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How ‘Can I’ Make My Numbers in My Business Plan a Reality?
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7th November 2019 · 2 min Read
How ‘Can I’ Make My Numbers in My Business Plan a Reality?
In this video, we review what it means to make your numbers real. When I say ‘real’ I mean realistic. You may of heard of […]
1st November 2019 · 2 min Read
Can I pay my wife a wage/salary from my company as an employee?
In this video, we look at one of the most common questions we get asked, ‘Can I pay my wife a wage?’. This is usually […]
29th October 2019 · 1 min Read
The Three Freedoms for Business Owners
Ok, so you’ve made it this far. Well done. You’ve started your own business and it’s successful to some degree. You have regular revenue and […]
25th October 2019 · 1 min Read
Can I do my own accounts?
“Can I do my own accounts” is a question we get asked from time to time. Even if we don’t you can bet that it’s […]
9th October 2019 · 3 min Read
National insurance credits – Do I need a salary?
Ok, here we go again with another common question we say from business owners and directors that have their own limited company. Should I pay […]
11th September 2019 · 3 min Read
Should I lease a car through my limited company?
This is following on from our very own Richard’s article on claiming motor expenses in your business. It is designed to cover leasing a car […]
10th September 2019 · 6 min Read
Claiming for business motor expenses
You have a car, you use it for work, so you want to include it as a business expense, simple surely? Unfortunately, it’s not – […]
9th September 2019 · 2 min Read
Online Accountants Reviews
In this article, we will look at the top-rated online accountants in the UK. Reviewing online accountants in the UK is not easy. You will […]
6th September 2019 · 1 min Read
The two main ways to account for VAT
The two ways to account for VAT are the Invoice Basis and Cash Basis but which is best??!
30th August 2019 · 1 min Read
How long should you keep your records/books for?!
In this video we discuss how long you should retain your information for the taxman.
29th August 2019 · 3 min Read
Don’t manage your time, manage your energy
There is a lot of talk around how we should get more from our time and our days. Get up at 5am (I’ve started trying […]
23rd August 2019 · 5 min Read
What is the Flat Rate Scheme for VAT?
Flat rate VAT In this video Stephen Edwards discusses what the flat rate scheme is and when it may be beneficial for you to explore […]
23rd August 2019 · 1 min Read
Can I split my business to dodge (I mean avoid) VAT?!
This video discusses a topic we have seen as accountants come up with many of our clients in Cheltenham, Gloucester and to be honest pretty […]
20th August 2019 · 1 min Read
Are you happy with the profit you are making?
In this short video I talk about why we start a business for in the first place and how you can make small changes by […]
12th August 2019 · 1 min Read
Managing your time better part 1
Learn about the 80/20 rule This is a guest blog from Stephen Edwards regarding time management. We promise you, this is worth a read! You […]
5th August 2019 · 3 min Read
Cashflow challenges for tradesmen & construction sector businesses
The construction industry There are two main types within this, general builders and tradesmen and then there are more profession type workers such as surveyors […]
17th July 2019 · 4 min Read
No longer just an accountant but your FINANCE FUNCTION
The world of business, bookkeeping, accounting and technology has changed dramatically in the last few years. The rate of change is set to carry on […]
9th May 2019 · 1 min Read
Xero & Quickbooks
Xero and Quickbooks online are the most popular online bookkeeping packages, but which one should you choose.
21st March 2019 · 1 min Read
5 massive end of year tax planning tips!
In this short video we share 5 massive tax tips that anyone can follow. The first one is for businesses but the rest is relevant […]
14th March 2019 · 1 min Read
New level of bookkeeping service
We are taking our bookkeeping services for our client base to a whole new level. It’s not really comparable to what we ‘had to do’ […]
9th March 2019 · 1 min Read
Entrepreneur wanted!
PLEASE WATCH THIS SHORT VIDEO
7th March 2019 · 1 min Read
Choosing the right customers and work for your business
This video explains how you start accepting any work that comes your way as a new business. Eventually you start getting a little bit pickier! […]
1st March 2019 · 7 min Read
Tax Limited company vs Tax Sole Trader
Tax Limited Company vs Tax Sole Trader Limited company vs sole trader – Which is best for you, a limited company or a sole trader […]
8th February 2019 · 1 min Read
One of the biggest and simplest ways to save £000’s in tax!
As promised this is a biggie! Regardless of your personal or business circumstances there is one MASSIVE TAX SAVING you can potentially make and it’s […]
29th July 2018 · 3 min Read
Add bank account in Xero
You can add a bank account from either the Bank Accounts screen or from the Chart of Accounts screen. Depending on the account’s bank and […]
28th July 2018 · 1 min Read
Cash Coding on Xero
Cash Coding is the perfect tool for Accountants and Bookkeepers to reconcile imported bank statement lines in bulk, massively reducing the time spent reconciling […]
20th July 2018 · 1 min Read
HMRC are not always right
This is a short video explaining that HMRC can from time to time get your tax wrong! We have seen this on several occasions now. […]
18th July 2017 · 2 min Read
Is technology going to replace your job?
The world is changing for individuals and businesses. Technology has been fantastic for us on many fronts, such as email (apart from the spam), online […]
12th October 2016 · 2 min Read
Modern sole traders
Sole traders make up an ever increasing proportion of the workforce. Some work in creative industries – writers, media people, photographers and designers. Some as […]
7th July 2016 · 2 min Read
Online software – Xero, Sage, Quickbooks?
There has been a mad influx of cloud accounting providers to the market in recent years offering a modern solution to ‘keeping the books’. There […]
7th March 2015 · 2 min Read
Blogless
Ok so I haven’t been ‘blogging’ for some time. Even though I tended to only do lots of quoting from posts I really liked anyway which […]
7th February 2015 · 2 min Read
How To Choose An Accountant
This is probably relevant for many industries and not just accountants, however I will share my experience on what should or may influence your decision […]
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