by Juliet Wylie | 18th June 2022 | Tips and Tricks
Did you know that the 20th of June is World Productivity Day? As an accounting business we obsess about productivity. How can we work more effectively? How can we help our clients to do the same? World Productivity Day recognises the importance of being productive and...
by Caroline Young | 7th August 2021 | Bookkeeping, Limited company
Your business year end is an important date to be aware of. All limited companies have their own ‘financial year’ initially set in relation to when the company was formed. Although deadlines for filing the company accounts, tax returns and payment of corporation tax...
by Juliet Wylie | 11th June 2021 | Accounting, Start ups, Who we are
Around 20% of UK companies fail within their first year. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, only 42.4% of businesses are still trading five years after being set up – and those stats pre-date COVID. Typically, one of the main causes is...
by Admin | 13th November 2011 | Self assessment, Sole trader
Many thanks to Tammy Furey of Furey Coaching for this week’s excellent blog post. ’tis the season to be terrified, tra la la la la la la la la. In the UK, as we rocket towards the end of the month, the self assessment tax return deadline looms like a spectre on...
by Georgi Rollings | 15th October 2011 | Accounting, Business Planning, Sole trader, Start ups
I was reminded this week just how important it is to have good visibility of your expected cash position. A friend updated their cash flow forecast and realised that they would be going overdrawn within a couple of months, and were able to get an overdraft agreed up...