Running a limited company is a hugely rewarding career for many reasons however, it is always important to be aware of the risks involved which is why we offer contractor accounting services and all types of business accounting services. This blog post outlines the various… Read More »Limited Company Contractors’ Insurance
In business, the clichéd phrase “time is money”, is almost always proven to be true. So, when you are managing your business it is crucial to have an automated bookkeeping software that streamlines its day to day running. We use Receipt Bank to save our… Read More »Saving Time with Receipt Bank
Before we begin this post, we want to outline the rule of thumb whenever you get a call or email that you are suspicious of. No authentic organisation would object to you speaking to your accountant before transferring any money or even having a conversation… Read More »Scam Emails and Phone Calls
As the IR35 reform approaches, some companies are announcing that they will not be engaging Contractors. Instead they intend to only use them if they are hired through agencies under PAYE – basically taxed as staff, but without the benefits of staff. This effectively allows… Read More »Tax Calculations – Limited Company v PAYE/Staff
We often have clients asking us about claiming home to work mileage. It can be confusing to understand, so we put together this blog post to help make it clearer. The rules can be broken down as follows: Home to work mileage The length of… Read More »Home to work mileage, what can I claim?
It is now three months until the new IR35 reform come into effect in the private sector. The government has just announced a review of the implementation draft proposal for the IR35 status review. As such, we thought this was an appropriate time to outline… Read More »Prepare for IR35 Reform
As of 2018, any personal data processed by organisations and individuals is affected under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This refers to any personal data (which could include names, addresses, phone numbers, NI details, etc.). It was introduced to protect this information and hold… Read More »ICO Letters – GDPR
As you will no doubt know, the tax return deadline is now approaching – January 31st 2020. We hope to have received all the relevant information from our clients by now. This is to complete their tax return on time, but if you have not… Read More »The tax return deadline approaches…
It is that time of year again when most of us are going out to enjoy numerous Christmas parties. But do you know exactly what you can claim and are you making the most of your expenses? Staff Christmas Parties The cost of a staff… Read More »What can employers claim at Christmas?
At this time of year, we see lots of people looking to take out dividends. Due to this festive rush, we thought it might be interesting to outline how the process works at GA. Below we have outlined how the process works internally. If you… Read More »Dividends at Christmas
The following case study will focus on the positive benefits that Cloud accounting has had for our trade clients. While the below is not an actual client of ours, he represents a combination of issues that our clients have experienced. We resolved all these issues… Read More »Cloud Accounting in Reality – A Case Study
Over the last few weeks we have been discussing the many advantages of Cloud Accounting. This week we will summarise all the information in those posts and will follow next week with some real-life examples of how Cloud accounting can benefit a business. Time Saving… Read More »Cloud Accounting – A Summary
