My bookkeeper is leaving. Help. You are in a spot of bother. Your bookkeeper is leaving. Moving to another job or retiring. It doesn’t matter. You won’t have the benefit of their services very soon, and you don’t know what to do. I am writing this as a real-life example of what happened to our
I’ll bring you through a few pre-year-end tax planning tips. I was going to call this blog “A few bob for Christmas”, but I put that into Google, and various “bob” hairdos came up. However, the idea behind this is to either pay yourselves a few bob or save a few bob. Let’s look at
I am writing this “protecting our clients” blog on the back of getting a very welcome letter from Revenue. Is there such a thing, I hear you ask! Well, yes, in this case. A client had a level 2 VAT compliance review that started a year ago. No extra tax, interest, or penalties. And a
These are 5 last-minute tax savings tips to help you pay less and keep on the right side of Revenue. If Revenue owe you money, you have to assume they’ll look for proof before you get it back. That means getting your numbers right and having the paperwork as evidence. I’ll look at the five
Backdating a pension contribution means paying it this year but claiming it last year. I’ll look at how much you can put in, what tax relief you’ll get, and the important timelines. Plus a few other tips along the way. Let’s look at Why a Pension How much can you put in Tax relief Timelines
Tax returns for company directors need an extra touch of love and affection. To use a Top Gun analogy, multiple bogeys are heading in your direction. I’ll look at some of these bogeys and other quirks for company directors’ Income Tax returns. By company directors, I am talking about owner directors who own 15% or
This week, I’ll look at a director’s current account and try to explain what it is and how it works. Looking at some of the advantages and pitfalls, so you’ll know what you can do and what’s best to avoid. The main focus will be on What is a Director’s Current Account Enda owes his
I will look at key dates for tax returns from now until the end of the year. So, you have a hot date with Revenue! Well, not quite. Let’s be honest: These are the dates that most of us dread, and because of that, put them on the long finger. It’s a bit like going
Invest in your finance function. Why? More money. A better bottom line. A stronger, more valuable business. Your business, your castle. If you don’t, your castle is made of sand. And as the Jimi Hendrix song goes “And so castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually” Let’s look at Growing Business Cloud Accounting
You are leaving employment and setting up a company – wow, your own company. That’s something to be very excited about. You are becoming self-employed. That’s a little scary as it’s a step into the unknown, but it has lots of opportunities too. It’s scary because you now must generate the income to pay yourself.
