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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From today both employers and staff face a 10% increase in the amount they pay each month in National Insurance contributions. But there is a way to help your staff avoid today's National Insurance contribution increase
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Ercan Demiralay, partner at Wellers, offers his advice on what businesses need to know when the taxman visits to inspect your payroll records
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Keep your small business cash flowing through this handy guide to best-practice credit control
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In this article, KashFlow advise on how you can get the most out of your working relationship with your accountant.
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This handy guide to business expenses will tell you everything you need to know about making a claim and how much your employees could be entitled to
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Emily Coltman, chief accountant at FreeAgent, gives some tips on negotiating the minefield of business expenses.
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There are over 1,000 different tax reliefs available to business owners. Stephen Edwards narrows it down to seven key ways you can reduce corporation tax
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Here, we present some top tips for start-ups and SMEs on how to improve your processes and manage your cash flow smartly.
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There are over 1,000 different tax reliefs available to business owners. Stephen Edwards narrows it down to seven key ways you can reduce corporation tax
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Here, we present some top tips for start-ups and SMEs on how to improve your processes and manage your cash flow smartly.
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Many of us may be employed full time but have additional income either through a side hustle, share dividends or being a landlord. Karen Cheeseman explains your tax position
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If you’re the director of a business that does not employ anybody do you need to register for PAYE? The answer is not always straightforward, says Jacqui Reeves, senior payroll manager at accountants Hillier Hopkins
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You’ve just taken on your first member of staff, which means you must run payroll? What is payroll and how do you notify HMRC?
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Are there different types of balance sheet if you are a sole trader or a limited company?
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.
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Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems
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Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade