How to reduce commuting time
It’s been reported, in a survey by Direct Line, that commuters in Manchester are spending nearly two hours every day commuting. Whilst this is supposed to be the worst in the UK, many people are spending considerable time commuting every
Could HMRC become a tax fine billionaire in 2012?
HMRC has today published the fact that they are about to issue late return penalties to 850,000 people over the next fortnight. This is down from 1.4 million last year, so you may think this is good news. However… last
Crowdfunding business finance
Many people looking to grow or start a business would benefit from finance to assist with their planned expenditure. Indeed, particularly in the current climate, now is an ideal time to invest in the future and for growth whilst
Starting a business
Leann had started a part time self employed business and initially had not been concerned about tax as she believed her expenses were covering her income. This is a common misconception, however there can be serious penalties for failing to
Help with complex tax affairs
Due to pressures of work, Michael was not able to start collating his information until January. As things were getting close to the deadline he was worried about being able to get help with his tax. When we met we
Unhappy with an accountants charges
When Martin arranged to see us he already had an accountant, however was very concerned about the invoice he had just received. Martin runs a one person business and has fairly straightforward tax affairs. When he engaged his previous
Let down by an accountant
Like many self employed people Erica had been busy running her business and tax was on her list of things to do. She had her papers ready in early November, nearly three months before the tax deadline. Erica already
Even superheroes can’t save everyone unfortunately
We go out of our way to help people meet the tax deadlines. Indeed this month that involved working through every weekend, and a fair few late nights as well, in order to help people with their tax returns and
Tax planning?
HMRC have just announced a two day extension to the 31st January 2012 tax return submission and tax payment deadlines. Whilst you may think that this is good news, it raises the important question as to how people are planning
I predict a ‘Perfect Storm’ for tax in 2012
There are some people who may have been ignoring tax for some time, not too concerned as perhaps friends and the ‘pub experts’ may have misinformed them. However in 2012 we are seeing four areas developing that will combine for
What do Victor Kiam, James McBrearty & BNI have in common?
Many of you will be familiar with Victor Kiam, he became a household name several years ago for his shaver adverts with the famous line “I liked it so much, I bought the company!” No, I’m not buying BNI! But I
Downtime & the self-employed – why it matters
Many people that run their own business find that, because they love their business, they end up spending a lot of time on it. For those of us who are inspired by our business, this doesn’t seem like ‘work’ but
