by Lisa Dickson | Aug 8, 2022 | HMRC and tax
And which one is the right one for your business? Just about everyone has heard of VAT (value-added tax). We’re used to paying it on many of the goods and services we purchase as we go about our everyday lives. But when you have your own business, you’ll learn a whole...
by Lisa Dickson | Jul 23, 2022 | HMRC and tax
How do changes to NICs affect you? Spring Statement changes come into effect. As you may have heard, there are changes happening to National Insurance contributions (NICs). From 6 July, the new thresholds will come into effect. But what does that mean for you? As a...
by Lisa Dickson | Jul 8, 2022 | HMRC and tax
How to reduce penalties for accounting errors. HMRC recently announced new powers to investigate companies they suspect of evading taxes, so as a business owner, you might be worrying about what happens if your company comes under scrutiny. Even if you’ve played...
by Lisa Dickson | Jun 8, 2022 | HMRC and tax
The lowdown on this relief for innovation. Research and development (R&D) tax credits were once a little-known tax incentive for companies which invested in innovation. But after rule changes in recent years, and a push by many tax advisers, they are now much more...
by Lisa Dickson | May 8, 2022 | HMRC and tax
Balancing tax perks with desirability. Like most business owners, you have probably experienced the squeeze in recruitment and retention that has been prevalent for the last 12 months or so. It’s been so significant, it has even been dubbed “The Great Resignation”....
by Lisa Dickson | Mar 18, 2022 | HMRC and tax
HMRC’s evolving approach towards taxing crypto. Cryptocurrencies continue to become more mainstream, and the taxman’s very aware of the gains investors have made in the last five or six years. Back in 2009, investors could snap up one Bitcoin for $1. Fast forward to...
