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What IS and IS NOT a VAT invoice?

What IS and IS NOT a VAT invoice?

If you are VAT registered, you must make sure you have a VAT invoice or receipt for your purchase to be able to claim the VAT back in your VAT return.

Do you know what evidence you need to keep to be able to recover the VAT on your purchase?

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10 Top Tips for using the Receipt Bank App

10 Top Tips for using the Receipt Bank App

Receipt Bank is a brilliant time-saving and cost-cutting add-on to Xero. If you don’t use it already – then take a look at our introduction to Receipt Bank.

If you do use Receipt Bank – here are some top tips on how to be a Productivity Ninja with Receipt Bank.

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11 Steps to building an online course

11 Steps to building an online course

A way of maximising your sales and revenue now is through the online market. There are hundreds of companies like yourselves putting all their knowledge online and selling what they know and helping people by creating an online course specific to the market and...

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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

Statutory Sick Pay is often a great cause of confusion for both employees and employers. However what exactly are the responsibilities of each party? What is each entitled to? When an employee is entitled Eligibility Before an employee is entitled to claim SSP they...

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Implementing a (POP) Purchase Order Process

Implementing a (POP) Purchase Order Process

For most small businesses, sometimes placing an order can be as simple as calling your supplier and requesting goods or services or sending a quick email. But as your business grows, the need to manage purchasing will grow to. One way to keep on top of your purchases is to implement a proper purchase order process – automate and systematise your ordering process and empower your team, without losing control.

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Understanding Capital Allowances

Understanding Capital Allowances

Updated in July 2016 This guide looks at claiming capital allowances to minimise your business' tax bill. All rates and allowances correct at the time of publication. For the purpose of this article, a business may be a limited company, a partnership or a sole...

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Six tips to improve your short term cashflow NOW!

Six tips to improve your short term cashflow NOW!

What happens when you have reached the end of the VAT quarter – you have had a really good month of sales but you have reinvested the cash generated in the business or drawn it out to pay your wages! You realise that you probably won’t have enough cash to pay your VAT liabilities in 5 weeks time. Opps! What can you do?

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Blogging Part 2 – Marketing & Monetising your Blog

Blogging Part 2 – Marketing & Monetising your Blog

Marketing your blog Brainstorm keywords for each blog post Keywords are the important words that relate to the topic of your blog, and specifically the new subtopic you cover each time you post. Choosing relevant keywords that people search for frequently will...

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