Category Archives: Compliance

Why is Bookkeeping Important for a Small Business?

Why is Bookkeeping Important for a Small Business? Bookkeeping is essential for a small business as it helps: Monitor financial health and make informed decisions, including cash flow. Comply with tax regulations and avoid penalties. Track expenses and revenues, enabling identification of areas for improvement. Enhance credibility with lenders, investors and customers.   Advantages of […]

Why should I file my Self Assessment tax return Early?

Why Should I File My Self-Assessment Tax Return Early? You don’t have to wait until January to file your Self Assessment tax return – as soon as the tax year ends, you can submit your tax return at a time that suits you. Did you know that more than 77,500 customers submitted their 2022/23 tax […]

Alternative to Intuit QuickBooks Desktop

Alternative to Intuit QuickBooks Desktop In October 2021, Intuit QuickBooks announced it was discontinuing QuickBooks Desktop support and updates for its UK customers, citing compliance changes and a shift in UK product development focus. The move echoes a wider shift in the accounting software industry, as established desktop vendors seek to establish and support one […]

Claiming Tax Relief on Expenses

Can I claim tax relief on expenses I incur for work?

How Do I Claim Tax Relief on Expenses I Incur for My Job? You might be able to claim tax relief if• you use your own money for things that you must buy for your job • you only use these things for your work You cannot claim tax relief if your employer either gives […]

Dealing with your Tax on Overseas Income

Returns for overseas income - Moorgates

Tax Returns for Overseas Income If you’re living or working abroad, you may still have to pay UK tax on some or all of your income. It all depends on where the money’s coming from and what your tax residence status is. This is a very complex area of tax regulation, and the rules that […]

Holiday Pay – It Comes With The Job!

Holiday Pay and How to Calculate It

Holiday entitlement and how holiday pay is calculated will depend on how many hours an individual works. For employers, this can quickly become complicated when someone doesn’t work fixed or regular hours.

CIS – Construction Industry Scheme

What is the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)? The Construction Industry Scheme has been set up by HMRC to ensure subcontractors cannot evade tax within the UK construction industry and to protect them from false employment. Under the scheme, registered contractors deduct money from the subcontractor’s payments. This then goes directly to HMRC as advance payment […]

Self Assessment Tax

Why Should I Use An Accountant To Do My Self-Assessment Tax Return? Let’s be honest, no-one really wants to fill out their self-assessment tax return themselves. It’s a boring job that you do because you have to. And most likely, you put it off until the very last day possible before the 31st January deadline. […]