Businesses with fewer than 50 employees can benefit from a temporary relaxation of the Real Time Information (RTI) reporting arrangements. Until 5 October 2013, employers with fewer than 50 employees who pay their staff weekly or more regularly and find it difficult to report at the time of payment may now send information by the […]
A sales tax to level the internet, retail playing field?
In the United States a piece of legislation is slowly winding through the approval process and if it becomes law would allow state governments to force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes from their customers and remit the proceeds to state and local government – the so-called Market Fairness Act. The states would be required […]
What is overtrading?
Imagine that for the next quarter your turnover doubled from £60,000 to £120,000. To achieve the extra turnover you had to purchase product that cost you £60,000. On the face of it this is great news for your business. In three months you will have generated £60,000 (Sales of £120k less direct costs of £60k) […]
Interested in making more profit?
We would guess, yes you are? But how? The problem with stagnant markets (i.e. verging on recessionary) is the amount of ‘talking down’ that goes on: don’t know about you but sales have taken a hammering, don’t get the support we need from the bank, and so on… We would like to offer you a […]
Tips for Motivating your Team
Learning how to manage a team effectively is one of the most difficult skills any manager has to develop. Keeping your team motivated, enthused and focused on the firm’s goals is critical to the success of your business, but how do you do that exactly? Here are a few tips to help you motivate your […]
Getting your “Elevator Pitch” Perfect
Our “elevator pitch” is the short, concise answer to “What do you do” that you can give in the time it takes you to move up a couple of floors in an elevator with someone. So, if you were to write your elevator pitch today how would you do it? Here are a few tips: […]
Tax Diary April/May 2013
1 April 2013 – Due date for Corporation Tax due for the year ended 30 June 2012. 19 April 2013 – PAYE and NIC deductions due for month ended 5 April 2013. (If you pay your tax electronically the due date is 22 April 2013.) 19 April 2013 – Filing deadline for the […]
Real Time Information (RTI) slow down
The following quote is from information recently published to HMRC’s website: ‘HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recognise that some small employers who pay employees weekly, or more frequently, but only process their payroll monthly may need longer to adapt to reporting PAYE information in real time. HMRC have therefore agreed a relaxation of reporting […]
Mortgage support – Help to buy
In the distant past Government supported home buying by offering tax incentives. It has been some years now since UK taxpayers could obtain tax relief for mortgage interest payments. The MIRAS arrangement, where tax relief at the basic rate was deducted from mortgage interest payments by the lender, was the last and fading effort at […]