The landscape of Research and Development tax incentives has changed significantly over recent times, with HMRC recommitting itself to reducing the loss in tax revenues due to fraudulent or erroneous claims (currently estimated at around £311m per year by the National Audit Office). HMRC has already taken steps to reduce […]
Category Archives: Business
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Aug
Aug
A common issue in business occurs when business owners don’t fully understand how profit their business is generating. The Importance of understanding profitability: Financing – Understanding business profitability is important as profits influence financing decisions such as obtaining loans from banks. Dividends– Profitability is also important when extracting dividends […]
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Jul
Time management in running a business can often feel like this: stop, start, stop, start, think, start, stop. You don’t have the time or resources to gain full momentum most of the time and when you do, there’s always something niggling away at you that needs to be sorted. This […]
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Jul
Jul
As a business owner do you find you are wearing too many hats? If so you may need to run an organisational review on your business. In order for a business to run effectively and efficiently there needs to be a clear organisation chart, which visually defines departments, functions, roles […]
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Jul
Jul
Legal restrictions in place in respect of Covid-19 start to end today (Monday 19th July) in England, Wales and Scotland. Each country is taking a slightly different approach to timings and some of the detail around what is required, but in all countries, there is the start of an easing. […]
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Jul
What efficiencies should you have in place to make going on holiday easier when you are a business owner? Everyone loves to go on holiday whether it’s a staycation or visiting foreign shores and it is important for your health and mental wellbeing to have time off work. Taking a […]
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Jul
Jul
One of the most stress-inducing parts of running a business is not knowing enough about your cash. How much is coming in, how much is going out, where it’s going, whether you’re covered. No fear hits quite like an unexpected bill when you’ve got a bunch of overheads that need […]
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Jun
Jun
Capital allowances are one of the most complex areas within UK tax legislation. A lot of the rules originally came from case law until the various decisions were legislated within the Capital Allowances Act of 2001. Broadly speaking, capital allowances are a tax-approved form of depreciation. Whereas accounting principles allow […]
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Jun
Where do you want to go with your estate agency business? From our experience working with Estate Agency owners, we know two things to be true: You have a desire to improve your business in some way – not necessarily to grow and expand, but to create greater freedom […]
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Jun
DIY Book-Keeper versus Accountant In all businesses there comes a point where you need to decide whether you complete the accounting yourself, hire a bookkeeper, or engage an accountant. To help make that decision it’s best to break it down to three key points: Needs – The first point […]