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Setting up a Limited Company in the UK: A Wise Business Move?

Samantha Green Accounting, ATOL, Audit, Bookkeeping, Business, Business Advisory, Business planning, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Buy-to-Let, Cash flow, Construction, Corporation Tax, George Hay, Holiday Lets, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Legal, Professional, Property, Property business, Research & Development, Retail, Samantha Green, Scientific, Self-Assessment, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel, VAT November 10, 2023business structure, business tax, limited company, tax planning 0 Comment

When it comes to structuring your business, there are several options to consider – one of which is to establish yourself as a limited company. But, is this a wise business move? Ultimately, which structure you adopt depends on your

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Limited Company incorporation – is it worth it?

Richard Dilley Accounting, ATOL, Business, Business Advisory, Business planning, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Buy-to-Let, Construction, Corporation Tax, Economic / Business News, George Hay, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Legal, Online Accounting, Outsourced Services, Payroll, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Richard Dilley, Scientific, Self-employed, Small businesses, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel February 13, 2023June 16, 2023Companies House, company incorporation, corporation tax, dividends, incorporated company, limited company, new business, small business, SME, sole trader, start-up 0 Comment

Whether just starting out, or established sole trader, you may be wondering if limited company incorporation is right for you. The truth is, it depends on your circumstances and what you want to achieve with your business. In years previous,

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Bookkeeper vs Bookkeeping software: Time to outsource?

Claire Gardiner Academies, Accounting, ATOL, Bookkeeping, Business, Business Advisory, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Buy-to-Let, Cash flow, Charities, Claire Gardiner, Construction, Deadlines, Economic / Business News, George Hay, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Large businesses, Legal, Online Accounting, Outsourced Services, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Scientific, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Team Member, Technical, Travel, VAT November 23, 2022February 13, 2023bookkeeper, bookkeeping, business advice, cash flow management, cloud accounting, forecasting, online accounting, outsourced services, record keeping 0 Comment

Whether to outsource to a bookkeeper is a decision that should be made in the best interests of your business, and with an awareness of what you need from them in order to thrive. Whatever the size of your business,

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Company car tax comparison for employees

Richard Dilley Academies, Accounting, Business, Business Advisory, Business planning, Business strategy, Business Support, Charities, Construction, Economic / Business News, Employees, Employers, George Hay, HMRC, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Large businesses, Legal, Personal Taxation, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Richard Dilley, Scientific, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel August 17, 2022November 15, 2023benefit-in-kind, company car tax, diesel, electric vehicles, national insurance 0 Comment

Company cars in the traditional sense have not always been the most tax efficient reward to offer a workforce. However, as part of its green agenda, the Government want to encourage the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid models,

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3 tips for choosing cloud accounting software

Samantha Green Accounting, Business, Business Advisory, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Buy-to-Let, Charities, Economic / Business News, Employers, George Hay, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Large businesses, Legal, Making Tax Digital, Online Accounting, Outsourced Services, Personal Taxation, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Samantha Green, Scientific, Self-Assessment, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel, VAT May 27, 2022November 15, 2023advisory, apps, business, cloud accounting, digitisation, Income tax, Making Tax Digital, MTD for ITSA, self-assessment 0 Comment

Cloud accounting software is not something that can easily be ignored by any business wanting to grow and succeed in the modern world. The benefits of embracing digitisation are extensive, the choice you have at your fingertips equally as vast,

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Why is a shareholders’ agreement so important?

Martin Williams Accounting, Business, Business Advisory, Business planning, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Economic / Business News, George Hay, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Large businesses, Legal, Martin Williams, Personal Taxation, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Scientific, Small businesses, SMEs, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel May 20, 2022November 16, 2023business planning, company, dividends, shareholder, shares 0 Comment

Where there are multiple shareholders in a limited company it is important to formalise the working arrangements in respect of the business, and to plan for all eventualities. Creating a shareholders’ agreement is a good way to do this. Although

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Realistic New Year’s resolutions for your business

Caroline Hicks Academies, Accounting, Business, Business Advisory, Business strategy, Business Support, Business Taxation, Caroline Hicks, Cash flow, Charities, Employers, George Hay, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Landlords, Large businesses, Legal, Online Accounting, Outsourced Services, Personal Taxation, Professional, Property, Property Taxation, Research & Development, Retail, Scientific, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, Technical, Travel January 7, 2022November 16, 20232022 goals, business advisory, business growth, business owner, business plan, business resilience, cash flow, cloud accounting, new year's resolutions, tax planning 0 Comment

‘New Year’s resolutions may be a little cliché, but we challenge you to think of them differently, as we head into 2022… Reframing New Year’s resolutions Is the real problem that the New Year’s resolutions we set ourselves are unrealistic;

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