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  • PAYE new employees pay, P45, tax national insurance number missing
    PAYE set up when engaging new employees, checking the employee tax P45 form, and when to get an application for a missing national insurance number or issue a national insurance temporary number

    Date of Article: 21Oct2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Sole Traders Starting Your Own New Start Up Business Set Up Notes
    A new start up business as a new sole trader is the most common business set up, using sole traders knowledge of how to start up business is useful to building a successful business. Every budding entrepreneur should be aware of the need to adequately prepare for the business venture. Administration and accounting is usually straightforward, you are your own boss and all the profits belong to the sole trader.
    Date of Article: 10Oct2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Private Limited Company Advantages and Sole Trader Basic Accounts
    When considering the advantages of a private limited company registration against retaining self employed status the decision taken by a sole trader is often entirely focused upon the tax advantages. There are other private limited company advantages and also disadvantages particularly in regard to limited company accounts and administration compared to producing a simple set of sole trader basic accounts.
    Date of Article: 29Sep2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • UK tax codes explained
    UK tax codes are determined by HMRC, notified to employees and used by employers to calculate tax to be deducted from employee income. Inland Revenue tax codes explained as being made up of numbers or letters and usually both. When multiplied by 10 the number indicates the amount of tax free personal allowance the person is entitled to and the letter indicates the conditions which might be applicable to the UK tax code.
    Date of Article: 25Sep2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Sole trader basic accounts income and expenditure basic tax account
    A sole trader in the UK can operate a very basic accounting system. Provided supporting evidence is retained to show the basic accounts are realistic and the income and expenditure statement accurate for basic tax purposes sophisticated accountancy, debits and credits are not required. Basic accounts for sole traders do not require the production of a balance sheet.
    Date of Article: 22Sep2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • How much is tax on income, tax percentage rates and income returns
    The answer to how much is tax on income and the income tax percentage paid is dependent upon the status of the individual being employed, self employed or incorporated as a limited company. Employees pay income tax and national insurance under the paye system while self employed individuals submit self employed income returns and although they receive the same UK allowances they pay different national insurance.
    Date of Article: 21Sep2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Tax Questions For Inland Revenue P46 Forms When P45 Form Absent
    A new employee without a P45 should be asked to complete a P46 form which the employer submits to HMRC. Inland Revenue P46 forms can be downloaded from the HMRC website and also submitted online. Completing the P46 solves a number of tax questions a new employer may have regarding the new employee status and is essential to ensure the PAYE records start off on a correct basis
    Date of Article: 08Sep2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Top P45 Form Tax Questions and New Employee P45 Forms In UK
    Employers in the UK issue an employee that leaves with a P45 tax form stating details of that employment including the cumulative earnings and income tax paid to date. Not everything always go to plan resulting in a number of tax questions regarding the P45 form especially when a new employer may not have received the P45 form.
    Date of Article: 07Sep2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Advertising Home Bookkeeping Services In The UK
    Internet and local media advertising are useful sources to start up and promote home bookkeeping services. By setting a financial budget for each sales channel the bookkeeper can manage the results to build the bookkeeping services.
    Date of Article: 18Aug2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Using Networking To Market Bookkeeping Services In The UK
    Networking by personal contact with prospective clients is undoubtedly the best way to start up and promote home bookkeeping services. There are a number of ways in which networking can be achieved by bookkeepers. In addition the range of bookkeeping services offered, qualifications and experience have an impact upon the success of each strategy.
    Date of Article: 17Aug2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • A Revenue Budget Is An Essential Management Information Tool
    The revenue budget is an essential business management accounting tool monitoring actual financial performance against the approved financial targets. Fixing a budget produces few tangible improvements in financial performance unless it is structured to reflect the financial performance of individual activity areas and management responsibility within the business.
    Date of Article: 30Jul2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • A Balance Sheet Is A Financial Statement Of Assets And Liabilities
    The balance sheet is a financial statement of the assets and liabilities of a business or organisation at a specific date. The main balances reported being separated between fixed and current assets, current and long term liabilities to provide a snapshot of the financial standing of the business.
    Date of Article: 28Jul2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Choosing Outsourcing Payroll Compared With Payroll Software
    Every business that employs people is legally bound to run a payroll system. The three alternatives to satisfy the requirements are outsourcing payroll, using a payroll software package or calculating the payroll manually. The choice for business depends upon knowledge of the payroll system and the time and potential costs involved.
    Date of Article: 26Jul2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Accounting And Audit Exemptions For Small Companies In The UK
    Small and medium sized companies in the UK can take advantage of supplying abbreviated year end accounts to Companies House which have not been audited by independent accountants. This guide sets out the conditions under which abbreviated accounts can be submitted.
    Date of Article: 23Jul2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Cost Accounting For Profit With Accounting Software
    Small business often accepts business expenses as inevitable and while some effort is usually made to keep expenses down it is often done without reference to the accounts. Maintaining a regular system of bookkeeping using suitable accounting software can assist the cost accounting for profit exercise by providing the source and extent of the actions to be taken.
    Date of Article: 13Jun2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Sales Accounting For Profit With Accounting Software
    Many small businesses concentrate on the job in hand and treat bookkeeping as an administrative burden. By adopting suitable accounting software as an essential tool of the business the financial performance can be improved by taking positive management action on the sales and profit generated.
    Date of Article: 12Jun2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Accounting For Profit With Marginal Costing
    Marginal costing is an accounting term in which costs and expenses are identified by their variability according to the volume of goods bought or produced. By analysing costs according to the variability in prices can significantly improve profit efficiency levels within a business.
    Date of Article: 07Jun2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Cash Accounting Or Accrual Accounting
    Every business is required by the tax authority to keep bookkeeping records to enable the net taxable profit or loss to be calculated. While complex accounting systems can be appropriate in some circumstances the choice for small business is basically cash accounting or accrual accounting.
    Date of Article: 06Jun2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Dealing With The Tax Inspector In A Tax Investigation
    The vast majority of tax returns are not enquired into by HMRC and are accepted as reasonable. When HMRC investigate the tax return of a small business the inadequacies of the accounting, lack of knowledge by the enquired and professionalism by the tax inspector often results in a higher tax bill.
    Date of Article: 05Jun2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • DIY Accounting Software Spreadsheets Installation Questions And Answers
    A number of questions arise when clients buy an excel spreadsheet package the majority which involve a misunderstanding of the installation procedures to be followed and in some cases not knowing that to run an excel package then either an excel program or an open source spreadsheet package must be installed.
    Date of Article: 27May2008
    Category: Computers & Internet
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  • Avoid UK Tax Problems By Knowing What Business Expenses Are Disallowed
    Not all expenses can be claimed as valid business expenses for tax purposes. In a number of areas there is a grey area when an expense could be a business or private expense or may be a business expense used for private purposes. Tax problems can be avoided by understanding which expenses are allowed for tax purposes and which are not allowed.
    Date of Article: 24May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Reduce UK Tax Bills By Knowing What Business Expenses To Claim
    Tax bills can be reduced if all allowable business expenses are included in costs and receipts retained as supporting evidence. While all business expenses can be claimed it would not be unusual for particularly inexperienced small businesses to fail to claim some business expenses due to uncertainty over what constitutes a valid business expense.
    Date of Article: 23May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • DIY Accounting Small Business Accounting Software Questions And Answers
    DIY Accounting small business accounting software package is a series of accounting templates written on excel accounting spreadsheets, suitable for UK self employed business whether producing an automated monthly profit and loss account and self employed tax return form. These notes detail the typical questions and answers by clients.
    Date of Article: 21May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Lower Tax Bills And Bookkeeping For Small Business
    Financial record keeping and bookkeeping by small business is occasionally accurate but often produced once a year for tax purposes. By maintaining a diary, retaining all receipts and updating the accounting records on a regular weekly or monthly basis small business can seriously account for all costs and reduce the final tax bill.
    Date of Article: 20May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • The Credit Crisis Is Fuelled By Fuel Prices
    Much of the financial crisis in the world is caused by a lack of confidence between banks and financial institutions and their clients which are symptoms of the credit crunch not the root cause. Changing the supply and demand for oil which is the root cause would restore confidence and avoid financial turmoil.
    Date of Article: 19May2008
    Category: Politics & Government
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  • Small Business Accounting Software Selection And Priorities
    Maintaining accounting records can be difficult for any business, especially self employed and small business organisations where a lack of accounting knowledge can be prohibitive. Selecting the right accounting software for your business can seriously improve financial performance.
    Date of Article: 18May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Who Should Use The New Self Employment Tax Returns In The UK
    HMRC published new self employment tax returns in April 2008 to replace the previous self assessment tax returns for self employed business in the UK. The self employment tax returns are applicable from the financial year ending 5 April 2007. Similar to the previous self assessment forms the new tax returns are in two versions, full and short returns, dependent upon the level of sales income.
    Date of Article: 03May2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • What Happens Next After A UK Limited Liability Company Formation
    After forming a company in the UK the directors have a number of immediate responsibilities in regard to the newly registered company. Share certificates should be issued, statutory registers implemented and updated, affixing the company name and noting critical dates to avoid penalty fines and the implementation of a financial control system.
    Date of Article: 26Apr2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Employees Can Claim Tax Relief Using Their Vehicle For Work
    Employees in the UK who use their own vehicle for work can claim tax free expenses. If an employee keeps records of business journeys and the amounts paid by an employer the employee may also be entitled to receive mileage allowance relief in addition to those expenses for the past six years.
    Date of Article: 14Apr2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Pay Less Tax By Claiming Mileage Allowance Expenses
    Mileage allowances are approved rates at which anyone in the UK using a private vehicle for business journeys can claim tax free expenses for that journey. Small businesses can legally increase the tax allowance claimed by keeping better records of business journeys in the small business accounts.
    Date of Article: 13Apr2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Business Tax Reform In The UK Introduces Annual Investment Allowance
    From 1st April 2008 for small limited companies and 6th April for unincorporated self employed businesses in the UK the previous capital allowance structure of first year allowances and writing down allowances changes to a combination of annual investment allowances and writing down allowances.
    Date of Article: 06Apr2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Increase Small Business Profits Through Business Review And Planning
    There are several ways a business can improve profitability. The single most important tip for a small business owner is to take time out from the day to day routine and focus on the business and its activities. Emphasis being placed upon cost management a financial budget and business plan which should include sales and working capital requirements
    Date of Article: 05Apr2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Annual Return And Accounting Rules For A UK Dormant Company
    Rules apply to dormant companies in the UK with regard to accounting documents and submission of information to companies house that needs attention even if the company has not traded during its financial year. Dormant companies risked being fined if these rules are ignored.
    Date of Article: 04Apr2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Accounting Periods And Basis Periods For Self Employed Business
    Accounts are required each year for tax and financial control purposes with preset dates by which those accounting records must be submitted and penalties for failure to deliver on time. While in the UK self employed business can use its own accounting period the tax position can become more complex if the accounts use a basis period rather than the standard financial tax year.
    Date of Article: 26Mar2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • UK Accounting Reference Dates For Private Limited Companies
    All companies and self employed businesses including dormant non trading companies have a legal requirement to keep a set of annual financial accounts for tax purposes. There are rules governing the accounting year end date at which the set of accounts is made up which have advantages and disadvantages to the business.
    Date of Article: 25Mar2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Cash Flow Early Warning Signs Are Crucial When The Credit Crunch Bites
    Preparing a cash flow forecast can be an effective business tool in identifying adverse liquidity trends within a business at the earliest stages. Of particular importance during a credit crunch when cash flow is tight the cash flow forecast can indicate where positive action is required before those warning signs become critical.
    Date of Article: 24Mar2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Cash Flow Management of Debtors And Creditors In A Credit Crunch
    Cash flow management is a critical of the financial control that every business must get right to survive. Debtors and creditors represent two major areas which business might address to ensure sufficient liquidity and working capital to survive the credit crunch and continue in business to generate profit.
    Date of Article: 22Mar2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Managing Stock To See Off The Credit Crunch By Improving Cash Flow
    When times get hard and 2008 has all the hallmarks of being a difficult financial year control over cash flow is critical. The best defence in these days of the credit crunch is to introduce and monitor cash flow liquidity at the earliest stage of which stock levels and inventory control can be crucial elements
    Date of Article: 17Mar2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Getting Paid On Time And Debt Recovery When The Credit Crunch Bites
    Making sure customers pay on time within the terms and conditions of the business is a serious issue and critical in days of a credit crunch, Late payments and bad debts cause liquidity and cash flow problems and in the most crucial cases can force a business into insolvency.
    Date of Article: 19Feb2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • What To Include In The Financial Section Of A Successful Business Plan
    Preparing the financial section of a business plan is more than scribbling some pleasing numbers on a sheet of paper. The end result of every business plan is not how great the business start up will be or the tremendous skills to be employed in the business but the bottom line.
    Date of Article: 18Feb2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Producing a Successful Business Plan To Start A New Business
    Every new business start up has a business plan that varies in sophistication from a few brief thoughts, an idea or aspiration to a formal written document setting out all major elements. Preparing a business plan is essential if grants are to be applied for or money is being borrowed to fund the start up. The strong message being that potential lenders regard a business plan as essential.
    Date of Article: 17Feb2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • How To Set A Sales Price For Your Product Or Service
    Setting the selling price at which a business sells its products or services is one of the most crucial decisions a business must make. Setting a selling price too low throws money away while setting a price too high loses sales volume and inhibits growth.
    Date of Article: 10Feb2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Things You Need To Know Before The Vat Inspection
    Trained vat officers do inspect company accounts on a regular basis and know exactly the types of errors likely to be uncovered. Up to date accounting records are required by all vat registered businesses and may contain common errors and misunderstandings which can cost the business dearly.
    Date of Article: 31Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • An Introduction To Registration And Accounting For Value Added Tax
    Value added tax is the tax amount added to the value of goods and services by a vat registered business when sold or transferred. Vat is not charged by businesses that are not registered for vat. This guide covers the vat threshold, accounting for value added tax, registration and submitting the quarterly vat tax return online.
    Date of Article: 30Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Personal Qualities Required To Be An Entrepreneur And Start Your Own Business
    The success of every small business and especially a new start up business is dependent upon the personal qualities and abilities of the small business owner. Some skills and abilities are more important than others to an entrepreneur but rarely are all qualities are required and invariably some are essential to start your own business and make it a success.
    Date of Article: 28Jan2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Basic Bookkeeping For Small Business Can Save Money
    Every business is required to keep a set of financial records to enable those accounts to be submitted and the tax payable calculated. Bookkeeping is the prime stage in keeping those books and at its most basic level does not require high levels of accounting knowledge and experience and accountant fees can be saved.
    Date of Article: 12Jan2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Solve Business Problems Before They Become Critical With Accounting Software
    Running a business and ignoring or having inadequate accounting software is like building a house on top of a bonfire and not bothering to fit a fire alarm. Many small businesses run into difficulties sooner or later, it is a fact of business life. Timing and how those crises are dealt with are critical to both the success and in some cases survival of the business.
    Date of Article: 11Jan2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Top Paye Questions Answered
    Employers and particularly new employers ask a variety of questions in administering the PAYE scheme. The top questions and answers include tax codes, week 1 basis, employee or self employment status, national insurance, statutory sick pay and what happens when an employee does not provide a P45 from previous employment.
    Date of Article: 10Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Pay As You Earn Wages And Salaries Tax Scheme Explained
    The PAYE system is a payroll administration system whereby employers deduct on a weekly or monthly basis income tax and national insurance contributions from employees wages and salaries. The PAYE administration involves the calculation of deductions, often performed by payroll software, and the tax returns and forms required by the tax authority which in the UK is the Inland Revenue.
    Date of Article: 09Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Accounting Software Can Be Sophisticated Or Simple But Rarely Both
    Many types of accounting software exist to record the financial transactions of business and provide the management with financial control to achieve the profit and loss performance required. The correct choice is highly dependent upon the size of the business and the degree of sophistication and financial control required.
    Date of Article: 08Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Using Accounting Software To Make Your Business More Profitable
    Big business uses the financial function and accounting software to analyse and improve financial performance through financial control and the exploitation of opportunities. Small business has a serious problem of viewing accounting software as an administrative headache for annual tax purposes missing the valuable opportunities the financial system can provide.
    Date of Article: 07Jan2008
    Category: Business - General
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  • Bookkeeping Software Spreadsheets Are Essential Small Business Accounting Tools
    Accurate financial records must be kept by every business and bookkeeping software spreadsheets can satisfy this requirement. Further by adopting a simple accounting system the small business can use the bookkeeping spreadsheets to both manage financial control over the business and complete the essential task of reporting for tax purposes.
    Date of Article: 05Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Deciding Between Bookkeeping Software And Bookkeeping Services
    All small businesses have to choose between keeping manual records of financial transactions and the benefits, advantages and disadvantages of utilising bookkeeping software and or employing bookkeeping services for this purpose. The correct choice will vary from business to business but a choice should be made to achieve the best financial performance.
    Date of Article: 03Jan2008
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Financial Control Using Self Employed Single Entry Bookkeeping System
    Single entry bookkeeping is an accounting practise that can be employed by small business and in particular self employed business where a balance sheet is not required for financial control or tax purposes. A self employed bookkeeping system is basically the production of an income and expenditure account to produce a net taxable profit for tax purposes.
    Date of Article: 08Dec2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Bookkeepers And Accountants Choose Double Entry Bookkeeping For Accuracy
    Double entry bookkeeping is the technique employed by accounting software to accurately record financial transactions stretching back hundreds of years Double entry bookkeeping means every financial transaction has an equal and opposite effect which is checked using a trial balance prior to producing a profit and loss account and balance sheet.
    Date of Article: 07Dec2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Filling The Self Assessment Tax Return Detailed Profit And Loss Account
    Sole traders and self employed business in the UK are required to complete a self assessment tax return. Accurate accounting records are required to complete the self assessment return with income and expenditure of different types being entered against specific box numbers. These notes explain how those accounting records should be entered in the income and expenditure section of the self assessment tax return form.
    Date of Article: 06Dec2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Single Entry Is Simple While Double Entry Bookkeeping May Be The Only Option
    The bookkeeping system adopted by a business is based upon double entry principles for all limited companies but self employed businesses may use a single entry bookkeeping system if a statement of assets and liabilities is not required. Bookkeeping is the recording of the prime financial transactions of a business usually by a bookkeeper or accounts clerk in the business books.
    Date of Article: 05Dec2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Self Employment Registration And The Self Assessment Tax Return Form
    Everyone who starts a business in the UK is required to register that business within three months of starting up the new business or receive a penalty fine for non registration. Having registered as self employed the trader will be required to complete the Inland Revenue self assessment tax return form each year.
    Date of Article: 04Dec2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Self Assessment Tax Return Form And Capital Tax Allowances
    The capital allowances section of the self assessment tax return form is the most difficult for people who are self employed and not conversant with at least a minimum knowledge of accounting and the tax system. Completing the self assessment tax return requires the self employed businessman to understand the tax system as applied to capital allowances that can be claimed against fixed assets.
    Date of Article: 02Dec2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Payroll Software Reduces The Paye Administration
    Pay as you earn administration and maintaining payroll records is time consuming for all small businesses. The financial information and paye records are highly sensitive and must be scrupulously accurate since it may be inspected by the Inland Revenue and also carries legal responsibilities to the employees. Payroll Software can carry the paye burden.
    Date of Article: 01Dec2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Small Business Accounting Software Can Improve Business Performance
    A talented entrepreneur may have all the skills in the world but only achieves the desired level of financial performance by paying acute attention to the profitability of the business. Small business accounting software is a vital management tool to broaden the management function to include accounting and finance and improve business performance.
    Date of Article: 29Nov2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Taxi Drivers Miss Out On Capital Tax Allowances
    Taxi drivers who employ a taxi accountant to prepare their taxi accounts may or may not be at risk of under claiming capital tax allowances. Many drivers who prepare their own taxi driver accounts may not have the expert capital tax allowance knowledge to minimise their tax liability.
    Date of Article: 10Nov2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Essential requirements of a Limited Company Memorandum of Association
    Every company registered in the UK must have a Memorandum of Association that defines the scope, powers and objects of the limited liability company. The Memorandum of Association is vitally important as any transactions deemed to be outside the objects are not legally enforceable.
    Date of Article: 06Nov2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • With these tips Taxi Driver Accounts do not have to be Taxing
    Taxi Drivers should not to bury their heads under the dashboard when it comes to producing a set of taxi driver accounts. Producing a set of taxi accounts without the use of a taxi accountant is possible and significantly easier if a professional taxi accounting software package is used.
    Date of Article: 04Nov2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Product Review DIY Accounting Paye and Payroll Software
    DIY Accounting Payroll Software is unusually written on a series of excel spreadsheet templates, Three versions of the small business payroll system are available dependent upon the number of employees, being a payroll solution for up to 5 employees, up to 10 employees and up to 20 employees.
    Date of Article: 01Nov2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Product Review DIY Accounting Limited Company Accounting Software
    DIY Accounting Software for UK limited liability companies is a series of bookkeeping templates on excel spreadsheets, suitable for any small limited company producing an automated monthly profit and loss account and a set of final company accounts with balance sheet and notes ready for publication.
    Date of Article: 31Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Product Review DIY Accounting Small Business Accounting Software UK
    DIY Accounting small business accounting software UK package is a series of templates written on excel spreadsheets, suitable for any self-employed business whether vat registered or not producing an automated monthly profit and loss account and an excel copy of the self assessment tax return form as the end products.
    Date of Article: 30Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • No Frills Limited Liability Company Formation
    Registration of a limited liability company in the UK is not a complex business. Four documents are required to create a limited liability company. Documents which are available quite cheaply including the main company registration forms which are free.
    Date of Article: 23Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Benefits of Limited Company Formation
    The essentials ingredients required for company formation of a new limited liability company in the UK. Tax advantages are an important consideration with corporation tax changing over the next period from 2007 - 2010 while incorporation of a limited liability company carries several other advantages and disadvantages.
    Date of Article: 17Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Choosing Small Business Payroll Software
    Running a successful small business presupposes the proprietor is Jack of all Trades when in reality the truth is they are Master of One. Payroll is one part of business management where expertise is required. Mastering the PAYE system is an essential function with substantial adherence to legislation and the needs and motivation of its employees. Choosing small business payroll software can carry this burden.
    Date of Article: 15Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Payroll Essentials for New Employers
    When you engage someone to work for you, you become their employer. Every employer operating a PAYE scheme must have an understanding of the HMCE payroll essentials. Payroll essentials that payroll software packages satisfy include both the knowledge to correctly calculate income tax and national insurance plus legal obligations to each employee.
    Date of Article: 08Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Corporation Tax Return
    Corporation Tax is a tax on a company’s taxable income or profits. A company being any limited company whether by shares or guarantee, members clubs and associations, trade and housing associations and co-operative groups. A company tax return consists of the completed Corporation Tax Return form CT600 and the annual financial accounts and statements which support the tax calculation.
    Date of Article: 04Oct2007
    Category: Business - General
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  • Value Added Tax, Vat Schemes and Vat Thresholds
    Value Added Tax is a tax payable by any taxable person or business on sales income unless exempted or zero rated when the annual level of sales reaches the vat threshold limit, raised to £64,000 p.a. from 1st April 2007. Vat output tax is payable on total sales whether a business has registered for vat or not. Register for vat when the vat threshold is reached to enable vat input tax to be reclaimed and minimise vat liability with a vat scheme.
    Date of Article: 24Aug2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Practical Self Employed Tax Tips
    Being Self Employed in the UK carries with it responsibility to sort out your own tax affairs, the first tax tip is to maintain good records of the business income and expenses to minimise tax liability. With tax rates of up to 40%, tax is an essential area to achieve a degree of competence. DIY Accounting produces both Accounting Software templates and Payroll Software templates that ease the record keeping.
    Date of Article: 22Aug2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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  • Top Self employed Tax Questions
    HMRC enquire into approximately 75,000 self assessment tax returns each year. Most tax enquiries result in extra tax being payable because business turnover has been understated or non allowable business expenses have been claimed, resulting in interest and penalties on the extra tax for that year and sometimes previous years and a higher tax rate. These frequently asked questions can help avoid interest and penalties with a few tax tips.
    Date of Article: 21Aug2007
    Category: Finance & Investment
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