Courses

This course is a practical and comprehensive guide to complying with the requirements of UK data protection law. It will illustrate the measures and steps you need to take to satisfy the ICO, avoid complaints and still effectively run your organisation. 

This course explains how a UK organisation should account for VAT on its transactions of goods and services with overseas customers and suppliers. This course will lead to more efficient handling of international VAT within your organisation, reducing the risks of fines and penalties. 

The role of a company director is an important one and it carries many duties and responsibilities that are imposed by corporate governance rules and legislation. Keeping up to date with all of these requirements while still trying to carry out your day-to-day work can be a considerable challenge.

This practical full-day course will clearly explain the rules relating to benefits in kind and expenses and guide you through the completion of the P11D return. The Government has announced a number of significant changes to the handling and reporting of benefits in kind, some of which will take effect as early as April 2017. 

This comprehensive course will help people involved in the preparation of the Corporation Tax return understand the rules and regulations and how they should be applied. It also demonstrates the most effective ways to ensure you are not paying too much Corporation Tax and guide you through the various tax reliefs available. 

Business can be involved in making supplies which require the VAT to be declared using the Tour Operators Margin Scheme (TOMS), a complex and often misunderstood scheme. If you buy-in and re-sell travel services, you must have a clear understanding of the scheme to ensure that you account for VAT correctly. 

This practical and interactive one-day course explains your legal obligations regarding all statutory payments and advises the most effective means of implementation. It will give you confidence in your ability to accurately apply the rules and avoid costly errors. It also guides you through the national minimum wage requirements. 

This important course will guide you through the new corporate offences and how they will operate. It will take you through the measures and procedures that should be put in place to comply with the Act and demonstrate that your organisation is doing everything possible to prevent financial crime. 

This highly practical and interactive one-day course will take you step-by-step through the process of assessing, organising, managing and recording your response to SARs under GDPR, in the most effective way possible.

This practical and comprehensive one-day course will help Company Directors or anyone else who has an interest in the boardroom. It will show you how your board should operate in order to achieve maximum results.

Finance impacts almost every decision made across your organisation and for managers, it is crucial to understand how and why.  This comprehensive full-day course is designed to help all non-financial managers appreciate the key concepts of finance and how you can use this understanding to not only improve your own performance but the business as a whole.

This half day course focuses on the complex rules which apply to the treatment of VAT related to international services. The course guides you through the general rules and the reverse charge procedure in detail, before moving on to look at the various exceptions to the general rule.

Most businesses fail to reclaim the VAT they incur on overseas business expenses – despite being eligible to do so. This is largely because the process of reclaiming it is considered bureaucratic, complex and time consuming. This 2 hour live online seminar will guide you through exactly what you and your business should do to maximise these foreign VAT reclaims.

Having an effective credit control function is essential, as slow payment and bad debts can have a serious impact on the profitability of your business. This practical full-day course will guide you through the essentials of credit control and will help you understand exactly what should be implemented to ensure your credit control operation is successful.

This course offers all those who have a responsibility for managing people or dealing with personnel issues the opportunity to gain a working understanding of their legal responsibilities under UK employment legislation. The course is continually updated and illustrated with case law.

This highly practical and interactive full-day course will help company secretaries develop the skills and confidence needed to make the most effective contribution in the boardroom.  You will also gain a crucial understanding of the governance framework relating to meetings, which will greatly assist you in your advisory role.

This course is a detailed guide to the Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations. It will help anyone who has a responsibility for payroll, HR, financial control or remuneration to understand the many complex tasks you need to complete, to comply with the new rules and avoid  financial and reputational damage.

Taking minutes is a deceptively difficult and time-consuming job. It is a skill where often, little or no guidance is given to the person who completes them.  This course will take you through the minute taking process in a practical, step-by-step way and will significantly develop your skills in this important and challenging role.

This course offers those involved in importing a comprehensive understanding of this complex subject. It examines the essentials of importing and considers more advanced issues – helping you understand the practicalities, costs and risks involved.

This course will help you understand the AEO requirements and benefits that can be gained in achieving AEO status. It will guide you through the application process and enable you to help your organisation achieve and crucially, maintain AEO status.  

This course offers all those who have to manage contracts and deal with suppliers or customers an insight into the legal and enforceable status of contracts and contractual terms. The course is supported by comprehensive documentation and is illustrated throughout with practical examples and relevant case studies.

This comprehensive one-day course uses a practical, step by step approach to carefully explain the principles of effective procurement and management of suppliers. It will explain how buyers and sellers interact, guide you through the procurement process and enable you to evaluate your own situation in line with best practice.

UK companies that trade with German companies need to understand the German system of VAT. Due to its local legislation, Germany has many strict rules that a UK business could readily overlook, leading to costly mistakes. This half-day course will help you understand everything you need to know about the complex German system of VAT.

This course helps people understand Irish VAT and the importance of completing Irish VAT returns correctly. It will clearly demonstrate when you charge Irish output VAT and clarify the Irish input VAT you are entitled to reclaim.

The UK’s decision to withdraw from the EU will have significant ramifications on UK VAT. This crucial half-day course will give you a detailed insight into which areas of VAT will be affected by Brexit, what the likely outcomes are and what you will need to do in order to be well prepared for the changes.

This half-day course will equip you with the practical understanding and confidence required to successfully prepare for and manage a VAT visit. Using his vast experience, our presenter will guide you through the important measures that should be in place to ensure that when your organisation does receive a VAT visit, you achieve the best possible outcome.