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10 Reasons why it pays to submit your tax return early

May 15, 2016 By Karen Upcraft

It pays to do your tax return early

Who has sat down at the last minute to do their tax return only to discover that there is something they don’t understand, paperwork that can’t be located or that their tax position is more complicated than first envisaged? And, then the problem you discover is that there’s not enough time to figure it out […]

Filed Under: Bookkeeping and accounting, Budgeting for small business, Business planning, Personal taxation, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Tax planning Tagged With: bookkeeping, Self employed income tax, Self-employment, sole trader self assessment, tax planning, Tax returns

7 tips to help improve your small business finances

February 23, 2016 By Karen Upcraft

Financial review of your small business

Now that your small business accounts and tax (for the previous tax year) are done and dusted, consider taking some time to reflect on your business’s performance over the year.  What went well?  What didn’t work out? What could you do to improve over the next twelve months? Here are my 7 tips to help improve […]

Filed Under: Bookkeeping and accounting, Budgeting for small business, Business planning, Pricing your product and services, Record keeping, Self employment Tagged With: Budgets, Business planning, Pricing your product or service, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment

A Tax Return Checklist (part 2)

November 19, 2015 By Karen Upcraft

If the thought of completing a tax return feels scary and overwhelming right now. If, just hearing the word “tax” sends your heart racing. Let me start by saying that you’re not alone. It’s entirely normal to feel like you should be coping with everything that running a small business entails. I know I do! […]

Filed Under: Bookkeeping and accounting, Personal taxation, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Starting Up, Working from home Tagged With: 2014-15 tax year, hobby business, self assessment, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment, sole trader tax, sole traders tax return, tax relief charitable donations, tax return, Tax returns, Using an accountant

A Tax Return Checklist (part 1)

November 14, 2015 By Karen Upcraft

Regular bookkeeeping

It’s that time of year again. Goodness only knows where you’ve put that receipt, what you could or should be claiming for, how you’ll get through your tax return with your sanity intact. Sound familiar? To ease you into that zone of inner calm, I have put together a 2 part guide (part 2 will be […]

Filed Under: Personal taxation, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Working from home Tagged With: 2014-15 tax year, self assessment tax, sole trader self assessment, sole traders tax return, tax return

You’re a sole trader – do you really need an Accountant?

September 4, 2015 By Karen Upcraft

Use an accountant

You’re a sole trader with a small business – do you really need an Accountant? You may be surprised to learn that there is no mandatory requirement for sole traders to use an Accountant and, there will be many occasions when you can confidently forge ahead on your own steam. But, can you dispense entirely of […]

Filed Under: Accounting software, Bookkeeping and accounting, Personal taxation, Pricing your product and services, Record keeping, Self assessment, Self employment, Starting Up, VAT Tagged With: Self-employment, sole trader bookkeeping, sole trader self assessment, Using an accountant

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