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This year we are ‘Doing It For Dan’

We fundraise for a different charity each year, and this time we will be supporting Swindon-based Doing It For Dan.

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Optimum: LIVE! – Episode 7 – Owning A Property Wit...

Optimum’s Head of Legal, Iain Mason, explores considerations such as the difference between “joint tenants” and “tenants in common”, whic...

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Owning a property with another person

When you buy a property with someone, a vital legal decision to make is whether to own the property as joint tenants or tenants in common.

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What are the benefits of management accounts?

What are the benefits of management accounts? Are you unclear what they are and how they can help your business? We explain here.

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Optimum LIVE! – Episode 6 – Knowing Yo...

Episode 6 of “Optimum: LIVE!”covers a topic that is vital for the future but can seem challenging in the here and now.

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WASBM 2024 conference

We very much enjoyed attending the WASBM 2024 conference run by the Worcestershire Association of School Business Management.

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Watch the Optimum team analyse the 2024 budget

Optimum LIVE! – Episode 5 – 2024 Budge...

Watch Michael, Jon and Iain discuss the Budget here…

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Budget 2024 – Optimum reaction

There was nothing for small businesses and the Budget was a non-event, that’s the verdict from the team here at Optimum Professional Serv...

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Electric vehicles and tax

Electric company cars are more tax efficient than petrol/diesel engine models. Here is our guide if you are thinking of buying one.

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How to plan for that tax return

Personal tax planning is essential is you are in the self assessment system. Here's our guide to personal tax planning.

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Optimum: LIVE! – Episode 4 – Understanding Persona...

In this episode, we help you understand personal tax payments, and take a look at the tax efficiency of electric cars.

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Badges of trade tax rules

There has been much information, and indeed misinformation, in the news recently about tax rules governing ‘side hustles’ - so what are t...

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