In the bustling world of UK business, maintaining a healthy cash flow is paramount. Credit control, the process of managing a company’s credit policies, plays a crucial role in ensuring that invoices are paid on time and that the business does not inadvertently become a lender to its clients. Here’s a deep dive into effective
Category Archives: Self-Assessment/ Personal Tax
Automating Your Finances, Bookkeeping, Common Bookkeeping Mistakes, Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders, Tax Planning & Saving Tips, VAT Tips for Small Businesses, Xero Tips & Tricks
The importance of providing bank statements to your accountant despite Xero direct feeds
In today’s digital world, tools like Xero have made managing business finances much easier. With direct bank feeds, your transactions automatically show up in your accounting software, saving you time and effort. But even though this technology is fantastic, it isn’t perfect. That’s why your accountant might still ask for copies of your physical bank
Changes to Tax Rates & Thresholds, Self-Assessment/ Personal Tax
Understanding Inheritance Tax: A (hopefully) Simple Guide
Unfortunately, Inheritance Tax comes at a time when we are already having to cope with the grief of a lost loved one and having to think about this tax is a major stress to compound this. In addition, it’s a tax where some planning can be done via some simple measures if your loved one
Allowable Limited Company Expenses, Changes to Tax Rates & Thresholds, Corporation Tax, Self-Assessment/ Personal Tax, Tax Planning & Saving Tips
Moving Your Investment Property to a Limited Company: What You Need to Know
Thinking about moving your investment property into a limited company? You’re not alone! Many UK landlords are considering this move and in fact recently some of our clients have been doing just that. Let’s break down the practical stuff and the tax consequences so you can make an informed decision. Practical Stuff 1.Setting
HMRC Updates & Changes, Payroll Basics for Employers, Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders, Self-Assessment/ Personal Tax
Understanding the HMRC Payments on Account System
What Are Payments on Account? The payments on account system is designed for people with untaxed income sources like the self-employed, partners in partnerships, or those with investment, rental, or dividend income. Unlike PAYE (Pay As You Earn) where tax is taken directly from your salary or pension each month, these payments cover income that
Bookkeeping, Director’s Pay vs Dividends, P11D's, PAYE, Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders, Tax Planning & Saving Tips
Tax-Saving Tips for Small Business Owners
As an ambitious entrepreneur, you often feel like there aren’t enough hours in the week. You’re busy with running the day-to-day operations, managing team members and, well, life. It means you’re left with little time to stop and consider how you can save on tax. Yes, tax can be an absolute minefield if you’re unprepared,
Best Accounting Apps, Changes to Tax Rates & Thresholds, HMRC Updates & Changes, Important News from HMRC, MTD for Income Tax (ITSA), MTD for VAT, Technology & Software for Businesses, Xero Tips & Tricks
What is MTD and how will it affect my business?
What is MTD we hear you ask? No, it’s not “Month to Date”, “Metric Tonnes per Day” or even “Marine Technology Directorate”! We’re talking about Making Tax Digital. The scheme was originally announced by HMRC in 2017, but it’s been years in the making (a bit like Avatar 2!). What’s changing? MTD will require
Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders, Tax Planning & Saving Tips, Technology & Software for Businesses, Xero Tips & Tricks
Small business survival guide
Starting a new business is rewarding, but it certainly comes with its challenges…to put it lightly! You’ve often got to contend with circumstances completely out of your control, all while spinning what feels like a hundred plates to manage the day-to-day. Although setting up a new business takes major legwork, there are key processes you
Allowable Limited Company Expenses, HMRC Updates & Changes, Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders
What can I claim if I’m working from home?
Making a claim for Working from Home Can I claim tax relief for my goldfish, Bubbles, who keeps me company when I’m working from home? We have been asked some odd questions over the years, especially when it comes to claiming expenses of having a home office. Making a claim to your business for working
CIS for Subcontractors, Self-Assessment Tips for Sole Traders, Self-Assessment/ Personal Tax, Xero Tips & Tricks
What are the benefits of filing my tax return early?
Although the end of January is still a few weeks away, did you realise that filing your tax return sooner rather than later has a number of advantages? The one positive aspect of the tax return deadline is that it is always the same – January 31st. This means that with a little planning and