Advisory & corporate finance
In short Approval once does not mean approval again Test whether you are an ‘undertaking in difficulty’ Keep real risk to investor capital Measure gross assets before the share issue Investors who join the board may count as employees Watch the 30% rule across equity and debt Knowledge intensive status can apply retrospectively If you … Continue reading Avoid later phase EIS pitfalls
In short Six things HMRC will look for in a first application Apply the risk to capital ‘gateway’ test Apply the independence test Check for excluded trades and borderline activities Check the employment test No blanket applications for speculative filings Check the share class and use of funds qualify EIS is a valuable venture tax … Continue reading Avoid first time EIS pitfalls
Responding to COVID-19 has meant that most businesses have had to dig deep. While there will be few outright winners from the crisis, most business leaders will know that they will have to adapt. In this article we explain five basic practices that successful businesses will embrace and six growth drivers that businesses can refine … Continue reading Hope is not a plan: build resilience quickly and reignite growth