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 | 19th August 2012 | Self assessment, Sole trader, Start ups
Do you travel for your business? If so you should make sure you understand what the main tax deductible travel expenses are – and what you can’t claim. The main rule is that the travel can’t be to your normal place of business. So if you are...
by Georgi Rollings | 26th February 2012 | Accounting, Being an employer, Limited company, PAYE
The form P11D is used to provide information on expenses payments and benefits to HM Revenue & Customs. This information has to be given to HMRC by law for each employee or director earning more than £8,500 (UPDATE: this threshold has been removed from 6 April...
by Georgi Rollings | 21st January 2012 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Limited company, Sole trader, Start ups, VAT
I’ve been working through quite a few piles of receipts and excel files over the last few weeks to get people’s self assessment tax returns done. Its really made me stop and think again about what count as”adequate business and accounting...
by Georgi Rollings | 24th September 2011 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Limited company, Sole trader, Start ups, VAT
What is the Flat Rate scheme? Instead of paying HMRC the difference between the VAT you charge your customers (output VAT) and the VAT you pay to your suppliers (input VAT), you instead pay a fixed percentage of your VAT inclusive turnover. The Flat Rate...