• Posted November 28, 2022

Celebrating Female Led Businesses

Joanne Whiteside and Sarah Greenwood have been jointly won an MP HERoes award.  The award was created by Savvitas in partnership with NatWest, the MP HERoes awards allow local MPs to celebrate female entrepreneurship throughout the country across all sectors and industries – each MP is able to nominate only one business – which makes […]


  • Posted November 18, 2022

2022 Autumn Statement

The fourth Chancellor of 2022 (Jeremy Hunt) announced his Autumn Statement, this will be accompanied by a Finance Act and so everything outlined below should be passed into law.  I have prepared a summary of the main issues that will impact our clients, there were other matters that were announced and a full transcript of the […]


  • Posted October 17, 2022

Interim Mini Budget

On Friday Jeremy Hunt was appointed the new Chancellor, this morning he made his first official statement as Chancellor where he reversed almost all the tax cuts announced in the mini budget. I have summarised below the changes he announced, there will be a fiscal plan delivered on 31 October 2022 which we will also […]


  • Posted September 28, 2022

Mini Budget

On Friday 23 September the new Chancellor presented his mini budget to the House of Commons. Below is an outline of the main points that will affect clients. You should note that there is no Finance Bill accompanying this mini budget, although the legislation for the reduction in the national insurance was introduced into the […]


  • Posted April 23, 2022

Super Deduction, Capital Allowances and Annual Investment Allowances

Everything you need to know about the Super Deduction, Capital Allowances and Annual Investment Allowance! Have you ever wondered what capital allowances are? Are you unsure whether you are eligible to claim the annual investment allowance? Can you claim for a car? Do you want to know about the new super deduction? Our latest blog […]


  • Posted March 6, 2022

Accounts Office Assistant – POSITION NOW FILLED

Location: North Leeds, Horsforth Hours: 28-36.25 hours per week Salary: £19,000 – £21,000 Immediate Start Job description Whitesides Chartered Accountants, a small friendly accountancy practice based in Horsforth, are seeking someone to join the firm to support the accounts, administration and bookkeeping teams. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring financial professional. We are […]


  • Posted November 2, 2021

2021 Autumn Budget

As part of the autumn budget the Chancellor announced, “growth up, jobs up, and debt down”. The Chancellor presented a positive outlook for the coming year and set out his plans for the economy post COVID. Despite this being a budget “backing businesses”, there was very little in the budget that will affect our clients. […]


  • Posted September 16, 2021

Do I Need To Register for VAT?

VAT Registration: a small business guide, everything you need to know about registering for VAT. All About VAT Value Added Tax, or VAT as it is more commonly known, is a sales tax charged on the same of most goods and services in the UK. When you make a business sale, you don’t charge your […]


  • Posted March 18, 2021

WE ARE HIRING – Administration Assistant

POSITION FILLED Job Description We are an independent firm of accountants based in North Leeds. We are looking for a part-time administration assistant to join our team working 25-27.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate should be confident and have experience of working as part of a team. Office administration experience is […]