August 2014 Tax Newsletter

August 2014 Tax Newsletter

Our August 2014 Tax Newsletter is now available to download and contains lots of useful information for small businesses. Contents include: Interest on loans to your business Capital tax implications of the loan Agency workers and PAYE Improved tax breaks for...

Four reasons for not preparing a business plan

Thought that would get your attention – but for “reasons” substitute “barriers to overcome” (not good English, but I’m sure you get my drift). First, a few quotes The Entrepreneurs’ view Members of the Young Entrepreneur Council in the US were asked “What is one good...

A Lesson Learned Perhaps?

I think it was interesting and rather telling that Labour leader, Ed Miliband recently pledged that there will be no return to the ‘tax and spend’ policies of past Labour Governments if Labour win the next election. Is this a lesson learned I hear you say?...

A new era of reputation management

In the past, we may have relied on a critic for the local newspaper to let us know if the new restaurant opening in the high street was worth a visit – but now, we can be our own critics. The internet has led to a stream of popular comparison websites, such as...

It may be boring but it’s also extremely valuable

It is a remarkable consistency of business owners that they set up a business in which they themselves are qualified to provide the service or product. It is this working within the business that creates one of the most common frustrations that owners encounter as...