Anyone who has been watching TV lately can’t have missed the huge increase in adverts for accounting software, and that’s because filing your VAT digitally is now compulsory for (almost) all VAT registered businesses, not just those over the registration threshold.
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Read MoreThe long-held traditions of work Christmas parties will have to be shelved this year, but many organisations will still want to provide some festive cheer after a particularly difficult year.
Read MoreVAT is one of those taxes that is quite simply in general, and incredible complicated in detail. Fear not, this post is designed to cover the general, and therefore the simple.
Read MoreWhat on earth is a Personal Tax Account anyway?
Read MoreThis month’s blog is a re-post from way back in December 2018 all about something very topical: working from home.
Read MoreDid you know that 21 August each year is World Entrepreneurs’ Day? Me neither! But now we do, why not celebrate it!
Read MoreThis month the blog is slightly different to normal. It’s a little history lesson, because May 2020 marked 100 years since the first woman was admitted into the ICAEW.
Read MoreBack in March 2019 I posted a blog about all the changes relating to selling and renting property. Lots of these changes came in on 5 April 2020, so this month’s blog is a re-post to refresh the memory.
Read MoreSpring is in the air, so this might be the perfect time to think about getting more movement in to your daily life. One option is to cycle to work, and the government’s cycle to work scheme is designed to encourage you to do just that.
Read MoreWhat records do I need to keep and for how long? This is a question I get asked a lot, and the answer is, as with so many things in business, it depends!
Read MoreDo I need to be a limited company? Should I be one? What is one anyway?! If you are thinking of starting your own business and unsure if you should be a sole trader or a limited company, here are some things to consider..
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While most of my clients are small business owners, I also have many clients who are employees who also have another income source, be it self-employment, rental income, or anything else. One area on which I get a lot of questions is around expenses; what can you claim, what can your employer pay for you and what are the tax implications?
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Are you an accidental entrepreneur? It might sound like a silly question, but it can happen.
Read MoreElectric and hybrid vehicles are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, and this is behaviour the government is keen to encourage, and to that end there are a number of tax measures and incentives. The complications arise because not all these incentives align, some using different emissions thresholds and cut off dates.
Read MoreThe 1 September 2019 marked the first anniversary of Steyer Accountancy, and my first year has certainly been a whirlwind. Here’s 5 things I learnt along the way.
Read More***UPDATE. HMRC HAVE ANNOUNCED THIS WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL 1 MARCH 2021***
Read MoreAging populations is a problem all over the developed world, and nowhere is this more true than in agriculture in Wales. Could Share Farming be part of the solution?
Read MoreWith an estimated 5 million people in the UK involved in the gig economy, it’s a phrase that has creep into the public consciousness. But what does it actually mean?
Read MoreApprentices have been around since the Middle Ages, so show no signs of disappearing any time soon. Why? Because the system works! Here’s how you and your business might benefit.
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