Keeping self-employed tax records
If you are self-employed as a sole trader or as a partner in a business partnership, then you must keep suitable business records as well as separate personal records of your income.
For tax
Recovery Loan Scheme
The new Recovery Loan Scheme was launched on 6 April 2021. The new scheme allows businesses of any size to access loans and other kinds of finance between £25,000 and £10 million. The scheme will
The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme
One of the measures announced at the Budget was the introduction of a new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme to help home buyers purchase property. The scheme was officially made available from Monday, 19
A reminder that not all costs are costs…
Costs are defined as something that has to be paid or spent to acquire something. Costs include the acquisition of:
An object, say material required to convert into saleable goods.
A service, for
Vaccine for your business
There is a poignant similarity between the effects of COVID on us personally and our businesses.
Thankfully, the possible dire consequences of catching the Coronavirus bug are being countered by a
Website development costs
One of the main areas to consider in deciding how to treat a deductible expense is whether the cost is revenue or capital in nature. There is no single, simple test that can be applied to decide which
Lockdown changes 12 April 2021
Even the unseasonably cold weather does not seem to have stopped people in England getting their first taste of normality for many months as many restrictions were lifted on 12th April 2021.
The full
Repaying overclaimed SEISS grants
Self-employed individuals (including partnerships) who have overclaimed the Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) must pay back the overpayment to HMRC. The rules for repaying HMRC state that
Property repossessions from 1 April 2021
There have been a significant number of measures introduced to help those experiencing financial difficulties because of coronavirus. Throughout the course of the pandemic, the Financial Conduct
One-off £500 payment for working households receiving tax-credits
As part of the March 2021 Budget, the Chancellor announced that the temporary £20 weekly uplift in Universal Credits would continue for a further six months, until the end of September 2021. It was
