethe next step, use social media as a spring boardfor them to contact you via the telephone, email,website, twitter or directly through facebook.

Right now its a fantastic medium for business tothe end consumer sales, but as more and morebusinesses get on board the ability to dobusiness to business is growing. It needs doingright, unfortunately many businesses are getting itwrong and creating accounts that contravenefacebook terms and conditions and run the riskof their account being closed losing all theircontent and established connections.

Simply get in touch with IRUN, we are more thanhappy to sit down and talk to you about what youwant to achieve, large or small, there is aneffective and affordable solution for you all, onethat will get visitors into your website.

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As a general rule of thumb, most annualmarketing budgets are usually set at around10% of annual turnover.

The 10% rule is well known in the industry andis applied if you consistently undertakemarketing activities.

If you haven’t marketed in a while or are justlaunching in business, the percentage willincrease to around 12-15% of turnover(projected turnover, if you’ve been trading forless than a year). If you’re launching a newproduct or campaign, the figures might notnecessarily be the same but you could use thesame formula as a good starting point.

The mistake most companies make is lettingmarketing activity die off. If you’re thinking thatI’m bound to say that as I’m in the marketingindustry, ask yourself this - do you find thecompanies that are most successful are usuallythe ones undertaking consistent marketingactivities?

Even if you’re very successful and are notlooking for any more clients, set your marketingspend slightly lower to around 7-9% of turnover.Most of that budget can be spent on marketingto existing customers and looking after them.

The bottom-line is that it’s unnecessary to over-complicate and over-analyse the subject ofmarketing or budgets. Setting a budget doeshelp, but it’s the message that makes thedifference. There’s no point spending even 50%of your turnover on marketing if the messageisn’t effective.

To find out how you can get the most from yourmarketing budget, please [email protected] call 07947796629.

Keerti Baker’s background is over 10 years in themarketing, PR, copywriting, and media relations.She has worked on a number of campaignsacross various industry sectors. She is also abusiness mentor for Doncaster 100.

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To find out how you can get your PR campaign going please email [email protected]

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7 million dieters hide naughty food!

“SecretScoffers”

A recent survey conducted by weight-loss andweight-management specialists LighterLife, hasrevealed that more than a third of womencurrently on a diet are secret scoffers.

A massive 36 per cent – or SEVEN million - ofthe nation’s ladies watching their waistline arehiding food or eating it in the dark. Handbags,under the bed and clothes drawers emerged asthe favourite places to keep secret supplies.

But they’ll also gorge on naughty foods in thecar, walking down the street or even on asunbed. The research found one in six secretlyeats on a weekly basis, and one in 10 does soevery two or three days.

A desperate 53 per cent of girls have even feltthey would rather have food than sex, withchocolate, takeaways and desserts the topchoice to sway them away from the bedroom.

Vivienne Stewart, LighterLife Counsellor forDoncaster and Wickersley said:

“The study of 2,000 women, carried out byLighterLife confirmed the problem is growing –along with the population.

Many people who join LighterLife think that theyare the only ones who hide food, but it so iscommon for people to stash away junk and boltit down in secret. I have heard about peoplehiding food in the washing machine, under theplastic bag in a cereal packet and even up theirsleeves.

The secret to losing weight and keeping it off isresolving the emotional issues that encourage

you to overeat in the first place,” continuedVivienne. Learning to distinguish betweenphysical and emotional hunger is absolutely keyto staying slim.

So if you can identify with the women surveyedwho eat in secret and like most of us you’vealready broken your New Year’s resolution oflosing weight, then LighterLife might be theanswer.”

LighterLife’s programmes combine an easy-to-use eating plan using nutritionally balancedsoups, shakes and bars with support, work anddiscussion in small friendly groups, to help youlose weight quickly and safely, and maintain thatweight loss.

Weekly, single-sex group meetings are the otherkey feature of LighterLife. Run by Vivienne andJulie, they’re designed to help you explore someof the reasons you put on weight – becausethere’s usually a bit more to it than simply‘eating too much’. Understanding why youovereat means you’re less likely to return to theold habits that led to weight gain in the past, soyou can live lighter in the future.

If you’ve always struggled with your weight orjust want to lose a stone fast, why not giveVivienne a call to see what you can achieve?

To find out more about LighterLife call Vivienneon 01302 760777 or 01709 739066 or visitwww.lighterlife.com

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It’s a time to enjoy all the hardwork you have been putting inover the past couple ofmonths.

As discussed in previousissues, the seasons are still alittle on the late side withgardens only just really comingout of a very late Spring.

June normally means that thelawns are slowing down a littleand you should be trying toleave a reasonable amount ofgrass on to stop your lawnfrom getting scorched from thesun. I would suggest cuttingmore frequently, at leastweekly, but setting the mowerquite high which will keep itlooking as green as it can be.Having said that, we have hada fairly wet start at thebeginning of June so the grassis still green and still growinglike stink!

Mid-Summer is usually thetime that perennials get a littlebit leggy and quite oftenrequire some extra support.Stake with old bamboo canes.Watch your eyes whenweeding or better still coverwith rubber cane protectors,small 500ml plastic bottles orlarge bits of blu-tack.

Any bits and bobs ofmaintenance should be limitedto a quick hoe round yourborders. Do it during a dry dayso you can cut the peskyweeds off in their prime. If youhoe on a regular basis you cancut the tops of the weedseedlings and they will bedead by the end of the day.Make sure you have a nicesharp hoe or you will justbruise the weeds rather thantake their heads off. Brutal buteffective.

Plants in pots require extrawater and nutrients at this timeof year. They rely solely onyour help to keep them going.Don’t expect that a quickshower will suffice. You needto water at least every day, ifnot twice a day if you havetime. Water early morning andlate evening to reduceevaporation.

Hanging Baskets are alsotroublesome! Apart frombanging your head on a regularbasis they also dry out muchfaster than pots on the ground.Try and mix in some waterretaining granules to retain asmuch moisture as possible andfollow the steps above forpots.

Failing that, we at CountryGardens Residential keep ourholidays to a minimum duringthe Summer months so we arealways here to undertake awhole manner of gardeningrelated duties including lookingafter people’s lawns, pots andwatering their hanging basketswhilst they are sunningthemselves on holiday.

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Tab Napping – a new typeof phishing!

I know it sounds like I havefinally flipped! What am I onabout?

For those who don’t alreadyknow ‘phishing’ emails attemptto acquire sensitive informationsuch as usernames,passwords and credit carddetails by masquerading as abank or a service provider.

These emails usually invite youto click on the link and logonto your account in order toavert some kind of made upsecurity breach. Fortunatelymost of us are now wise to thispractice and we know never toclick on the link as it will directus to a fake website designedto collect personal information.

Tab Napping is a new andalarming phenomenon, whichshows how phishing has nowdeveloped to a new level ofsophistication. It works byexploiting our inattention whenbrowsing with multiple tabs.

When multiple tabs are openand you are browsing the webon your current active tab, anyof the other inactive browsertabs could be replaced with afake web page. This web pagewill look exactly the same asthe page you opened originally,so you are unlikely to noticethat it has been replaced witha fake page designed to collectyour personal data.

Phishers now have thecapability to detect when a tabhas been left inactive for aperiod of time, allowing themto see which web pages youvisit regularly. This in turnreveals which bank you useand which email account youuse.

Tips on how to avoid TabNapping

Avoid leaving tabs open andunviewed, especially tabswhere you have to input yourlogin details on the page (egonline banking).Legitimate logon web pagessuch as banks always have aweb address that starts withhttps:// rather than just http://.

If you spot an unusual orsuspicious web address in oneof your tabs, simply close thetab, open a new one and re-enter the web address you arealready familiar with.Always log out of banking sitesimmediately you finish usingthem, and don’t open othertabs in the middle of a bankingtransaction.

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Mr and Mrs Hope from Branton were the originaland very first customers of Mat and Mouse IT,and still use our services today. To quote them:

“We receive a first class service in a pleasantand caring manner. Always approachable andcapable of explaining matters simply to those ofus who are not as computer literate as weshould be!”

Linda Torstensson of KoziKidz says:

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This is not a busy time for the plumbing andheating fraternity. We, like the rest, are glued tothe events in South Africa probably with thesame bewildered look as everyone else.

Still there’s always 2014.

Anyway, whilst the great and good of plumbingand heating engineers wander around Europenoting the deficiencies of French and Spanishdrainage we that remain need to be giving somethought to any little bit’s we could be doing tomake our lives more pleasant.

How about that outside tap?

How about all those annoying drips on thebath and sink taps?

Whilst these are only little DIY tasks they will bemuch easier to do now than when the weatherhas turned.

Any little problems you have had last winter withyour heating or hot water systems are also bestsorted whilst you don’t need them.

Just a reminder about the renewabletechnologies we have looked at many times.Our new coalition friends have already pulled thefunding from the Low Carbon BuildingsProgramme. Times are hard and saving theenvironment can wait a while (maybe not!).

That being said both the Feed in Tariffs forelectrical generation which is available now andthe Renewable Heat Incentive due in April 2011are well worth considering.

You can expect a return of up to 12% on yourinvestment and payback periods of less than 11years. I don’t know of many other investmentscurrently giving that kind of return.

So when you are thinking about what to do withyour pension lump sum or that savings pot youhave tucked away earning a couple of percentyou might like to consider some of therenewable systems on offer. A utility bill freeretirement is a possibility.

And at the same time you will be doing your bitfor the environment (though this needs to paytoo!).

Do what you can – your grandchildren’s worldneeds you!

If you need any help or advice give us a call ordrop a quick email [email protected] or visit ourwebsite at http://waveformservices.co.ukWe will be happy to help where we can.

Have a great Summer.

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