Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The accounts section, brought to you in partnership with Sage, features in-depth guides and features for UK small businesses and start-ups needing advice on how to manage company accounts, including topics such as cashflow management, late payment, bad debts and bookkeeping.
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Small and medium-sized businesses claimed £970 million in R&D tax credits in the past year, up 24 per cent from £780 million in the previous year, but many companies are missing out on their full entitlement, reveals a prominent accountancy firm.
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Mark Woolley discusses how the tax system is set to be transformed to fit the digital age and the challenges that a small business faces in moving to online software.
Accounting
Here, we interview Bivek Sharma, head of KPMG Small Business Accounting, on why the firm introduced an offering tailored to the small business market.
Accounting
Dave Chaplin believes that IR35 will continue to strangle the flexible workforce if we let it. He has come up with ten truths that justify killing off IR35.
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What does the evolution of technology and flexible working mean for tax relief for employees? In this piece, we find out.
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Renée Frappier lists five points on payments that your small business might not have considered.
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Seven in ten SME owners feel hard done by when it comes to tax, a study finds.
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Here, Melanie Guy discusses the importance of an appropriate and up-to-date expense policy which your employees understand.
Accounting
Seven in ten SME owners feel hard done by when it comes to tax, a study finds.
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Here, Melanie Guy discusses the importance of an appropriate and up-to-date expense policy which your employees understand.
Accounting
As the Great British Bakeoff returns for a seventh series, Emily Coltman gives her top tips for helping make sure your VAT cake doesn’t collapse.
Accounting
Businesses are either finding the process of digital tax compliance foreboding, or don't even know what it is. Could this be a serious deterrent to start a business?
Accounting
Businesses in the construction sector have been hit hardest of any UK sector by longer waits for their invoices to be paid, with delays increasing 22 per cent in the last year from 67 days to 82 days.
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Nearly half (43 per cent) of micro-business owners and freelancers don’t know what Making Tax Digital is, a study finds.
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Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
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Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Employing & managing staff
In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?
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Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade