Category: Online Business
E-Marketplace Disclosure Facility Closes Soon
The Tax Office “amnesty” of reduced penalties for e-marketplace and e-auction website traders, that started on the 14th March 2012, is drawing to a close. The intention to make a disclosure has to be lodged with HMRC by the 14th June 2012 and the completed disclosure form and payment should reach HMRC by the 14th September 2012.
HMRC claim that penalties levied under this scheme will be capped at a maximum of 10% of the tax due, and in some cases waived altogether.
This is the latest scheme to try and encourage unregistered tax payers to fall into line…
Working Together – You, Me and Xero!
Proud to be a Xero Certified Partner, I have extended our client services to include the following functions, which are exclusive to Xero Partners:
Xero Cashbook – Manage your cashflow online with Xero, but leave the rest of your account management in our hands. Contact us any time using the “Ask My Accountant” button on the help menu in Xero Cashbook if you have any questions.
New Website Theme
Regular visitors will (hopefully) have noticed a radical change in the look of the website recently. A client of mine, Ash Goodman, a wordpress expert based in the Philippines showed me a wordpress theme he had developed that was just about to go on general release. For a while I have been looking for an elegant, uncluttered, professional theme that was easy to manipulate, easy to add to and easy to live with generally.
We are Xero Certified Advisors!
I learnt today that I have passed my Xero Certified Advisor’s exam and will now appear of the Xero website as such (shortly)! I am really pleased about this because…
Get Online – Get a free business website today!
Getting British Business Online is a joint initiative between Google, BT, Enterprise UK and e-skills UK. Every British business can get a FREE website by going to Get British Business Online. The scheme is totally free for 2 years and then you just need to renew your domain and you are set for another 2 years.
Setting up your FREE website will only take a few minutes.
My New Shopping Cart Has Autoresponder Service Built In
You will have noticed a steady stream of jiggling going on with this site of late. Different themes, different front page content, different allsorts!
I can’t really apologize because overall, it is in the site’s, and our own, best interests.
I am moving to a membership site as things develop. Don’t worry, it will still be free as always,
Online Bookkeeping Sites – How Would You Choose One?
Over the past couple of weeks I have been looking into on-line bookkeeping sites for a client of mine. I first did this exercise 3 years ago when the choices were limited and the services on offer were very basic. I have been seriously impressed this time though. The sites have matured beyond recognition and [...]
The Truth and Lies about SEO
This is a guest post by my friend Louisa Nardini. I hope you find it as interesting as I have. Since the introduction of search engines SEO – or search engine optimisation – has been seen as one of internet marketing’s dark arts. The skill of optimising a website or webpage in such a way [...]
Big Brother Is Watching You!
This topic came up today in a discussion with a client about how things from years ago that had been completely forgotten, can come and bite you on the bum! Do you realize that everything you post about on the internet in all it’s forms; on forums like UK Business Labs (my favourite), Ecademy etc.,
Massive Changes Are Occuring Here
I made a decsion yesterday that affects this blog and all the other sites my company has scattered around the internet. It explains why the theme here has changed – again. The changes are that gradually, all the sites are going to be merged into this one. It means that this blog,
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