We’re always keen to keep you up-to-date with the latest tools and dashboards, and the Pensions Dashboard Project is currently as fresh as it gets. It’s so fresh, in fact, that the government have yet to even finish making it. You can, however, sign up to their newsletters to see how they’re getting on. Here’s […]
Life insurance is one of those “I’ll put it on the to-do list and never get round to it” things for most self-employed people. As financial planner, Alan Cripps, says below – most of us either have it added a form of life insurance to our mortgage (if we’re lucky enough to be able to […]
What do you want from an online accountants? Is it ease of use? Is it up-to-the-minute, cloud-based software? Is it readily available support that knows your business inside out the minute they pick up the phone? Is it helpful side products like receipts-scanning apps? It’s probably all of these things, which is why most online […]
This time last year we looked at 10 excuses that HMRC hear most commonly when it comes to self-assessment deadlines. This year we thought it might be worth looking at what HMRC considers a ‘reasonable excuse’. What is a ‘reasonable excuse’? Imagine you’ve missed your self-assessment deadline – the one that occurs on January 31st. […]
Earlier this week we shared a petition against extending IR35 legislation to the private sector. If that sounds like a load of accountancy jargon to you, we understand. However, there’s a big chance that the changes that the government are hinting at will have a major effect on your life as a self-employed person. To […]
Business receipts have a complicated place in the hearts of most people new to self-employment. That moment when you first register your company, head into a shop and put something ‘through the business’ – it’s an exciting time for everyone. It makes you feel proud of yourself, not to mention a little as though you’re […]
It’s that time of the year when the shops start flooding with new gadgets in time for the Christmas market. Tempting, aren’t they? But before you go rushing off and buying one on your company’s accounts, it’s worth knowing a little about what you can and can’t set against your taxes. Once again, we asked […]
Forgive us for doing this to you so early in the year. It’s barely October and we’re already wafting the mistletoe around (believe us – it’s all we could do to keep Kenny from donning his Santa beard). But it’s always worth planning ahead, isn’t it? And when there’s a nice bit of tax-friendly Christmas […]
Recent reports suggest that HMRC may be increasing its activities in its enforcement of VAT rules. The suggestion seems to be that HMRC’s ‘HETs’ (Hidden Economy Teams – set up to look into people evading, among other things, value added tax) have become extra vigilant – the Freelance:UK website says that, “in the first half of this year, […]