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what can accountant do for a limited company
Limited Companies

What can an accountant do for a limited company?

We have come across quite a few people over the last 15 years attempt to do their limited company accounting themselves to save a small amount of money on accountancy fees. While it may be sensible if you are a sole trader to learn how to do bookkeeping and file your tax returns, trying to

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Limited Companies

Dividend tax rise along with National Insurance rise

Update! As of the 23rd September 2022 it has been announced that the Dividend Tax rise for 21/22 will be reversed for 22/23. National Insurance rise It may have been easy to miss with all the hullabaloo about the National Insurance rises, but dividend tax is getting raised too. The broad details of the 1.25%

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Covid19

Furlough is dead

September is the last month for furlough claims The Government are pulling the plug on support to employers for furloughed staff at the end of September as they anticipate that the economy will be back to normal by October. The grant claims for employees furloughed in the month of September are 60% of the employee’s

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MTD
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Abolition of basis periods and new tax year end?

Abolition of Basis Periods Along with the impending introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for unincorporated businesses and landlords the government made a significant announcement on 20 July that they would abolish basis periods for unincorporated businesses for the 2023/24 tax year to simplify MTD reporting. That change would apply to sole traders, partnerships, as

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Sole Trader vs Limited Company
Limited Companies

Sole trader vs. limited company – which one is best for you?

Is it better to trade as a sole trader or a limited company? Many startups start as a sole trader and later incorporate (move the sole trader business into a newly formed limited company). Many articles on the internet discuss the advantages and disadvantages of trading as a sole trader vs. a limited company. Most

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limited company dividends guide
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Expert Guide to Limited Company Dividends

Many small businesses in the UK are set up as Limited Companies. There are many benefits to this approach and some legal and accounting concepts that owners need to understand. A Limited Company is a separate legal entity to the owners. As such, the money in the company’s bank account does not directly belong to

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