What is important to you when you are considering outsourcing your bookkeeping? Maybe you just need someone, anyone, to just organise all that paperwork which keeps appearing. Do they need to know what they are doing? Do they need experience? If you want to keep your finances on track you will need someone who can do more than just organise paperwork. You need someone who understands accounts, can do what you need them to do and is reliable and honest too. …
With pension contributions rising from 6th April 2018 it seems like a good time to remind employers of the key points about auto enrolment. …
Xero Drop In is our new one-to-one Xero training service. Xero is very popular for maintaining business accounts but how well is it working for you? The information you get out of Xero is only as good as the information you put in and if you are struggling to understand how to make a particular accounting aspect of your business work then the information you get out won't be of any real value. …
Businesses receive payment from their customers in different ways. Shops and online retailers have the advantage of receiving payment when they make the sale and therefore mostly have no issues with customers not paying. …
More businesses are moving to cloud accounting software. With Making Tax Digital for Businesses just 12 months away it makes sense to get ready now and move your accounts to software that will be compliant with the new regulations. Cloud accounting software is user friendly and makes keeping your accounting records a whole lot easier. VAT returns can be submitted directly to HMRC at the press of a button and as we get closer to April 2019 developers will be updating software to cope with the new requirements. …
