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What you can learn from a hotel doorman

Let’s imagine you’re in London for a weekend. You’ll see elegant hotels - perhaps you’ll be lucky enough to stay in one. You’ll sense the quiet prestige of places like The Ritz, quietly rising above the hurly-burly. Outside, the perfectly composed doorman seems like part…
Andrew Gwynne
April 7, 2026
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How to get more from HMRC….

.....by ticking the Gift Aid box when making donations to charities. As accountants, we’re often asked about the most efficient ways to support good causes. One of the most effective – and very often overlooked – is Gift Aid. It’s a long-standing government initiative that…
Karen
February 17, 2026
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When to ignore the bloke down the pub

Last month, Angela Rayner resigned her plumb job as deputy prime minister. She’ll also need to make good on the £40,000 she underpaid in stamp duty on a £800,000 flat. It looks like she got the wrong tax advice, or didn’t follow it properly. That’s…
Andrew Gwynne
October 2, 2025
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The revolution you never think about 

In recent blogs, we’ve looked at accountancy software and the impact of AI. But there’s one tech revolution that’s behind everything we do at Merlin. You may know its name, but would struggle to explain it to a stranger. You probably have no idea it’s…
Andrew Gwynne
July 6, 2025

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