Tag Archive for Accounts & tax

What are the best financial strategies to help grow your business?

Small businesses need to set their sights on growing their business in the full realisation that prudent financial administration lies at the heart of the growth strategy and that means ensuring all matters related to appropriate tax planning and keeping the taxman ‘onside’ are vital. Moreover, what are the financial incentives available to enhance your
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Hiring an accountant: When and why you need one

The strength of your business depends on its financial health. If your business is small you may be able to handle the job yourself, but the accounting responsibilities will grow bigger and more complex as your business develops. When running a business you want to focus as much time as possible on the products or
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R&D tax relief – how to take advantage

R&D tax relief appears to be something that everyone is talking about. However, despite an increase in the number of claims being made over the last few years, awareness of the scheme remains lower than expected with many simply assuming it doesn’t apply to them. With the government announcing that they intend to simplify access
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How my business benefited from R&D tax relief and EIS

There’s no doubt setting up a new company is an administrative headache. Once the compliance work for Companies House is sorted, you have to address the laws and rules associated with employing people – including the mind-numbing complexity of pensions auto-enrolment – and source various insurances. An optional administrative burden that, with hindsight, we’ve discovered
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A small business guide to getting your cash flow right

There’s no doubt that cash flow is the lifeblood of a business and the cornerstone of business growth. Without cash coming into your business it’s impossible to meet all of your financial obligations from paying your taxes, through suppliers, to employees and yourself. However, some of the best-run businesses go under when cash flow becomes
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Financial reporting – Here’s what you should be doing

When you own your own business and you work there day-in, day-out, you instinctively know what’s working and what isn’t. But how do you quantify these successes to external parties like investors or new partners? And what do you do when your business grows, or changes, and your existing measuring stick doesn’t work in the
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Financial reporting – Here’s what you should be doing

When you own your own business and you work there day-in, day-out, you instinctively know what’s working and what isn’t. But how do you quantify these successes to external parties like investors or new partners? And what do you do when your business grows, or changes, and your existing measuring stick doesn’t work in the
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Hiring an accountant: A small business guide

When you’re running your own business, it’s inevitable that you’ll end up wearing a lot of different ‘hats’ and taking on a range of different roles within the business. Many businesses and entrepreneurs are operating on a limited budget, so it’s understandable that some may opt to try to do their accounts themselves. However, they
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Six reasons to tackle your self-assessment tax return early

There are a lot of perks to being self-employed, from flexible hours and being your own boss, to the privilege of working from home in your pants. There are some definitely some drawbacks to freelance life though, and one of these can be the annual filing of the self-assessment tax return. Unless numbers are your
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Why quick action is key for small business cash flow management

For many small businesses, good cash flow management can be a constant worry. Juggling payments and invoicing and managing stock can prove to be a headache and even a healthy profit and loss sheet can be undermined by negative cash flow. Frequently, SME owners find themselves in a time-poor situation, working across many areas of
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