Changes to the flat rate system of paying value added tax (VAT) that come into effect from 1 April are already confusing businesses of all types and sizes,
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Guide to business expenses and knowing when to make a claim
All business owners want to see a return on investment. However, they also want to be sure their accounts reflect both their income and expenses.
10 ways for SMEs to save money on banking
“A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”, as the philosopher Lao Tzu said. But that first step is also one of the hardest to make, because we have to overcome our inertia. Perhaps this explains why over 90 per cent of SMEs get business loans from the bank where they hold their current accounts, and don’t look around for better deals.
MetaTrader 4 has Change Forex Trading – Now Mac Users Have Full Access
Over the past two decades, the face of trading has changed quite drastically. With Forex brokers readily available and accessible online, amateurs from around the world are able to trade with the best of them. It does not have to be a full time occupation to make you a good income.
How businesses can avoid running out of cash
There are sophisticated reasons for the failure of every business, but it ultimately (with some rare and notable exceptions) boils down to one thing: running out of money.
A big overhaul awaiting the payday loan industry – Changes to be aware of
Recent reports suggest that the payday loan industry could soon get a big overhaul. As we know that the industry is full of lenders who lend short term loans and charge hefty interest rates just to keep borrowers falling deeper into an endless cycle of vicious debt.
Don’t get burnt by HMRC when it comes to phoenixing
In order to pre-empt the changes to the taxation treatment of winding up a company that were introduced in the 2016 Finance Bill, Q1 2016 saw a spike in the number of entrepreneurs voluntarily liquidating their businesses with the intention of later setting up a similar company.
Crashing bond yields: What does this mean for you?
Turn on the news and you’re likely to hear a story about Brexit or the volatility of global markets.
UK to leave EU VAT regime following Brexit
Following the EU referendum result accountants have confirmed that once the separation process is complete, UK businesses will no longer have to comply with the EU VAT regime.
Brexit: Top five tax implications for businesses
David Brookes, tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, looks at the tax implications that leaving the EU has on UK businesses.
8 steps to getting the right PE investor
If a business is seeking funding – perhaps, for example, it’s appropriate for new or existing management to acquire the business, or perhaps some existing shareholder(s) want to exit – private equity funding should be considered.
Smaller businesses still struggling with pensions
Employers are still failing to implement the appropriate auto-enrolment processes in the UK.
Entrepreneur’s relief: further changes likely in order to curb cost
Accessing the benefits of Entrepreneur’s Relief remains the simplest and most effective “exit” tax strategy for a business being prepared for sale by its owners.
R&D Tax credits can help grow your business with upto £40,000 of ‘free’ money
The UK is known for being a hub of innovation, yet thousands of companies are missing out on R&D tax credits. Do you know what they are? Would you like the opportunity to claim £40,000 from HMRC?
Protecting value: post transaction planning
Previous articles in this series have focused on measures to create and “lock-in” the value of a business in the course of the sale process: through incentivising the team, pre-transaction due diligence and planning, tax aware structuring of the deal and negotiation of the “earn-out”. In this article consideration now turns to protecting the value realised on the eventual sale.
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