Welcome to our October newsletter! This month we report back on another successful Charity Accountants’ Conference. We have also been considering the impact for

It’s Gift Aid Awareness Day on 6 October, which is organised by Charity Finance Group (CFG). This year’s #TickTheBox campaign will focus on the

How to refresh and review your charity’s finances and plan for the future was the theme of this year’s Charity Accountants Conference which we

Running an audit can be challenging for charity finance managers, particularly as audits need to be fitted around the day job. Finance professionals in

HMRC have released the latest figures on the amounts claimed under the creative industry schemes. The creative industry schemes provide relief through tax credits

As part of our advisory work and while delivering VAT training we encounter several common errors involving the reverse charge rules for overseas purchases

This month read SV partner and SORP committee member Jo Pittman’s thoughts on what’s next for charity reporting; Ross Palmer has also written an

With the rapid rise in petrol prices in 2022, there have been numerous calls to increase the approved mileage rates payment (AMAP) to employees

Sayer Vincent has been working in collaboration with the Charity Finance Group (CFG) and Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Bayes Business School to run

The next edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is expected to be implemented from 1 January 2025. Work is currently underway,

Olivia Carling, who is part of our audit team answers the question ‘Why I enjoy working with charities’: Variety Working with charities is a

Does your organisation make purchases of services from overseas? This is a common question we ask and it is easy to assume that the

This month we include a blog from Ross – one of our senior tax managers – on some of the things to think about

Given the challenging economic environment, it is good practice for charities to regularly question the status quo and discuss alternative structures. One option increasingly

The last few years have been extremely challenging for many charities with the pandemic followed by the cost of living crisis. Throughout, charities have

Read this month what we’ve been saying on resilience and USAID funding as well as our client spotlight feature on The Tree Council. Also

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a very generous funder; however, when UK charities are applying for USAID funding, there are

This month we reflect on Mental Health Week and how finance staff can look after their own mental health. We also spotlight SV client