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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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Guide to how small businesses can manage late payment 

Pernille Bruun-Jenson, managing director, global small business, Intuit UK, discusses how businesses can get their customers to pay on time.

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Most businesses don’t exercise the right to claim back expenses

Only one in four small business owners claim back all of the expenses they incur personally for their business, finds research.

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Can we reclaim VAT from a service provider?

As a small company in construction we are VAT-registered. Our quantity surveyor has recently become VAT-registered and therefore his invoices have increased owing to the VAT element. Can we reclaim this VAT as he is a service provider?

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Can I put the business in my wife’s name?

I am registered for VAT and run a shop in a partnership with my wife. We are thinking of importing goods to sell online from Germany. Can we put the online business in my wife's name so we don't have to worry about VAT until turnover exceeds £77,000?

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Accountant wrongly told me I was VAT exempt

My former accountant advised me over a period of five years that I was VAT-exempt. He was incorrect with his professional advice. My VAT bill was £53,000. Is there anything I can do about it?

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The key steps to having healthy cash flow

Having healthy cash flow will be crucial to the success of your business.

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SME owners demand less tax pressure

UK business owners are calling on the government to reduce the tax burden in a bid to stimulate growth, research finds.

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I have not taken a wage yet. How do I pay myself?

I am self-employed and have not taken a wage yet. I don’t know how to pay myself, do you have any advice?

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SME owners demand less tax pressure

UK business owners are calling on the government to reduce the tax burden in a bid to stimulate growth, research finds.

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I have not taken a wage yet. How do I pay myself?

I am self-employed and have not taken a wage yet. I don’t know how to pay myself, do you have any advice?

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Businesses turning to legal solutions to conquer bad debt

An increasing number of businesses are turning to the law to tackle the scourge of late payment and reduce their losses, research finds.

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 Can I claim back VAT?

I started a new business eight months ago but was not VAT-registered. Now I want to sell machinery and close the business. Can I claim VAT back and do I need first to register then sell the business?

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Get to grips with Real Time Information payroll before it’s too late 

Mark Paraskeva, CEO of the SME division at IRIS Software Group, discusses the upcoming Real Time Information payroll changes and how businesses can prepare.

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Eight points to help manage cash flow 

Alternative finance specialist Platform Black outlines how businesses can stay on top of their cash flow management.

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