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The importance of keeping good business records 20 Feb 2019 Bookkeeping, Tax - Regardless of whether you're running a business as a sole trader, in partnership or as a limited company, it's vital to keep complete and accurate records of your business transactions. This way you'll be sure to pay the correct amount of tax to HMRC and avoid unwanted fines.
Andreas & Max – Co-Founders of WorldLabs 14 Feb 2019 Clients - We interviewed co-founders Andreas and Max to ask them a bit more about the story behind WorldLabs, the innovation platform they started in a Cambridge University dorm room.
Brexit Checklist: Are you prepared for No-Deal? 12 Feb 2019 Brexit - As unlikely as it might be, it is massively important for UK companies trading with the European Union to have a contingency plan in place in the event of a No-Deal, as the consequences to being unprepared to such outcome would be awful, and recovering would be really hard.
Dexter Penn – CEO and Founder of Kalgera 5 Feb 2019 Awards, Clients - Doctor Dexter Penn, former NHS hospital physician in neurology and geriatrics, witnessed the pain points of financial vulnerability of his patients on a daily basis. That's how he got the idea for his award-winning company Kalgera.
Beauhurst: 2018’s biggest acquisitions 28 Jan 2019 Exit, Trends - Although investment slightly dropped compared to 2018, several UK business managed to raise substantial amounts, and these five were acquired for hundreds of millions of pounds.
The perfect pay package for your employees 18 Jan 2019 Employment - When you start a company, hiring good workers is simply necessary, while money is often a luxury. So how do you pay for the best talent on the market?
EIS Certificates have gone digital! 17 Jan 2019 Fundraising, Investment - Once you have filled your EIS form, you can sign it digitally and email to your investors. They will have to print it out and keep it for their records in case HMRC asks for it.
Pauline Prescott – CEO & Co-Founder of Frances Prescott 9 Jan 2019 Brexit - Pauline Prescott successfully launched and scaled two startups before starting a skincare company with her sister Frances.
Tax efficient remuneration using pension contributions 20 Dec 2018 Employment, Tax - Pension contributions can be a tax efficient way of increasing pay packages of your employees. With generous reliefs from the government they are a win-win.
Financial Model: What is it and how do I make one? 20 Dec 2018 Strategy - A well-constructed Financial Model can provide a comprehensive insight of how well a company is doing and what variables are involved in its performance.
How to benefit from Annual Investment Allowance 14 Dec 2018 Investment, Tax - From January 2019, businesses considering investing more than £200,000 in plant and machinery may benefit from a change to the capital allowances rules, which should allow them to obtain tax reilef at a much earlier time.
Paying mileage allowances tax free 14 Dec 2018 Bookkeeping, Employment, Tax - If the employee is travelling with a company car and the employer meets the fuel costs, this can be done tax-free as long as the costs don’t exceed HMRC’s advisory rates, which are updated quarterly.