HMRC have apparently “heard it all” when it comes to excuses that people come up for late tax return filing.   In a press release from last year, they cited the top 10 worst excuses in the 2013-2014 tax year as being:   • “I left them in the shed

Dear Client 14th March 2016 2016 Fee Increases From 1st May 2016 we will be applying a 6% increase to every clients’ standard fee with us. Over the past few years we have avoided an annual fee increase, but I hope you will understand that we cannot continue to do

Dear Client From 1st May 2017 we will be applying a 2.5% increase to the standard fee that every client has with us (unless you are in your first year as one of our customers).You may remember that we made our first annual increase for a few years in 2016 of

Looking at the year ahead, you’ll no doubt have high hopes for your business in 2018. No one knows what the future may hold, but when you know what obstacles to look out for and plan ahead, you give your company the greatest chance for success. Barclays Business Banking has published the

Running a successful business is a difficult task. On top of finding the spare cash to pay yourself for all the extra hassle and convenience of going it alone, turning a profit, and being responsible for other people’s employment, you need to keep up to date with the legislation that

Accounting errors and oversights take money out straight out of your pocket and put it directly into the pocket of the taxman, your customers, or your suppliers. Individually, these errors might not cost you a lot of money but added together over the course of a year – well, let’s

It’s collaborative. Because Xero is a cloud accounting app, we’re able to work on it at the same time as our clients, without having to transfer data files, check who has the up to date copy, or wait for the month end. We can log in and answer questions whilst

When you’re a small business owner, sole trader or freelancer, asking for payment on overdue invoices can be a delicate matter. Without an accounts person or department, sometimes you’re trying to secure new work and chase invoices from the same person. That can be an awkward tightrope to walk. We can help.

Late payments affect businesses of every size across all industries. In some cases, it can cause more than just a headache for you as the owner – it can create often very difficult-to-manage cash flow problems. There are, however, ways that you can reliably decrease the time it takes to

When you reward your staff, you are showing them that their efforts are not in vain. It can be very easy for a staff member to treat their job as just another clock-in-clock-out 9-5. This means that they won’t go above and beyond their roles. And most importantly, you aren’t

There’s never been as much competition to lend your company money, as counter-intuitive as that might sound.   In this article, Panthera looks at the six main non-family sources of money you can pursue for your established business.   Panthera tip – these options are not generally open to start-ups

The amount of cash in your business moves up and down, normally on a daily basis. No matter how much money is in your account, employees need to be paid, suppliers chase for payment, and HMRC like to dip into it on a regular basis. Keeping on top of all

Chronic absenteeism can kill a business by a thousand cuts. Absenteeism affects your ability as a company to make sales, look after customers, comply with regulatory requirements, and more. You plan your workday and the workdays of your staff based upon the resources that you believe you’ll have available to

"Today HMRC has announced that we will not charge:Late filing penalties for those who file online by 28‌‌ ‌February 2022. Late payment penalties for those who pay the tax due in full or set up a payment plan by 1‌‌ ‌April 2022. This will give customers and their representatives additional time

Many of our clients say that debt collection is one of the items on the to-do list that they most dread! Who wants to spend time on the phone calling up late payers and asking them for money? We've found some smart ways to help small businesses keep on top

On self-assessment day, it feels to many business owners like the taxman is taking far more than they should for what they get back from the government. However, for many business owners and employees alike, you may find that you are actually parting with more of your money than you