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Could you be called for a Business records check?

September 26, 2014

Could you be called for a Business Records Check? As a doctor or dentist paying Income Tax and /or Corporation Tax with turnover of less than £30 million, technically you fall into the target category.

Inheritance Tax Planning – simple tips to retain your wealth

September 26, 2014

Commercial business owners naturally want to protect the wealth generated from their years of hard work from Inheritance Tax (IHT). Fortunately, there are some simple steps that can be taken to eliminate or at least reduce IHT

The benefits of a property portfolio mortgage account

September 24, 2014

If you own two or more rental properties, a Buy-to-Let Portfolio Mortgage Account could save you time, money and enable more flexibility to increase the size of your portfolio with lower costs.

Treatment of employee benefits is changing

September 23, 2014

Form P11D is the current method of reporting where employees and directors have been provided with some type of “benefit”, with a financial value, instead of receiving income. However, it can be tiresome with smaller “niceties” like flowers.

Pensions – How to apply to protect your pension tax allowances

September 22, 2014

Apply online with HMRC from 18 August 2014 to protect your Lifetime Allowance for tax breaks on pension savings.

HMRC changes approach on online VAT filing

September 18, 2014

Filing VAT returns online was made more or less compulsory for most business owners since April 2012. However, HMRC have had to recently change their approach. Subsequently, from 1 July 2014, paper & telephone filing is now an acceptable.

7 simple KPI’s to track financial performance

September 16, 2014

KPI’s enable you, as a business owner to have insight into the performance of your business, showing areas of strength & weakness & assisting in helping you make better decisions for your business.

The vitally important role of your Company Secretary

September 15, 2014

Regardless of whether your company has an official Company Secretary or not there are still vital tasks that require, by law, fulfilling. Are you keeping your company compliant for the legal responsibilities of your business?

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