How would your business be affected if you, or your business partner, died unexpectedly? Have you taken the right steps to protect your livelihood? Dennis Lawrence, estate planning expert from the Will Partnership, explores the potentially shocking consequences of the death of a business partner, and outlines a simple and inexpensive 3-step solution known
If you run your own business, there are a huge range of costs that you can claim as legitimate expenses. This is a fantastic way to reduce the amount of tax that you pay each year. If you’re sensible, and keep hold of all of your receipts, including those for the £1 parking, you can
Marketing is like an iceberg, where a small proportion of the output from analysis and planning is visible to all and that visible bit is known to marketers as the promotional mix. Yet, maybe because this element (which includes PR, direct mail and advertising) tends to be the most expensive bit of marketing, it attracts
Having got to the end of the Tax return deadline of 31st of January, it never ceases to amaze us how many people haven’t got their accounts in order. We get any number of boxes of receipts, bank statements, bits of papers and queries, all in the last few days before the accounts are due!
Today we have a guest blog piece, which is also being used in our very first newsletter! If you’d like to sign up (do it quickly!) just pop along to http://www.lucentumaccountants.co.uk/sign-up-for-our-free-top-ten-tax-saving-tips-for-small-business/ Fiona can be found at: Fiona Cowie HR Consultant Essential HR Solutions www.essentialhr.co.uk 01245 349492 Managing Sickness Absence – How to Combat the ‘Duvet
Don’t forget, if you do your own self assessment form and submit it online, you only have 10 days left to get it done. Closing date for online self assessment is 31st January. However… Don’t leave it until the 31st! In our experience, the closer you get to the 31st, the more trouble you have,
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Making sure your finances are in order and keeping an eye on your cash flow are the keys to business success – unless you want to dedicate a large portion of your working life to keeping your accounts up to date, you need an accountant! Any good accountant will be able to give you great
5 Great reasons your startup business NEEDS an accountant! Ok, so you’ve got your great idea for a fabulous new business. You have your shiny new computer, list of contacts, and all the necessary bits and bobs for starting off in your venture. You don’t need an accountant yet though, surely? They come at
A new study by the accountancy software giant, Sage, shows that while accountants have become the most trusted of all services available to small and medium businesses, when it comes to sensible advice about their business, it seems that most businesses still aren’t using their accountant to full effect. Paul Tooth, the MD at Sage,