by Juliet Wylie | 28th April 2022 | Being an employer, Directors, Limited company, Sole trader
Rishi Sunak had a few difficult decisions to make prior to his Spring Statement on 23 March. Knowing that households are going to be increasingly squeezed by rising costs of energy, fuel, food, in fact almost anything that we buy due to rising inflation, and with the...
by Annie Upton | 28th March 2021 | Being an employer, Limited company, PAYE
The clocks have changed, spring is sprung, and April is fast approaching. It is time to make sure you are paying your workers the correct amount. So how much is the National Minimum Wage in 2021? On 1 April the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for all ages of workers...
by Juliet Wylie | 19th March 2021 | Being an employer, Directors, Limited company, Sole trader
New IR35 tax changes will come into force in the private sector in April 2021. As a result some self-employed workers, and the businesses that hire them, will have to pay tax differently. Are you one of the 170,000 ‘contractors’ who may have to pay more tax? Are...
by Emma Lawrence | 15th December 2020 | Being an employer, Corporation tax, Limited company, PAYE, Self assessment, Sole trader, Tips and Tricks, VAT
If you’re worried you can’t pay your tax bill then your best bet could be to set up a Time to Pay Arrangement. As part of the response to Coronavirus, the government has extended its Time to Pay (TTP) Arrangement to help support businesses struggling to manage their...
by Georgi Rollings | 27th November 2020 | Being an employer, Limited company, Working from home
We’re coming up to that time of year, where we’d usually be organising a boozy Christmas lunch or putting on a staff party to end the year in celebration. It goes without saying, things are looking a little different this year. Since we’re currently in a second...
by Emma Lawrence | 18th September 2020 | Being an employer, Directors, Limited company, Sustainability
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...