August 11th, 2010 by Paul Beare
This post looks at promoting your business and selling goods and services over the Internet. Its purpose is twofold:
- For small and medium sized businesses that already do business online – to provide pointers on how to extend and improve their operation
- For the 52 per cent of UK small businesses that still do not have a website – to provide information and tips on how to get started
The three principal ways to promote a business and trade online are: Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: OMB, Online Marketing, SME
Posted in America, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, UK accounting | 1 Comment »
August 5th, 2010 by Timothy Lloyd
Know the Business in depth
It sounds logical, but it can be surprising how often this is either overlooked or done superficially. Very early in my career I had to prepare the CT computation for a film processor. At this time, with 52% corporation tax, 100% first year capital allowances were available on qualifying plant and machinery. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: advanced tax saving, Bespoke tax planning, tax effectiveness, tax planning, tax strategy, UK Corporation Tax
Posted in A Personal View, America, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, UK accounting | 1 Comment »
August 3rd, 2010 by Paul Beare
Economic Indicators
UK
- Year on year, overall production output in May 2010 was 2.6% higher than in May 2009
- Total manufacturing output rose by 4.3% in May 2010 compared to the same month a year ago.
- CPI annual inflation was 3.4% in May 2010, down from 3.7% in April.
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Tags: FDI, UK Inward Investment
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July 30th, 2010 by Paul Beare
VAT law provides a number of special schemes designed either to improve the cash flow of small businesses or at least to simplify VAT accounting. In this briefing we explore three schemes specifically designed to benefit small businesses and provide guidance as to how they work. They are the flat rate scheme, the annual accounting scheme and the cash acocunting scheme. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Annual Accounting Scheme, Cash Accounting Scheme, Flat Rate Scheme, Standard Rate VAT, UK VAT
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July 23rd, 2010 by Kelly Allen
When it comes to working from home, it can be difficult to decide what you should and should not be claiming for. As a rule, any expenditure incurred that is wholly and necessary for the purpose of the business is allowable. It should not be capital expenditure or private, although there are allowances available for types of capital purchases.
It is advisable to Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Allowances, Car allowances, Income tax allowances, Personal allowances, UK expenses, working from home
Posted in UK accounting | 2 Comments »
