Beware! Scammers are trying to take advantage of the self-assessment tax deadline, due in 31st January. HMRC released a statement back in November (2020) reminding tax payers to be aware of scammers who are pretending to be HMRC in the lead up to January 31st. With the increased communication that is passed back and forth … Continue Reading
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Accounting for Trades Persons
Are you a self-employed Plumber, builder, Central heating engineer, plasterer, painter and decorator or electrician? Do you engage the services of sub-contractors? Do you run your business as a limited company? Are you Vat registered? If the answer to all of these questions is yes then the finance function within your business will require all of the following tasks performing on a weekly or monthly basis
Working from home – how does this change your tax?
Over recent years there has been an increasing trend of home-working and, during the coronavirus pandemic, huge numbers of people have also been forced to work from home either because of lock-downs or because their employer has shifted to complete or partial home-working. Working from home has many benefits. But you might not have thought … Continue Reading
Save Money In Business – 5 Tips
As we all know, running a successful business is about a lot more than just selling a product or service. There are a whole host of other things we have to do to make sure the business runs smoothly, and one of the most important of these activities is the bookkeeping and accountancy. Predicting cash-flow, … Continue Reading
What is Bookkeeping and why is it so important for your business?
Introduction Bookkeeping is the recording of the day to day transactions within your business into ledgers (Books). This allows you to see how much cash is flowing into your business, how much cash is flowing out, how much you have earned, how much you have spent on various items, how much money the business owes … Continue Reading
In-house or virtual financial director?
Employing a financial director can be revolutionary for a business, but it’ll also normally come with a big financial cost too. However, there is an alternative. The job of financial director is much more than simply ‘bean counting’ or ‘producing management accounts’ these days. Financial directors are members of a senior executive team with responsibility for … Continue Reading
Reduction in VAT from 15th July for the tourism and hospitality industries
Reduction in VAT
Is a VAT reduction on the horizon? (Updated – yes was the answer!)
You may have seen recently that a several EU countries have reduced VAT rates in an attempt to stimulate their economies. The theory is that if VAT is reduced, prices should fall which will encourage consumers to spend more.
VAT – Should you charge VAT on things you’ve bought on behalf of your customer?
Quite often in business we will buy something on our customers behalf. E.g. A plumber may buy a radiator for their customer. A solicitor may pay land registry fees for their client. But should you also charge VAT on these items when you eventually invoice you customer? The problem from the customers point of view, … Continue Reading
How do you calculate holiday pay for workers who are not on fixed hours?
The majority of workers in the UK are full-time on fixed hours with fixed pay. These workers are typically on a fixed monthly salary, so if they take a week’s holiday. They will normally receive the same pay at the end of the month. As they would normally receive. However, it’s not always this straight … Continue Reading
