Haidee is our Personal Tax Director and is a fully qualified tax adviser, having achieved the ATT qualification in 2006. Tax efficiency being her main concern. Specialising in taxation, Haidee provides clients with advice on personal tax, PAYE services, VAT and social security. She also provides guidance to new start-up businesses.
On 6th April 2019 the new tax year began, this means that records for the last tax year need to be collated and information prepared so that the 2018/19 tax return can be made, the online filing deadline for this is 31 January 2020.
When you run a small business, you need to understand the different business taxes and how these will impact your business finances. Your accountant should be able to help advise on these, but understanding business taxes better yourself, can help with financial planning throughout the year.
In his speech, the Chancellor provided an update on the economy and responded to the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts. In addition, he launched consultations on various aspects of the tax system together with updates on earlier consultations.
Good cash flow is essential for businesses to function effectively and helps with growth. We always support our clients to understand the importance of maintaining good cash flow, and we wanted to share some of our top tips in this article.
In the Spring Statement issued in March 2019, there was an update on employment taxes and changes that all employers need to understand. We have written this article for you to help you keep up to date. Click here to download the full summary of the Spring Statement 2019.
Time marches on and the start date of 1 April 2019 for MTD approaches. This update bulletin hopefully will bring you up to date as to the implementation and give some guidance as to the next steps.
As tax specialists, we like to keep our clients and contacts up to date with any ways in which they can make savings on their tax bills. Many people don’t take full advantage of Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief that is available to them.
If you employ staff, you will know all about auto-enrolment, for businesses that may be thinking of employing staff its essential to understand your obligations.
Many of you will now have submitted your self-assessment tax return and have made your first payment due on 31st January. This is a payment towards the current tax year and half of the previous year’s liability and is called your first payment on account.
As we move closer to the new Government initiative of ‘Making Tax Digital, we felt it was important to explain the benefits of having an accountant.
It's always a good idea to have a business plan. Often people do this at the start of the financial year, but any planning time you can spare is going to help whatever the time of year. What constitutes a good business plan and how can your accountant help you?
Self-Assessment tax returns need to be submitted by individuals and businesses. Normally if a person is employed the tax is deducted automatically from wages. For businesses, they need to register with HMRC and then they can file their tax return online.
This year we have kept you up to date with changes that have affected landlords in 2018, these included Licensing reforms for HMOs and Energy Performance Certificates for Landlords.
In the Autumn Budget 2018, some updates were announced with regards to employment taxes. We have summarised some of the key points for employers in this article. The full Summary of the Autumn Budget 2018 can be found on our website.
The main news is still about Making Tax Digital, but we wanted to give a quick summary of some of the other business taxes as well so that you are aware of what may impact your business in the next tax year 2019/20.
If you employ people in your business, then it’s essential to keep up to date with the changes to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
There were some changes to personal tax announced in the Autumn Budget on 29 October 2019; we have pulled out some of the key points, so you have a concise summary.
Chancellor Philip Hammond presented his second Autumn Budget on Monday 29 October 2018. In his speech, he stated that ‘austerity is coming to an end - but discipline will remain’.
On Monday 22 October, HMRC published a Partnership Pack on GOV.UK to help businesses plan for the unlikely possibility of a ‘no deal’ EU Exit.
If your business is registered with Companies House, then you should read this article as it explains the duties of a Company Secretary.
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