Mike Evans
Get paid on time
Tips to help you get paid earlier While an IT contractor or creative freelancer is less likely to go out of business as a result of late...
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Mike Evans
Nov 28, 20193 min read
Re-billing Expenses
Advice on passing your expenses onto your client Re-billing expenses might seem like a simple task but it’s an area that we commonly see...
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Mike Evans
Nov 28, 20194 min read
Invoicing Guide
What needs to be on an invoice? Essential items Your trading name – the name that your client will recognise as your business. Your...
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Mike Evans
Nov 5, 20195 min read
Tax breaks for electric car owners
Possible tax savings on electric company cars In 20 years the UK plans to ban the manufacture of petrol/diesel cars so the switch to an...
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Mike Evans
Nov 5, 20193 min read
IR35 tips for contractors
Tips to help contractors stay outside of IR35 IR35 governs whether a contractor working through a limited company is a legitimate...
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Mike Evans
Oct 15, 20193 min read
How to spot HMRC scams
Spot the difference between real and fake HMRC communications In an age of MTD and tax ‘simplification’, HMRC are emailing, calling and...
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Mike Evans
Oct 15, 20193 min read
Payments on account for self-assessment
Explaining why you pay personal tax on account When your self-assessment tax bill goes over £1,000, you switch from the standard method...
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Mike Evans
Sep 12, 20193 min read
Business Pension Contributions
Making personal pension contributions rather than business contributions through a company could cost you over £3k a year!
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Mike Evans
Sep 11, 20192 min read
Navigating the Government Gateway
A short guide on HMRC's online services and how to get your Government Gateway credentials.
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Mike Evans
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Open banking and FreeAgent
What is open banking and how it effects FreeAgent users Almost every client we’ve worked with loves FreeAgent but if there is ever an...
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Mike Evans
Jul 10, 20193 min read
More bad news for landlords
Recent tax changes to be aware of if you have a rental property There has been a trend in recent years of the government changing...
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Mike Evans
Apr 18, 20192 min read
2019/20 tax year
The new tax year started a few weeks ago and there are some significant changes for small business owners. You can download the Focus...
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Mike Evans
Apr 1, 20193 min read
How and when to register for MTD for VAT
If you’re unaware of what MTD is, then we wrote a more in-depth article here. When to register Any VAT registered business can register...
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Mike Evans
Mar 6, 20193 min read
MTD for VAT
Key points · The main principles of MTD are that you’ll be submitting tax data through software rather than directly to HMRC and you’ll...
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Mike Evans
Feb 28, 20192 min read
Case study - James' Year Off
To most people, this graph doesn’t depict a healthy business. The consistent turnover and profits have plummeted to the point where we’re...
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Mike Evans
Feb 20, 20191 min read
Get paid to switch banks
If you bank with RBS or Natwest you might be able to get paid up to £1,000 to switch to someone else! During the 2008 recession, RBS...
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Mike Evans
Jan 7, 20191 min read
Auto Enrolment changes
The minimum contributions you and your staff pay into your automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme will increase from 6th April...
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Mike Evans
Jul 18, 20182 min read
Becoming a buy to let landlord
Ideally the government wants more home owners but with house prices so high it’s very difficult for first time buyers to get on to the...
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Mike Evans
Jul 18, 20182 min read
Banking in 2018
In the last few years we’ve seen an influx in a new type of app-based personal bank that promises heaps of advantages over their old...
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