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Business Helpsheets

Our Business Advice service covers a wide range of areas that provide insight and planning into business and tax matters.

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Business Start-up
Using Us as Your Business Adviser
Running Your Own Business
Preparing Your Business Plan
Employed or Self Employed?
Should You Form a Limited Company?
Forming a Limited Company
Buying a Company "Off the Shelf"
Limited Liability Partnerships
More about Limited Liability Partnerships
Partnership Agreements
An Introduction to the Tax System for the Self Employed
Choosing your Accounting Date
An Introduction to the Tax System for the Self Employed
Allowable Expenses

Business General
Employing Your Spouse
Husband and Wife Businesses
Tax Free Gifts to Staff
National Minimum Wage
Salary Sacrifice
Childcare Provided by Employers
Industrial Buildings Allowance
Could Your Business Survive Without You?
Capital Allowances
The Construction Industry Scheme from 6 April 2007
Subcontractors and the Construction Industry Scheme
2008/09 Tax Calendar

Business Management
How to Increase Your Profit
Six Steps to an Effective Business Plan
How to Present a Request for Finance to Your Bank
How to Gain the Most out of Your Accounting Records
Keeping an Eye on Your Cashflow
How to Balance Your Bank Account
How to Balance Your (Creditors) Purchase Ledger
How to Balance Your Sales (Debtors) Control Account
Buy, HP, or Lease?
The Value of Outsourcing

Business Administration
Getting the Stationery Right
How Long Should you Keep Books and Records
Dealing with Employee Absence
Computer Comfort and Safety in the Workplace
Insuring Your Business

Self Employed
Employed or Self Employed?
An Introduction to the Tax System for the Self Employed
Use of Vehicle Mileage Rates for the Self Employed

Limited Companies
Forming a Limited Company
Buying a Company "Off the Shelf"
The Law and Directors' Responsibilities
The Company Secretary
The Companies Act 2006
Statutory Records
Audit Exemption
An Introduction to Corporation Tax
Corporation Tax Self Assessment
Companies - Getting the Timing Right
Company Bonus or Dividend
How much Dividend can I Take?
Employee Share Schemes
Personal Service Companies
Striking Off
Managed Service Companies

PAYE & NI, Benefits in Kind
An Introduction to PAYE
Tax Free Gifts to Staff
National Insurance Planning
Minimising the Risk of Employer Compliance Visits
Don't Pay Too Much National Insurance
Benefits in Kind and Expenses Payments
Company Car Tax
Payslips

VAT
An Introduction to VAT
VAT Do's and Don'ts
VAT Cash Accounting Scheme
VAT Annual Accounting Scheme
VAT Flat Rate Scheme
VAT Bad Debt Relief
VAT - How to Survive the Enforcement Powers
Recovering VAT on Staff Expenses
VAT Fuel Scale Charge
Group VAT Registration

Personal Taxation
An Introduction to Self Assessment
Planning for a Year's Prosperity
Making A Will and Other Related Matters
Inheritance Tax Planning
Does Your Estate Planning Pass the Test?
Tax Aspects of Your Home
Stamp Duties
Separation & Divorce
Why you Need an Enduring Power of Attorney
Giving to Charity
Interest and Tax Payments
Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
Are you Still on Track for Retirement?
Pension Credit
The Child Trust Fund
Supporting your Children

Savings & Investments
Tax Efficient Investments
Tax on Savings Income
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)
Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs)
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
Capital Gains Tax EIS Deferral Relief
VCT & EIS Compared
Tax Aspects of Property Investment
Buy to Let Properties
Capital Gains Tax
Accumulation and Maintenance Trusts
Stakeholder Pensions
Pension Contributions and Tax Relief
The New Pensions Regime

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