Category Archives: Compliance

How Do I Pay Myself as a Director of My Own Limited Company?

Congratulations! As a Director of your own limited company you’re going places. Hopefully you’ve also earned some money and now you’re wondering, how you pay yourself? As a business owner and a Director of a Limited company you have options. Get Paid via PAYE or Payroll This is probably the easiest option available to you […]

How Do I Enrol My Staff in a Pension Scheme?

Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a workplace pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called ‘automatic enrolment’. If you employ at least one person you are an employer and you have certain legal duties. What you need to do next will depend on whether […]

What Is Payroll and Why Should I Outsource It?

Payroll is the process by which a business pays it employees. It covers keeping records of payments, paying taxes to HMRC on behalf of the employees and distributing money. It makes sure payments to employees are accurate and ensures that the correct statutory deductions have been made from their salaries. Payroll is a key area […]

How much Tax is there to pay on a ‘Cash Gift’?

How much Tax is there to pay on a ‘Cash Gift’? We received a call today from a prospective client asking us whether there would be any tax to pay by either him or the recipients of cash gifts he wanted to make. He had called 10 other accountants before us for advice: 7 of […]