HMRC has extended its Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) pilot scheme to all eligible businesses. MTD for VAT is set to come into effect from 1 April 2019 for businesses which have a taxable turnover above the current VAT registration threshold of £85,000....
If a 3-year-old can ask an obvious question, then, can’t we all ask great questions? On a sunny winter’s day in 1943 Jennifer (3-years old) asked a question of her dad. Edwin Land had just taken Jennifer’s picture with his favourite camera when she piped up...
It can be frustrating when you know you have the right product or service for your customers, but you cannot convince them to buy it. Time to consider your credibility It’s even more frustrating if you then lose them to the competition… How many times has this...
You want to run a healthy business where you and your team are happy, enjoy coming to work and thrive… However, you must also run a profitable business where your team work hard, push themselves and are accountable for the work they do, and the deadlines...
If you run a VAT registered business with a taxable turnover above the VAT registration threshold (currently £85,000) you are required to keep digital VAT records and send returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) compatible software for VAT periods starting on or after 1 April...
Accountants offer a lot more than basic tax and accounting services. We also offer a full range of business advisory services designed to help you improve your profitability. Indeed, we can use the information and insights we gain in doing your basic accounting work to help...
Most people don’t like sales people… If you ask your team to describe a typical sales person, they may use the words pushy or aggressive or describe the car salesman in a shiny suit trying too hard to sell you a car you are not sure...
What do we mean by successful? More importantly, what do you mean by successful? Everyone has their own idea. It could be making lots of money, building up a valuable business, becoming famous, making a difference to people, enjoying life, more holidays, more security, or a mixture of all...
The government has long encouraged firms to be innovative. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), for example, were set up to enable firms of all sizes and across all industry sectors to share in the skills, expertise and know-how of the UK's universities and colleges. But even if...
Disaster Plan As accountants and business advisers, we get to know our clients very well. From our position, it is all too clear to us that many clients are too focused on 'today' to give serious thought to the future, and in particular to a future...