Jun 20, 2021Business Health Check ReportDo you need one and who is best placed to do it for you? The Purpose of a Health Check Report, otherwise known as ‘Forward Planning’ or ‘Road Map’ Report is to ascertain the current fiscal position of your company, its current capacity for projects and production as well as…Business Review4 min readBusiness Review4 min read
Mar 31, 2021Are Your Choices Leading to Decision fatigue?Three things to remember which can help 2020 has seen an unprecedented amount of changes within businesses, and for people within these businesses. …Decision Making4 min readDecision Making4 min read
Jan 6, 2021When you are hitting the productivity wall…These pointers may help you to cope! This post has been a hard one to do, as like most of you I have just heard that we are in Lockdown number 3 and that all the plans for meeting our loved ones after Tier 4 has lifted have been put…Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
Dec 16, 2020‘The Dog Ate My Self Assessment Return!’This and other excuses which may sadly be a thing of the past! Yes folks it as that time of year again! When all self employed people are trying not to think about the tax returns they still have to file, whilst going out and buying those Christmas presents. Us accountants brace ourselves for the influx of paperwork we have been asking for…Self Assessment2 min readSelf Assessment2 min read
Nov 23, 2020My worst Zoom 1–2–1 ever!My Zoom 1–2–1 read like a 1970’s sitcom disaster! If they had laptops, online networking and Zoom in the 1970’s — imagine what the writers would have done with this content! Whether you use Zoom, Teams or Google, accidents can happen when you use technology ….! The morning started out…Zoom Meetings3 min readZoom Meetings3 min read
Nov 12, 2020Is the Tail starting to Wag the Dog with Government Agencies and Small business?Should you be told to register your company by a government agency? Recently it has come to my attention that the Universal Credit Agency is advising sole traders on low incomes (probably due to COVID) to register as a Limited Company and to register a PAYE scheme in order to access Universal Credit or Childcare Credits. The reasoning is that if they…Universal Credit5 min readUniversal Credit5 min read
Oct 15, 2020The HMRC Working From Home Claim ExplainedThe HMRC is encouraging Taxpayers to claim tax relief for working from home. As you may be aware, from 6th April 2020, employers have been able to pay employees working from home an additional £6 per week, on top of their normal pay. This pay is designed to cover additional costs for electricity, broadband etc. …Hmrc2 min readHmrc2 min read
Sep 29, 2020Statistics, the Perils and the Pitfalls!How Insurance is still using old statistical data to quote for premiums, maybe now is the time for change? — Recently it has become quite evident to me that more and more of our financial options are being directed by statistical data and risk. …Insurance Companies4 min readInsurance Companies4 min read
Sep 24, 2020How Success is often a team effortRuth Bader Ginsbergs Advice for Living — Inspirational and demonstrates the need for a good support network. — On reading the inspiring article that Ruth Bader Ginsberg wrote for the New York Times in 1993, I was struck by how down to earth and humble she sounded. Proud of her achievements, she notes that they were made possible by the advice she was given at the time, and…Ruth Bader Ginsburg3 min readRuth Bader Ginsburg3 min read
Sep 17, 2020Accountants As Advisors Is Not New!Accountants as advisors is NOT new, we are following a Great Tradition! Due to the dramatic changes in both the way businesses as a whole, and accountants in particular are working more from home, we are being told that we should embrace software and digital reporting tools to help advise our clients and give added value. Well some accountants have actually been…Accountant5 min readAccountant5 min read
