by Caroline Young | 7th June 2021 | Directors, Limited company
As a company director, your earnings are subject to National Insurance (NI) in the same way as all employees’ earnings are. It is treated differently in the way it’s calculated. If you’re a limited company director, you’ll pay both employers and employees...
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 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 Georgi Rollings | 6th November 2020 | Limited company, Sole trader
An awful lot has happened since Boris announced the latest lockdown for England last weekend. Even though we are only one day into the new lockdown the government has been quick to announce support for businesses impacted by COVID-19. The full guidance hasn’t...