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Pre-Submission – VAT Return Checks

Pre-Submission – VAT Return Checks

Before you file your VAT Return, you will need to review it carefully to make sure that it is correct for the period.

Print, laminate and reuse our handy pre-submission VAT checklists to make sure you haven’t missed anything before you file your VAT return.

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Effective Credit Control in 12 Easy Steps

Effective Credit Control in 12 Easy Steps

You can trade without making a profit, but you can only run out of cash once. Cash is the lifeblood of the business, so it must be treated as such Effective credit control can be achieved by implementing procedures to ensure regular review and persistent chasers....

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Step 2. Setting up Your Short Cut to Xero

Step 2. Setting up Your Short Cut to Xero

Frustrating isn’t it when you have to keep typing your email address into Xero when you want to log in!

Well, actually you don’t have to. You can set up this quick and easy browser shortcut to your Xero account.

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Bonus: Messy supplier account reconciliations

Bonus: Messy supplier account reconciliations

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try. You just can’t reconcile that supplier account in Xero to the statement that the supplier has sent to you. So what do you do?

This article focuses on the reconciliation of a messy supplier account, as this is a common problem we help our clients to resolve. The same process can be applied to messy customer accounts.

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Issue Invoices Promptly & Correctly

Issue Invoices Promptly & Correctly

Tip 1, in our series of how to improve your business cashflow.

The sooner you issue your invoices, the sooner you can expect payment.

This sounds really obvious, but you may be surprised to learn how many people leave it until the end of the month, or later to raise their invoices…

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Travel and subsistence: a changing framework

Travel and subsistence: a changing framework

The system of employee benefits and taxes for those who travel for the purposes of work is undergoing change. It’s the end of dispensations for employers and the end of lucrative travel and subsistence claims for freelancers.

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