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Audits and Auditing

Articles and guides on business audits for UK SMEs, the systematic examinations of a company’s financial records, processes, and operations to ensure compliance with legal requirements, industry standards, and internal policies.

Accounting

What happens when your business is subjected to a PAYE audit 

Ercan Demiralay, partner at Wellers, offers his advice on what businesses need to know when the taxman visits to inspect your payroll records

Tax

HMRC tax investigations: Eight reasons HMRC might audit your business

Here are some of the common triggers associated with HMRC tax investigations, along with how you can reduce the chance of them occurring.

Accounting

Could adapting your auditing process create value?

Here's how adapting how your business goes about the auditing process could free up finances and create value.

Business Technology

UK businesses must conduct sensitive information audit before new GDPR legislation arrives

With the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in May 2018, private information that isn’t destroyed correctly, or stored securely, could lead to UK businesses being fined a substantial £20 million per breach.

News

Changes to auditing rules has saved small businesses thousands each

Changes to the small companies audit exemption rules by the government in 2012 led to an estimated £4.6 billion in savings for SMEs in 2015, research finds.

News

Changes to audit procedure unveiled by government

The government has introduced a new initiative which it hopes will save millions of pounds in accountancy and administration costs.

Marketing

Calls go up for independent audit of website ‘hits’

Obtaining independent and accurate information on internet traffic at websites is now one of the biggest concerns for managers at advertising and media companies.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

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.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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