by Alastair Wood | Aug 28, 2010 | Tax Advice
Following on from some advice given by Traditional painter on their website about choosing a contractor and what questions to ask, we have added some tips which may save you some money on VAT VAT registration is not obligatory until a company turns over more than...
by Alastair Wood | Jun 22, 2010 | Tax Advice
We have been complimented on the updates posted on Twitter live during the Budget and hope to continue this by summarising the main points of interest to small business owners and individuals in the street. The Chancellor George Osborne started by painting the picture...
by Alastair Wood | Apr 21, 2010 | Business Advice
Clients are always telling me that they do not understand their accounts. Clearly they know their business, and how to price to make money so it is only a small step to actually understanding the end of year accounts: The very back page or two is the detailed profit...
by Alastair Wood | Apr 9, 2010 | Tax Advice
With the passing of the old tax year we are presented with returns to file and tax to pay. Some memorable dates are listed below, with a few more interesting ones too: 19 April – PAYE must be paid for the period up to 5 April (usually just the March payroll) – and...
by Alastair Wood | Mar 25, 2010 | Tax Advice
The key budget announcements follow, we can of course expect another post election budget when more significant changes may be made such as the much vaunted increase in VAT: For business The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) will be increased to £100k pa for...