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HMRC and HM Treasury to face questions on alleged abuses of power
Media Notice Friday 19 October 2018 HMRC and HM Treasury to face questions on alleged abuses of power HMRC and HM Treasury will give evidence on Monday 22 October 2018 ...
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Making Tax Digital For VAT Solved
For the sole practitioner accountant and their clients For those who are not aware Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) will be introduced for VAT quarters starting from ...
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Accounts Expert – Explaining accounts & tax in a language you can understand
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 ...
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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 ...
Start to trade – what does that mean?
When you start a business you must register with HMRC. Generally HMRC say that you have to register your business when you start to trade although they do not provide a strict definition of what ...
What is a registered office?
A registered office address is the official address of a limited company. It is the place where Companies House and HMRC will often send notices, letters and reminders but it does not have to be ...
For Accountants
My take on GDPR for Sole Practitioner Accountants
Twitter is full of it. LinkedIn is full of it. Newsletters and marketing emails are full of it. It seems that you can’t move at the moment for someone trying to flog you a GDPR ...
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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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Check employment status for tax
This is a useful tool to find out if a worker on a specific engagement should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes; although this will be the HMRC view of course. The tool ...
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Keep Calm by Managing Risks
Starting any kind of business, including an Accountancy Practice, can be a very worrying and stressful time. Will it work? Can you attract clients? What will you sell? How much should you charge? Why will ...
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