Business Finance Tips
Payments on Account Explained
The 31st of July 2024 is fast approaching for the second Payment of Account due for many self assessment clients, which is the second payment towards the 2023/24 tax return (due in full by the 31st of January 2025). For those who are not familiar with what a ‘Payment on Account’ is, it’s best explained…
Read MoreIs your PAYE tax code correct?
One of the rightfully so assumptions that employees make with their pay, is that their tax code that collects the amount of tax from their pay, is correct. However, when you start earning over £100,000, this can no longer be relied upon. I recently informed a client that she had been on the wrong tax…
Read MoreAccounting and Tax Record requirements for Directors
As a limited company director, you are responsible for keeping adequate financial records for the company for 7 years. I asked a few clients of mine out of interest, if they could tell me what records they needed to keep. Most were able to name the obvious records, such as sales and what business expenses…
Read MoreCovid-19 Support – Bounce Back Loans
On the 27th of April, Rishi Sunak announced the Bounce Back loan scheme. This scheme is specifically targeted at small business and sole traders as the CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme) is designed for larger businesses and the minimum lending criteria is set at £25,000. The key points of the Bounce Back loan scheme…
Read MoreShould you defer your VAT Payment?
On the 26th of March 2020, the Government announced as part of the support packages for businesses affected by Covid-19, that any VAT registered business could defer payment of the VAT due for that quarter, if the payment was due between the 20th of March – 30th of June 2020. This means that for VAT…
Read MorePersonal Tax Returns are due by 31 January 2020
As January begins, don’t forget that your personal self assessment if you need to complete one, is due to HMRC by the 31 January 2020. Any tax that is owed is also due by the 31 January 2020. We are currently not accepting any new self assessment clients but stay tuned to our Facebook page…
Read MoreQuickbooks Connect San Jose California
On the 5th of November 2019, I arrived at Heathrow Airport ready to fly to San Jose, California with Oliver Maitland and Paul Surtees, co-founders of Capitalise, a business loan funding tool, that we partner with to ensure our clients have the best choices available when it comes to funding their small business plans. Quickbooks…
Read MoreCase Study: From pen and paper records to Quickbooks Online
Have you ever wondered just how long it would take to learn how to use Quickbooks Online for your business? One of our new clients recently wondered the same. Having used pen and paper for his record keeping for over 30 years, my client Matt, who runs a very busy takeaway, decided it was time…
Read MoreBudgeting for accounting fees from Day 1
It really is an exciting and nerve wracking time, starting your own business, or going out on your own away from employment to start freelance work. I am finding more and more though, that one of the pre planning topics that is getting skipped, is budgeting for accounting fees. Often this is because of friends or…
Read MoreSolving common tax problems
From day one of our business, we have specialised in solving small business tax problems. The UK tax system is very complex and the guidance HMRC issues is very general and often misleading. If you are faced with a letter (and it will always be a letter) from HMRC saying you owe tax, then please…
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