Why is bookkeeping important and do I need to do it myself?
Keeping on top of your bookkeeping can be a time consuming and stressful activity when you’re doing it yourself and running your business too. To break down the job title – ‘Bookkeeping’ is the practise of recording and tracking the financial transactions of a...
How much can you take as dividends
One of the questions we get asked most often is how much you can take as dividends. Taking money out of your limited company without double checking what you are doing is also one of the easiest ways to get yourself into a financial mess. Most of us were employees on...
Should I choose an electric vehicle for my company car?
As accountants, we’ve been asked plenty of times – “should I get a company car?” Up until recently, our answer was usually no. But new tax incentives relating to electric vehicles means we’re shifting our thinking towards an overwhelming YES. With government...
Getting quick accounting wins for your hospitality business post lockdown
Hospitality folks – hang in there. These last too-many-months of COVID have been hard on you. Not only have you had to adapt to a national lockdown, but you’ve come out the other side faced with fresh new challenges to overcome. * Reduced covers due to social...
Worried about going digital? You can save time, save the planet AND be secure
I hope you are all safe, well and coping personally (and professionally) in these strange times. With the COVID-19 pandemic still very much affecting our “normal way” we’ve been so pleased to see business owners coming up with ingenious ways to do business during a...Follow Starfish Accounting
