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Tax investigations
A guide to what to expect if you are the subject of an investigation by HMRC. Anyone who has experienced the difficulty of trying to get through to the HMRC helpline may think that it is an organisation too large and complex to do anything quickly. However, while it may seemingly lack the ability to…
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Auto-enrolment
Small businesses employing 40-49 workers will begin complying with their auto-enrolment duties from 1 August. The dates when businesses begin complying with auto-enrolment are known as staging dates. From this date employers are required to have enrolled employees onto a workplace pension scheme, written to staff members and signed the declaration of compliance.
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Financing your business – what you need to know
A guide to alternative business finance Setting up a business and funding it while it takes its first, unsteady steps in the world can be an expensive proposition. As it grows and becomes more resilient, a successful company will begin to be able to stand tall on its own 2 feet, but the initial infancy…
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GAAP – biggest change in 30 years
A guide to the new accounting standards Accountants aren’t known for being in the business of change. While the external environment around them and the numbers coming in may change, an accountant brings stability and reliability to a business by using established practices to ensure complete compliance. But now the rules governing accounting standards are…
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HMRC steps up scrutiny of largest businesses
The tax returns of two thirds of the 800 largest businesses operating in the UK are under “enquiry”, HMRC announced after yesterday’sstakeholder conference. Jennie Grainger, director general of enforcement and compliance, told the conference that this did not mean that http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/HMRC%20building_most large businesses were “on the make” and that the large business tax gap included elements like…
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Congratulations to Hydrate for Health
Congratulations to our client Hydrate for Health who has agreed a deal that will see its product delivered to the homes of hundreds of new customers. Clifton-based Hydrate for Health has announced a partnership with Select Home Delivery Service for a UK-wide trial of its product the hydrant for patients with spinal injuries being cared…
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Certified Accountants in Bristol Warrant Potential Business Growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says that in 2013, most private sector businesses in the UK were SMEs (accounting for about 99.9 percent) and employed 59.3 percent of the workforce (about 14.4 million people). In addition, they generated 48.1 percent of the turnover produced by the entire private sector. The immense numbers that small…
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Delegating Tasks to Bristol Bookkeeping Pros Expedites Business Growth
Businesses─ regardless of venture or industry─ require long hours of work combined with dedication, perseverance, determination, and iron will to create profit and generate growth. The gravity of financial responsibilities, though, is slightly concerning for small and medium enterprise (SME) owners, as supported by a study published in a Yahoo! UK and Ireland Finance article…
