Business Running Tips

For a number of reasons, you may reach the decision to shut down your limited company, you have decided to take a job elsewhere, your revenue has dramatically decreased, you want to convert back to a sole trader with the reduced paperwork and filing requirements. Either way, you need to know how to close down […]

You may have opened your limited company for one of many reasons, but sometimes you may wish to stop operating under a limited company for a period of time. This can be for many reasons, maybe a return to PAYE work or a break from work altogether. For whatever reason, is it important to know

The VAT flat rate scheme provides an alternative method of calculating VAT, whereas the annual accounting scheme provides a different way to report VAT. It is designed to help businesses reduce their admin by only filing one VAT return a year instead of four. VAT is still paid in installments. You can choose to either

When your company year end comes around and its time to file your accounts it can be a very confusing time with directors often being unsure of the paperwork and information needed. This guide is intended to make the process a bit easier for the first time directors, and for those that have done it

Despite government pressure for everyone to return to the office now, there is resistance to this. Employees are enjoying the option to work from home particularly saving time and money on the commute, and employers are seeing the cost saving potential of shutting offices down or reducing the number of people in the office at

When starting your own business you have to make a choice about how you would like your business set up. The main choice is between a sole trader or setting up a limited company. There are advantages and disadvantages of both and what is right for one person may not be right for you. What

One of the first hurdles to cross when starting your own business is getting everything set up and ready to go. You’ve finally settled on a limited company over being a sole trader and want to get started, but aren’t sure of what you need to do or if you’ve covered everything. Here is our handy checklist to

Once the accounts and tax return have been filed the next step is to pay HMRC. We often get asked how to do this! You can pay the corporation tax bill online here.To do this you will need the company’s payment reference number. This will be on the payment notice sent from HMRC. Corporation Tax –

We are all thinking about money, where its going, how to make more of it, how to make it last more than ever at the moment. Cashflow is what you need to be thinking about for your business. Running out of cash is one of the biggest reasons that businesses fail. It’s not surprising really,

Do you hear management accounts and automatically tune out? Do you assume they are for big serious businesses with big serious management teams? The big question is, what are management accounts and why are they helpful? Personally I think the name does them a big disservice. It makes them sound far more serious and scary