• Should you leave the Flat Rate Scheme?

    • May 16, 2018
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    • Category: Contractors, Start-ups, Tax
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    Should you leave the Flat Rate Scheme? This is a question we get asked quite often these days. For those just starting out in business, let’s have a quick recap of VAT registration requirements. In most cases (and we won’t go into the exceptions here), if your sales to UK customers exceed £85,000 per annum

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  • How a Merry Christmas could save you thousands in taxes

    • December 29, 2016
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    • Category: Business Growth, Contractors, Expenses, Start-ups
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    Hope you enjoyed your Christmas and are looking forward to a prosperous new year. Did you have a Christmas do? Or Christmas outing with your colleagues? What if you were able to claim your Christmas party cost as a company expense? I can almost hear you saying ‘yes please’. Ok! There is no specific allowance

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  • Tax relief on Invest In An Enterprise

    • June 1, 2015
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    • Category: Business Growth, Start-ups, Tax
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    EIS schemes offer tax relief on contributions at 30% and a tax deferral on gains. EIS investments are generally high risk and invest in a single company. If the investment is into your own company, only CGT deferral relief is available. Investing in an EIS Example: John and EIS John decides to set up a

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  • 4 Easy Ways to Cure Cash Flow Problems Quickly

    • April 7, 2015
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    • Category: Business Growth, Start-ups, Uncategorized
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    Cash flow problems are bad enough in a good economy. But they can be the kiss of death in a bad economy. So if the recession has you scrambling to come up with money to pay your bills on time, then these four ways to cure cash flow problems quickly should come in handy. Eliminate Unnecessary Business

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