From 6 April 2016 one-man companies will cease to qualify for the employment allowance (EA). Adding your spouse to the payroll has been suggested as a way around this. Is it that simple?
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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.
Busy Business Owners Don’t Have Time For Their Expenses
So you are really busy, constantly travelling or you just have so much to do – you don’t have time to sort your expenses? It’s one of those ‘Eat That Frog’ kind of tasks – stop putting it off and just get it done!
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....
Month End Management Accounts Process
It’s month end – are you ready to look at your accounts and see how you performed this month?
First of all, lets check we have posted everything we should to our accounts…
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.
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.
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…
Does the 50% VAT restriction on a car lease affect you?
Could a car lease be costing you more that you think?
If you are VAT registered then YES, quite possibly.
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.









