BDO UK

This month in Growing Pains we are using our excellent network of experts and some of our valued clients as well. Today we are looking at growing your business and especially moving on from a small tech start up to a much larger business.

For this edition, we are joined by Caroline Jones (Tax Director) and Kyle Newton (Senior Manager) from our National Employment Tax team. Caroline and the team discuss the latest updates on all aspects of National Minimum Wage ("NMW") legislation.

Speakers: Caroline Jones (Tax Director) and Kyle Newton (Senior Manager) from our National Employment Tax team

Speakers: Gordon Carstairs, Corporate Finance Managing Director, BDO. Kevin Batley, Managing Director, Sahara.

In this second episode we are joined by Carole Le Page (Partner, Corporate Tax) as she discusses the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), looking at the Q3 results, and how things have developed since she joined the panel for the Q3 QES analysis webinar.

Speakers: Carole Le Page (Partner, Corporate Tax)

We are joined by Matt Harrison and Jon Claypole to discuss the latest updates around the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("CJRS"). Jon is part of BDO's Tax Dispute Resolution team, and Matt is an Employment Tax specialist. The group cover HMRC activity around CJRS, especially the concept of 'furlough fraud'.

Speakers: Caroline Harwood (National Head of Employment Tax), Jon Claypole (Partner, Tax Dispute Resolution) and Matt Harrison (Tax Manager, Employment Tax).

Join the Employment Tax team as we are joined by Richard Austin, BDO's Head of Manufacturing. We discuss the impact of current workforce challenges on the sector. Manufacturers are like many other industries in that they are currently struggling to retain their people at both blue- and white-collar level. Competition is high as employers adapt their businesses to reward people, and so we expect inflation across the sector. There is also a focus on National Minimum Wage compliance and added risk as the industry look at developing junior staff as a priority. Speakers: Speakers: John Chaplin (Partner, Employment Tax), Rob Woodward (Associate Director, Employment Tax) and Richard Austin (Partner and Head of Manufacturing).

In this final episode of our international home working podcast mini-series, we are joined by Andrew Bailey (Head of Global Employer Services)and Lee Coccaro (Partner, Global Employer Services) who discuss the future of global mobility.

Speakers: Lee Coccaro, Partner - Global Employer Services and Andrew Bailey, Head of Global Employer Services

The Government has recently announced that it is pledging to invest £620 million into grants for electric vehicles and street charging points. In this podcast, we are joined by Mark Seaden (Employment Tax Director, Reading) and Ellie Treasure (Senior Tax Associate, Bristol) from our Global Employer Services teams who discuss this topic in more detail.

This episode covers:

• Introduction – what is driving the rise in popularity of EV company cars?
• Tax
• ESG
• What we’re seeing in the market.

Speaker: Mark Seaden, Employment Tax Director - Global Employer Services and Ellie Treasure, Senior Tax Associate - Global Employer Services.

In this penultimate episode in our international home working podcast mini-series, we are joined by Lee Coccaro (Partner, Global Employer Services) and Carole Le Page (Partner, Corporate Tax) who discuss permanent establishments in more detail.

Speakers: Lee Coccaro, Partner - Global Employer Services and Carole Le Page, Partner - Corporate Tax.

Speakers: Emily Villatte, CFO of Acast, Veronika Lipinksa, Senior Tax Manager, BDO, David Ogden, Director, BDO and Jamie Carter, Partner, BDO.