Take the sting of potential tax investigations

You don’t have to be Jimmy Carr to be put in the spotlight about your tax affairs. Being investigated by HMRC is no laughing matter, especially as it’s becoming more common. The temptation is to assume that if you pay

Add Xero to subtract the pain from personal finances

We all know that running a business takes up a great deal of time. It can be very tempting to overlook your own finances when you’re keeping a close eye on your business spending. This is what inspired Lyn Kent,

Why bother with budgeting?

Here’s an important question for you, whether you’ve just started your financial year or you’re just coming to the end of it. Have you given any thought to your budget for next year? We work with businesses every day, so

Company cars – they don’t need to cost the earth

Whoever said it’s not that easy being green has obviously never looked into the advantages of tax breaks for new energy efficient cars.

From A to B affordably

Is your business revving up to pay high vehicle costs? With the ever increasing cost of motoring and a more punitive tax regime, it’s worth revisiting the comparative cost of private mileage and company vehicles. Here we look at a

Sole traders – your starter for 10

Our experience of working with sole traders and companies has taught us many things. One is that being early is always advantageous to business. That’s why we’re encouraging all sole traders to get their books in to us by end

Budget 2011/2012: what does it mean for your business?

Following the Chancellor’s speech in March, we wanted to update you on the Budget’s potential impact on your business. The positives: Reduction in the fuel duty by 1p from 6pm 23 March 2011 and abandonment of other planned increases, while

Getting your head in the cloud

Could you be missing out by staying out of the cloud? Cloud-based accounting software simply means managing your accounts through the internet, instead of using installed programmes – but with a whole range of added benefits. The end of the

The 2012 Budget: what’s in store for small businesses?

The famous red briefcase

As experts in strategic accounting for small businesses, we understand just how important is it to keep track of how your company is performing within your sector. That’s why we now offer a Business Benchmarking service; this service compares your

Bringing bookkeeping and payroll expertise to your business

Abacus

We are delighted to be able to offer our clients added bookkeeping and payroll expertise with the addition of Sarah Spencer to our team. As our Accounts Technician, Sarah is responsible for providing bookkeeping and payroll services to clients, either

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