Blog Archive for 'Accounting' Category

Umbrella Companies

Struggling with your own business? How an umbrella company could help.  For anyone who is struggling to cope with the trials and tribulations frequently associated with owning and operating a small business, employing the services of an umbrella company can be a useful solution. The small business/umbrella company relationship is akin that of the employee/employer [...]

Reviewing Your Small Business Accounts

As a small business owner you (or your Accountant) will be producing annual accounts and I thought that I’d produce this very brief guide to what you should look at when reviewing your accounts. Balance Sheet Although it’s tempting to leap straight to the profit and loss account I would suggest starting the review by [...]

Tax and Christmas Parties for Small Businesses

As I write this (at the start of October) the Christmas season is approaching and many businesses are starting to make plans for staff parties (possibly prompted by emails from venues offering Christmas works parties) or even bonuses and gifts.  I thought I’d like to make you aware of the various tax rules surrounding this [...]