- "In the last 20 years our business has changed considerably…and as the focus of our business has changed, Bird Luckin have moved with us."
Alex Tanner, George Tanner (Shalford) Ltd - "Bird Luckin has looked after us incredibly well for over 60 years, they are pro-active and innovational - meeting all our needs to help us achieve our aims."
Richard Stubbings, Cliffords Limited - "I can honestly say that Bird Luckin are the best firm of accountants and auditors I have ever dealt with - and I don't say that lightly!"
Colin Webb, Walthamstow Stadium - "It's important for us to know that we will always be able to contact the right people to give us the right advice and support."
Jane Bennett, Bennetts Funeral Directors - "Although we deal mainly with one Partner … we also know that if we need to contact someone else who is a specialist in another area, we can get the advice we need quickly and easily"
Jeremy Ruggles, J.S. Wright & Sons Ltd - "Bird Luckin got us to a stage which would have taken us months - if not years - to reach on our own, and they got us there in a matter of weeks"
Matthew Sullivan, SNC Ltd - "You can be a good accountant, but if you don't have an understanding of the industry it can be very difficult. "There are two or three people we have regular contact with at Bird Luckin who know our business well, and it makes a difference.""
Robert Church, W A Church (Bures) Ltd - "The work which Bird Luckin has done for Boddingtons over the past few months has helped shape our future direction for the better."
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Marlon Fox, Outlook Property Ltd
HMRC must clarify how Real Time PAYE will affect small firms
HMRC has not established how Real Time PAYE will affect small businesses that do not have electronic payroll systems, MPs have claimed.
The group of MPs who form the Committee of Public Accounts voiced their concerns in a report on the means testing of benefits.
The draft regulations for Real Time Information (RTI) were published on 14 November 2011, and will mean that all PAYE information must be submitted monthly instead of annually. The plans also suggest abolishing P45/46 forms, replacing them with a 'leaver statement'.
Both employers and software developers have voiced concerns over the abolition of P45/46 forms. But MPs claim that HMRC has not yet clarified how Real Time monthly PAYE submissions will affect small businesses and self-employed people without electronic systems.
The Real Time system is being developed to assist with Universal Credit reforms, but, "To try to prevent a repeat of the problems that have affected tax credits, HMRC should develop an effective approach for those claimants and businesses that are likely to be outside the RTI system," the report says.