Overtime and the law of unintended consequences

26 Nov 2014 | Blog

There has been a lot of press coverage about the recent court case where it was held that overtime should be included in calculating holiday pay. I do wonder if it will have a negative effect on the amount which employees will earn in future. Thinking about how...
November 2014 Tax Newsletter

November 2014 Tax Newsletter

20 Nov 2014 | Newsletters

Our November 2014 Tax Newsletter is now available to download and contains lots of useful information for small businesses. Contents include: NIC on salesman’s commission Corporation tax quarterly instalment payments Using the new 2015 pension rules for estate...

Who’s going to be your next big customer?

19 Nov 2014 | Blog

As small business owners, we are always looking for the next big customer, as they are our promise of prosperity in the future!  We invest in marketing which is targeted at getting to the right prospects, we point our salesman in the general direction of that...

Rates Rise Continues

17 Nov 2014 | Blog

Whenever I am speaking with my clients and we discuss overheads of the business, almost without exception, the cost where there is most objection is business rates. Whilst business owners accept rent and staff costs, no value is ever seen in paying business rates. It...