This is not the place to discuss your personal options, but this is an ideal time to consider your business and personal financial planning options for 2019. What are your options? If Brexit, as it seems likely, has a depressive effect on the UK…
Author: Ellie Roach
Disqualified from acting as a director
When a director has been found guilty of mismanagement verging on fraud, one of the remedies that the courts can impose is disqualification as a director. But what does this actually mean? A disqualified director has to abide to the following restrictions: While the…
What is AEO?
Businesses that presently trade with the EU block may like to consider applying for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status. The following notes explain why this may be helpful. AEO status is an internationally recognised quality mark that shows: your role in the international supply…
Are you eligible to claim the Marriage Allowance
Marriage Allowance lets you transfer £1,190 of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner – if they earn more than you. This reduces their tax by up to £238 in the tax year. To benefit from this arrangement, you (as the…
Tax-free perks at Christmas time
This article is our usual reminder of the tax breaks available if you are organising a Christmas party for your staff. Many businesses take time out to provide their employees with a work based party or similar event. If you are concerned about the…
How understanding yourself can make you a better leader
Leaders all around the world are being trained to develop their emotional intelligence skills. But why? The reason may be viewed as simply that organisations now appreciate that the way that employees are treated significantly affects their bottom-line – profit. But it is more…
Passport issues if a "no-deal" Brexit
Guidance on the use of a British passport to travel abroad after 29 March 2019, if there is a “no-deal” Brexit, was issued by government last month. The pertinent facts are reproduced below: After 29 March 2019, if you’re a British passport holder (including…
Invoice discounting with larger customers
Suppliers who sell goods and services to larger concerns often find that the terms of their supply, limits or bans the process of factoring the debts to release funds into cash flow. Cynically, this could be seen as a method these larger customers have…
About-turn, you can use spreadsheets
HMRC has about-faced regarding the ban on using spreadsheets to work out your VAT return data from 1 April 2019, when the new requirement to file VAT returns using Making Tax Digital (MTD) format is introduced. Bowing to pressure from industry, the accountancy profession…
What is a reasonable excuse?
HMRC is still required to obtain certain returns from you even if there is no income or tax to declare. Failure to submit will likely trigger late filing penalties and unfortunately, pleading ignorance of your obligations to file “nil” returns is not a reasonable…