Many businesses have been formed over the last 9 months whilst we have been in this never before experienced situation. Employees have been furloughed and some businesses have not been able to continue trading, or not in the way they have done previously. …
The Christmas and New Year break is a good time to reflect on all that is good and not so good with your business. Business owners have chance to step back and take time to look at what works, what does not and what could be better as well as planning for the coming year. …
How does your response to new enquiries reflect on you and your business? Do you pay for advertising but don't bother to follow up when someone makes an enquiry? The way my enquiry is dealt with, whatever the type of business, will, in most cases, will make my decision for me. If I contact two or three companies with the same enquiry the one that is responsive, interested and helpful will be my choice. First impressions really count. This was really brought home to me over the last few weeks …
There are just 3 months left until the deadline for submission of your tax return for 2019-20. Late and non submission will incur penalties starting at £100 and will increase if the return is over 3 months late. During this year the importance of submitting tax returns on time became clear because those who hadn't weren't able to receive the SEISS grant which was based on tax returns submitted in previous years. So how do you know if you need to complete a tax return …
Did you know that HMRC have webinars available on lots of different topics which provide you with support or guidance? You can sign up to …