Manchester based Xero specialists JacRox explain how their innovative approach to accountancy enabled them to secure MedCo portal users – Qualitas Medical Assurance as clients. From previous experience Qualitas found that accountancy packages such as Sage had too much room for…
I had the opportunity to meet George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer this week at Number 11 Downing Street. The meeting was about the Nothern Powerhouse, but I wanted to speak to him specifically about the new proposed Dividend Tax.…
According to The British Bankers Association (BBA), in July this year they said that mortgaging rose by nearly 29% in July. This helped push up the number of general loans approved for home loans by 15% year-on-year to 77,451. This…
Supermarkets have now cute diesel prices to below £1 a litre. As a result of the falling in oil price, last Sunday Morrisons cut there diesel to below £1 a litre and quickly following were Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. It is…
What is an annuity? Many individuals will save into a pension during their time working, meaning that overall a pension pot should be built up. As people retire they will usually use this money they have saved to by an…
According to ONS (Office for National Statistics) UK house prices are rising by 7% a year. This October the average cost of a UK home rose by 0.8%, meaning that the average UK home now costs £287,000. This increased pressure…
For many business owners Christmas time is one of the busiest times of the year. You need to be prepared to meet the increased demand of the holiday sales. Here are just a few tips which you can follow to…
Xero have released stage one of their auto enrolment features within payroll. Xero’s aim is to help their business customers and their advisors to stay compliant with the regulations. Features available; Enter & store business staging date. This is the…
Corporation Tax From April 2015 there has been a single rate of corporation tax for all companies- 20%. Corporation tax self-assessment requires companies to work out their own tax liability as part as their return and account for the ‘self-assessed’…
Hear are some mistake to avoid and easy tips for effectively marketing your business for Black Friday. 4 Tips for your small business this Black Friday 1) Market your Black Friday sales weeks before the day arrives. Black Friday shoppers…
Here are some changes which may affect your planning from April 2016; Pensions- As from April 2016 there will be a reduction in the £40,000 annual pension allowance where income, including pension contributions, exceeds £150,000. The annual allowance will reduce…
This Christmas Shops saw a drop in sales however this meant bargain hunters benefited from lower prices. According to the ONS (Office for National Statistics) the volume of goods sold in shops fell by 1% in December compared to the…