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The Basics Of UK Corporate Tax

When managing your own business in the UK, one of the biggest but most essential bugbears is corporate tax. In the UK, corporate tax is kept track of and sent to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC, formerly Inland Revenue), and taxes businesses based on their earnings throughout the year. It’s similar to income tax […]

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Advantages of a Sole Trader Accountant

If you’re thinking of starting your own sole trader business, it can be daunting to set it up in a way that will deliver the best results to you. However, there are solutions for you that will take a huge amount of workload away from managing finances, paperwork and sole trader bookkeeping associated with running […]

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A Day In The Life Of A Business Accountant

Whether you’re looking to join the world of accounting or you’re looking for a new accountant to help you with your business finances, it is certainly worth knowing what happens in the life of an accountant before you make your decision. Many assume that the day of a business accountant is sitting at a desk […]

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What Is Payroll Outsourcing?

Put simply, Payroll outsourcing is the act of transferring, subcontracting or outsourcing your payroll processing to another company or accountant. Payroll outsourcing is for businesses that don’t have the time or resources to take on the daunting responsibility and hairy hassle of processing payroll in-house. Outsourcing of payroll gives businesses an opportunity to not only […]

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Is It Time to Change Accountants?

Accountants are important to the functioning and profitability of a business, whether that is a startup or a limited company. Not only are they crucial in helping businesses run as efficiently and effectively as possible, but they also help to achieve it from a tax and compliance perspective. So, when it comes to deciding whether […]

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What’s the Difference Between Budgeting and Financial Forecasting?

Budgeting and financial forecasting often come hand in hand when it comes to the financial management, development and direction of a business. Although they are both similar processes, they do have some key differences. These financial tools allow businesses to plan for growth and it’s vital for your accounting team to have a solid understanding […]

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Can An Accountant Help With My Tax Return?

Business owners are a talented and skilful group. Being able to successfully run a business, keep on top of training and hiring their employees alongside all of the other challenges that owning a business has. But, a complaint that accountants hear all too often is that they struggle when it comes to filing their tax […]

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What Are The Qualities That Make A Good Accountant?

A whopping 71% of small business owners in the UK use accountants to prepare their taxes. Whether you’re a small business owner or you sit on a board of directors for a large company, the last thing you want to do is worry about the company accounts. After all, bookkeeping and accounting requires a lot […]

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Should Accountants Be Proactive?

In today’s world, most businesses do reactive accounting. This means that they produce a set of accounts and financial records only when they are legally required to do so. At times such as year-end (those two little words that make your blood run a little colder), you can be so busy dealing with the day-to-day […]

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Preparing VAT Returns – how can an accountant help?

If you have just started up your own business, it may be worth deciding whether you need to be VAT registered from the outset or not. This may sound daunting to a new business owner but having this arranged from early on may help you later on down the line should it become obligatory for […]

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