Hints and tips:
...Thankfully, even after the Treatt blow, I could still handle our bill....
...Sarah Pollard, finance chief at PZ Cussons, told delegates at the CBI conference that Brexit had had a “very clear impact on access to talent and consumer confidence”....
...It sells the oil to consumer goods companies such as PZ Cussons, which use it in food products and soap....
...One scoop to start: Archegos Capital Management quietly amassed a stake in Deutsche Bank after its founder Bill Hwang forged ties with the German lender’s leaders before the family office imploded last year...
...Nomura posts $2.9bn Archegos loss Nomura has said its total loss from the implosion of Archegos Capital, the family office run by trader Bill Hwang, will hit almost $2.9bn....
...Results from old friend PZ Cussons were less happy, with a reduced dividend. It is so sad to see this historically well-regarded PLC struggling with very mixed fortunes....
...Laura Cussons, financial adviser at Webster Associates, said that “planning and using your allowances regularly” is a key way to legitimately reduce IHT bills....
...The company then pledged to cut its borrowing on the same day as it began a $800m buyback spree equivalent to its entire reported interest bill for last year....
...The deal ended a decade-long probe by tax authorities into whether the tech group had skirted its tax bill by allocating profits earned in the UK — its second biggest market — to its European base in Ireland...
...We are approaching the purchase of a new home and in addition I have a hefty capital gains tax bill arising from that Delcam deal....
...“Get your plan manager to bill your for the managers’ fees outside the Isa,” he says, checking I have written this down. “They should send a separate invoice, rather than dip into your tax-free pot....
...Well, in 2000 Mr Stoller was approached by John Roberts, the founder of AO World, to help with the monthly wages bill....
...PZ Cussons is the other larger-company holding....
...Big local donors include Steve Morgan, chairman of Redrow, the housebuilder; Dave Whelan, of DW Sports, a chain of gyms and shops;, and the Zochonis family, which founded PZ Cussons....
...Companies including PZ Cussons, the soap and shampoo group, Cisco, the IT group and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) have signed a petition calling on the government to commit itself to a carbon-free power...
...However, input inflation, which last year added £25m to the company’s buying bill, is in reverse and cut-throat competition in Australia has been addressed by closing a factory to bring down the cost base...
...FT Comment When the bill for exceptionals – mainly restructuring and impairment charges – is not a great deal less than pre-tax profits, investors must take a lot on trust....
...In addition, the company’s bill for raw materials rose by about £25m and it faced intense competition in the home-care market in Australia....
...In the short term higher fuel bills, and the knock-on effect on prices of basic goods, mean less money for shampoos and beer....
...Bill himself knew the controlling Harrison family and agreed that an approach made sense....
...PZ Cussons, the maker of Imperial Leather soap, reported a 7 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profits for the year to end May and raised its dividend 12 per cent, continuing a 38-year run of pay-out increases...
...Well, in many cases – and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is just one of the most famous – you start your own charity....
...Peter Cussons, head of EU direct tax at PwC, the professional services group, said: “It effectively closes the door on any common law remedy being available for corporation tax where claims fall outside...
...Bill Dodwell of Deloitte, the professional services group, said the case would inevitably go to appeal. “HMRC will not be happy with this result,” he said....
...Businesses’ ability to recover overpaid tax would be curtailed by measures in yesterday’s finance bill, experts warned....
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