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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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Companies House to change filing requirements for small businesses

Hayley Huckle Accounting, Annual Accounts, Business, Business Advisory, Business Support, Economic / Business News, George Hay, Hayley Huckley, HMRC, Hospitality, Industry Sectors, Legal, Legislation, Professional, Property, Research & Development, Retail, Scientific, Small businesses, SMEs, Start-ups, Team Member, Technical, Travel April 8, 2022November 16, 2023Companies House, corporate register, filing accounts, incorporation, iXBRL, micro-entities, profit and loss, small businesses 0 Comment

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a whitepaper detailing its response to consultations on Companies House reform. We know the service to be flexible and accessible, as it enables many entrepreneurs, every day, to incorporate

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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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Streamlined accounting and strategic advice to support business growth

Samantha Green Accounting, Auto-Enrolment, Business, Business Advisory, Business Support, Business Taxation, Economic / Business News, George Hay, Making Tax Digital, Online Accounting, Outsourced Services, Payroll, Personal Taxation, Samantha Green, Self-Assessment, Self-employed, Small businesses, SMEs, Sole Trader, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member October 14, 2021November 16, 2023business advice, business growth, freelancers, management accounts, SMEs, start-ups, streamlined accounting, tax strategy 0 Comment

More often than not, businesses with growth ambitions come to us looking for two distinct but complimentary things – streamlined accounting, and strategic business advice. Streamlined accounting processes When in business, whether you are experiencing a period of growth or

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Do I need an ATOL accountant?

Emma Wilsher Accounting, ATOL, Audit, Business, Business Advisory, Business Support, Economic / Business News, Emma Wilsher, George Hay, Large businesses, Legislation, Richard Dilley, Small businesses, SMEs, Team Member, Travel August 6, 2021November 16, 2023ATOL, ATOL licence, audit, Civil Aviation Authority, reporting, travel 0 Comment

ATOL registered companies are required by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to submit financial information that has been certified by an ATOL accountant. ATOL registered companies hold a current ATOL licence; this, in theory, encompasses all UK travel companies selling

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Can home office costs be met by my limited company?

Oliver Heeley Accounting, Business, Business Advisory, Business Support, Business Taxation, Cash flow, Economic / Business News, George Hay, HMRC, Large businesses, Oliver Heeley, Personal Taxation, Property Taxation, Small businesses, SMEs, Start-ups, Tax, Team Member, VAT August 3, 2021November 16, 2023business use, CGT, company director, home office, limited company, property, remote working, tax relief, VAT 0 Comment

Whilst many are enjoying the benefits of remote working, lacking a dedicated space from which to do so can wear thin. As such, thoughts turn to creating a more ‘permanent’ and comfortable home office space. If you’re a company director,

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