So now we’ve heard it – George Osborne’s second Budget speech. So what exactly did the Chancellor say and, more importantly, what did it actually mean?

Budget speeches tend to be fairly uninspiring affairs. However, the background documents are usually more enlightening. To save you having to trawl through hundreds of pages of government and HMRC press releases, our summary of the main changes will quickly bring you up to speed and, hopefully, be a lighter read.

Opus Accounting are moving to new premises on the 29 November 2010.  Our new address will be 

15a Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury RG14 5SJ.

Having formed Opus Accounting Limited earlier this year we have been seeking appropriate office accommodation to enable the team to co-locate within an open plan office.  We currently occupy four offices on two floors and running up and down stairs, although good exercise, is not particularly efficient.

Watch this space for details of our opening event, we hope you will be able to join us, see our new offices and help us celebrate our move!

Sage UK recently asked their customers to submit their top business tips so they could collate the best 100 and create a valuable resource for businesses. As Sage Accounting Club members we rose to the challenge and alongside their 800,000 customers submitted our suggestion.

Well the document has now been published and you can download your FREE copy right here.  Guess who is included within the guide, your absolutely right, our Business Tip has been included within the guide.  Even more pleasing was that Sage UK Blogged their favourite three tips and there we were!

The document really does have some great ideas so download, get yourself a nice cup of tea or coffee and enjoy!

Opus Accounting Limited have, for a limited period introduced a Free Enquiry Service for business owners. By clicking a link on the front page of their website www.opusaccounting.co.uk a new email will be created to enable details of the enquiry to be entered. Terms and Conditions apply please click here for details.

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George Osborne presented his first Budget on Tuesday 22 June 2010.

For the first time, forecasts were published in advance of the Budget. The Office for Budget Responsibility was formed in May 2010 to make an independent assessment of the public finances and the economy in advance of each Budget and Pre-Budget Report.

Within the framework of these forecasts George Osborne stated that a tough but fair Budget was needed. Many fundamental announcements have been made which affect the taxation of most individuals. These are in addition to changes already made by the previous government, such as the 50% tax rate and changes to the tax relief available for pension contributions.

Our summary focuses on the issues likely to affect you, your family and your business. To help you decipher what was said we have included our own comments.  DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE.

 

Opus Accounting Limited have today launched their Client Charter. If you are a Client and would like to have a personalised framed copy for display in your premises please let us know.

We were contacted on the 21 June by Newbury Sound the radio station serving West Berkshire who were keen to interview us to get our feedback on

 the budget. @Newbury_Sound and @Opus_Accounting had connected on the Social Media platform Twitter and had been following our 'Tweets'

We readilly accepted the opportunity and Nigel Coombs and Grahame Johnson after listening intently to the Budegt attended the Newbury Sound Studios.  Helen Ainsworth the News Editor was fantastic and asked all the right questions!  Quite nerve racking being confronted with an enormous microphone but we enjoyed the experience.  Listen out tomorrow (24 June) morning and evening for the drive time news!

On the 01 March 2010 the businesses of Coombs and Company and Johnson Bookkeeping Services merged to become Opus Accounting Ltd providing an even wider range of services to our combined client base. We hope you like the format of our new website and find it a useful source of information. Why not subscribe to our newsletter so that we can keep you updated with changing legislation and company news.

 

Our client base continues to expand with increasing demand for our services.  We are therefore now seeking an additional member of staff to join the team in delivering the highest standards of customer service and providing what we believe to be really important:

Year Round Contact and Support - Guaranteed. 

A copy of the role description is available for download here.  The closing date for applications is 11 June 2010.  Applications including a CV should be sent either by email to grahame.johnson@opusaccounting.co.uk or by post to Opus Accounting Limited. The Courtyard, 2 London Road. Newbury RG14 1JX for the attention of Grahame Johnson.

Opus Accounting today announced the launch of their new website www.opusaccounting.co.uk The site was designed and created by Media Fusion based in Newbury.