Help! What's bookkeeping?!
A downloadable resource to help individuals, start-ups & small businesses with their tax.
Understand tax without having to hire an accountant!
In this guide, we cut through the jargon and give you the ability, confidence, and understanding to handle your own tax, without the need to hire an accountant.
I know what you’re thinking, and yes, we could be putting ourselves out of a job! But we’re all about providing value and help where we can.
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- Includes ready-to-go templates, useful checklists, and helpful guides covering expenses, record keeping and VAT returns, and much more.
- Includes FREE access to future updates & revisions
An introduction to Help! What's Bookkeeping?!
Launching a new business is an incredibly exciting time! But for many small business owners, it also comes with a lot of worries, not to mention, growing pains.
Through building our own business from scratch and working with many start-ups and small businesses over the years, we have experienced these worries firsthand and have answered many a question raised by people just like you.
As well as giving support when things are going well, we have also helped resolve the fallout caused by incorrect information and lack of knowledge. Let’s just say we are pros at fixing things if something has gone wrong.
Since we love to make life easier for all of our clients, this guide is designed to give a lot of value broken down into simple, actionable steps.
By reading this guide, you will:
- Discover the key stumbling blocks new business owners tend to encounter
- Find out everything you need to know about tax and accounting to get you started
- Save hours of time you would have spent researching online for answers
- Stop having to rely on well-meaning friends and family members who often have incorrect or confusing advice and information.
You have great plans for your new business but you find yourself getting stuck on questions like:
- Should I set up as a limited company or a sole trader?
- Do I need to register for VAT?
- What taxes do I need to pay?
- What records do I need to keep and how should I keep them?
- Where do I get help and who do I talk to to get the answers I need?
If any of these sound familiar, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many small business owners struggle with these questions and not just when they are first starting out.
To make your life easier (and to prevent decision fatigue or analysis paralysis), Help! What's Bookkeeping?! allows you to quickly grasp the financial needs of your business by answering these questions in a clear and concise way. The result?
- Should I set up as a limited company or a sole trader?
- Do I need to register for VAT?
- What taxes do I need to pay?
- What records do I need to keep and how should I keep them?
- Where do I get help and who do I talk to to get the answers I need?
While this guide is designed to take you through the journey of setting up your business, the decisions you need to make, and the potential implications of your choices, it can’t cover all eventualities.
For advice specific to your business, we’d always suggest that you ask a professional. And if you have any questions, you can always chat them through with us.
What’s included in the download?
Budget & strategy templates
Templates and guidance for planning your business strategy and budget.
Invoicing templates
Templates and guidance for planning your business strategy and budget.
Bookkeeping spreadsheets
Spreadsheets you can use for bookkeeping and a mileage log to get your record-keeping started.
Tax checklists
A timeline and checklist to make sure you have done everything you need to do.
Company formations
An explanation of your choices about whether to form a limited company or stay a sole trader.
Having all these benefits is thirsty work!
Enjoy a glass of water while you read on
Tax calculations
Details of your tax responsibilities and which taxes you will be liable for, including calculations to help you to understand the impact of being a sole trader or limited company. We also explain how you take money out of a company.
VAT guides
The specifics about VAT and when you need to become VAT registered.
Accounts processes
Appendices explaining company accounts and the year-end process for limited companies.
Key HMRC terms
A glossary of keywords that you may come across in conversations with accountants and HMRC.
Reference guides
Quick reference guides for tax-deductible expenses (for both sole traders and limited companies).
Contact details
Useful contact information for agencies you may need to talk to.
Receive instant access to the complete suite of tools and resources…
Get the complete package for only £25.
- Includes ready-to-go templates, useful checklists, and helpful guides covering expenses, record keeping and VAT returns, and much more.
- Includes FREE access to future updates & revisions
Any questions? We’d be happy to help!
Help! What’s Bookkeeping?! A resource created by professionals…
Jessie Chivers
Jessie set the bar high from the start, gaining a First Class Degree in Business Management from Cass Business School, City University, London, and graduating in the Top 10% of her class.
And this high level of achievement only continued.
She received global awards for her accounting exam results and became an ACA-qualified accountant having trained in audit at KPMG.
During her time in audit, Jessie gained experience working with numerous businesses of various sizes, all within different sectors. This gave her a good understanding of the problems facing business owners and the key risks when running a company.
Since then, she has worked in finance departments for a flight charter company, was the finance lead for TfL ticketing systems, and worked at a facilities management company.
Beth Jackson
Beth began her career in payroll and tax straight from school and has developed her skills and expertise over the years.
During this time, she has gained qualifications from CIPP, AAT, and CIPD, in payroll, personal tax, business tax, and basic employment law.
Starting off in a payroll bureau and moving into pensions, Beth then did a stint in a global business and spent years learning in an accounting practice. Here she found her passion for personal tax and helping small business owners discover what keeps their business running best.
As you can see, Beth has a wide knowledge base to advise you on. She is a payroll expert which means she actually enjoys helping businesses manage the cost of a growing workforce, and she loves helping businesses streamline their bookkeeping and introducing time-saving strategies that work.
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