by Georgi Rollings | 29th December 2012 | Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
I regularly get asked “Can you be employed and self employed at the same time?” The short answer is YES, there is nothing whatsoever to stop you from being both employed and self employed. If you work full or part time for an employer under PAYE (Pay As...
by Georgi Rollings | 21st October 2012 | Start ups, Women in business
Sage recently carried out some research on entrepreneurship in the UK, with some interesting results. Perhaps unsurprisingly almost 1 in 4 people want to start their own business. But women are less likely to consider starting their own business in the next 2 years...
by Georgi Rollings | 26th September 2012 | Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
Here is a brief guide on what self employed car expenses you can claim (please note this is different from the rules for limited company directors). If you want some information on other travel expenses you could claim then have a look at the list of my top 5. Car...
by Georgi Rollings | 16th September 2012 | Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
There’s a lot of guidance around to help you understand what expenses you can offset against your profits when you are self employed (including my blog on sole trader tax deductible expenses), but sometimes you also need to know what you can’t claim. Here...
by Georgi Rollings | 2nd September 2012 | Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups, Women in business
September is here, with a reminder that autumn is approaching, and children are going back to school. Its at this time of year that a lot of mums start thinking about what they are going to do, and how they are going to fit it around their children. Even once children...
by Georgi Rollings | 26th August 2012 | Start ups, Women in business
This week’s post has been inspired by my husband and my brother in law, who are cycling from Reading to Lands End to raise money for Help the Heroes and Cancer Research. Today was their first day of five, and I’m very proud of them both – and hope...