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Author Archives: Accountant Peterborough
Setting up as a Sole Trader in Peterborough?
Becoming a Sole Trader is the easiest way into self-employment and it is for those who are ‘one-man bands.’ You won’t have to pay any registration fees as a sole trader, and keeping your eye on records and accounts is fairly straight forward, also there is the advantage that you get to keep all the [...]
Peterborough based Travel company parts company with chief executive
Peterborough based Thomas Cook group chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa is stepping down with immediate effect. The board seeks to “restore market confidence” after a poor performance of its UK business. It’s unclear if Fontenla-Novoa has a job to go to but he will be replaced by his deputy, Sam Weihagen, which is on an interim [...]
Are you a Tax Cheat? or just want to save tax?
New Campaigns will launched by the HMRC, in the next year with focus on VAT defaulters, private tutors and e-marketplaces. HMRC will use pinpoint software to more accurately target people who have failed to pay the correct tax. The software will also find people who are trading without the HMRC knowing, through the HMRC’s connect [...]
Glastonbury tax protest condemn U2
Doesn’t look like U2 were to get let off one single bit as protests over claims of tax avoidance came to the limelight at Glastonbury Festival 2011 – Bono’s band U2 headlined at the Glastonbury festival as members of Art Uncut, an offshoot of the larger direct action group UK Uncut, complained that 10 guards [...]
I need an Accountant I hear you say? part 2
In our part 2 guide to using an accountant, we cover how you can save time, why tax advice is important and reasons why sitting down and going through financial history with an Accountant is invaluable. Part 2 Outsource, outsource, outsource. Some people believe (or can prove) their time is far too valuable to waste [...]
I need an Accountant I hear you say? part 1
So you’re are thinking of using an accountant, we we’ve got some reasons why that makes perfect sense. Part 1 Do you really know anything about Accounting or Tax Saving? If you have no idea or time and you feel you’re not really up to the task of learning how the process all works, it [...]
A good Accountant in Peterborough, why?
Accountants have been around for donkeys years, centuries in fact and they have provided us with a number of different Accounting services throughout this time. Most people think that Accountants only provide Tax Return Advice, but this is not so, especially that of Stonehouse Accountants in Peterborough. So why can’t most individuals do their own [...]
Business in Peterborough? Know the VAT Threshold…
If you are running a business in Peterborough (or anywhere else in the UK), you’ll need to know about VAT rates and registration thresholds. Plus, there are also some VAT schemes that you could take advantage of to reduce all your paperwork and save you lots of time. You can only use some of these [...]
Startup Britain – Good for Peterborough Business?
If you haven’t heard…Startup Britain is a new campaign launched by Prime Minister David Cameron, and is a direct response to his push for an enterprise-led recovery. Something that Peterborough Business could benefits from you think? So far, just over 60 leading brands have pledged millions of pounds to Startup Britain, which includes discounts on [...]
Budget 2011 – what it means for Peterborough Business – Peterborough Accountants
Today 23rd of March 2011, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, presented the 2011 Budget. The Budget extends on announcements in the Spending Review 2010 and the June Budget 2010. A summary of the Budget 2011: The reduction in the main rate of corporation tax by a further one per cent. From April 2011, [...]