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HMRC Impact of Brexit – I told you so
I’m picking myself up from the floor laughing my socks off today (AKA ROFLMAO) at the latest news from AccountingWeb that “HMRC’s ambitious transformation plans are facing delays as government ...
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How to file dormant accounts
This useful Companies House video talks through the process for filing dormant accounts for companies who have not traded and have no transactions in the year. Beware of the conditions which need to be fulfilled ...
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Self Employed Self Assessment – keep it simple ten tips
Set up a separate bank account for business only income, costs and expenses. This will avoid things being missed if paid for through your personal account. It’s a much neater way of doing your accounts ...

Accounting for Dividends
Accounting is a matter of fact; transactions need to be accurately recorded as they happen. They certainly cannot be re-invented at a later date to suit what you meant to happen. Your accounting records should ...

Business Structures
There are several types of business set up but let's concentrate on the main two types: Limited Company Sole Trader (partnership if more than one person) Deciding between these two types of business structure is ...

Salary and Dividends for 2018 / 2019
Your profit extraction Strategy from April 2018. Our popular Salary and Dividend factsheet gives our recommendations for taking a salary and dividends from your limited company. The solution given here is generic and may not ...

Pitfalls of starting a business with a friend
Starting out any business with a friend sounds like a good idea. You are both full of enthusiasm at the start. It is great to have company along the hard, difficult road to the launch ...
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Go on your French Holiday but we cannot tell you how you will get back
That’s the message from Success Tours and their agent, Adventure, Sports & Social Company, Spice. The French Strikes are crippling France with planned disruption for two days out of every ...
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5.7 million businesses in the UK and growing
According to a briefing paper published in December 2017 by the House of Commons Library, in 2017 there were 5.7 million private sector businesses in the UK. This was a ...
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Research and Development must be valid
Research and Development (R&D) seems to have become the flavour of the month with an increase in people asking if they can make a claim. Whilst R&D is a valid ...
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Tax-free Childcare
It’s a bit of a minefield to understand; so we’ve pick out a really useful guide to explain about tax free childcare. You can read more at the Low Income ...
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