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Accounting

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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R&D tax credits

How do I know if my business is eligible for R&A tax credits?

Accounting

Accounting

Cash in hand

Question: If I'm paying a cleaner for four hours a week at the minimum wage, can I just pay them cash in hand without having to take into account tax and NI?

Accounting

Growth on a budget

You don't have to strip your business to the bones to save cash.

Accounting

18 Tips to Keep the Cash Flowing in Your Small Business

Cash flow will be the difference between success and failure this year. Here are 18 top tips for ensuring your small business stays in the black.

Accounting

Chasing debt

I invoiced a client three months ago and have been chasing payment since. I'm not getting anywhere, so what should I do?

Accounting

Tax and NI for a hairdressing business

I am working full-time until my mobile hairdressing business establishes itself. What tax and national insurance should I be saving?

Accounting

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

Accounting

Six ways to keep HMRC happy

Tax is a headache at the best of times, let alone during a recession. Express Tax Solutions’ Parvinder Kaur offers six tips to avoid getting into hot water with HMRC.

Accounting

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

Accounting

Six ways to keep HMRC happy

Tax is a headache at the best of times, let alone during a recession. Express Tax Solutions’ Parvinder Kaur offers six tips to avoid getting into hot water with HMRC.

Accounting

Owner’s salary

How can I increase my fixed salary when the business starts to make a profit?

Accounting

Ten recession-beating tips

In these uncertain times it’s important to keep your cool and make the right decisions.

Accounting

Recession beater: Martin Warner

Martin Warner is chief executive and co-founder of business networking site Talkbiznow.

Accounting

Avoiding IR35 as a contractor

I want to set up on my own business contracting to two or three companies. I really don’t want to get in to IR35 territory.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world