I know it has been some time since you heard from me but the approaching GDPR date of the 25th May 2018 has kicked me up the bottom to resurrect this site and sort out my own approach to how GDPR affects me, my business and my relationship with the readers of this site. I have posted our GDPR compliant …
Auto-Enrolment – The Tricks Begin
I am confident by now that just about everybody is aware that workplace pensions are coming to every employer before the end of 2017. There is even a shiny new government advert on the TV that shows a huge fluffy monster that is trying not to be overlooked. I have already written to each client with their staging date and …
National Minimum Wage increase from 1st October 2015
It has been pointed out to me that I haven’t published the new 2015-16 National Minimum Wage rates this year. These rates changed with effect from the 1st October 2015 and are now as follows:-
Professional Fee Insurance
This is something that I have paid for all the clients of our practice for many years simply because it gives me peace of mind to know that every client, every tax return, every payroll we run is protected from sudden and unexpected fees when HMRC start asking questions. In the past it was up to individuals to take out, …
Webinars Are Coming
I know I have been discussing the putting together of a series of seminars on various business topics for some time and I really did intend to get these started. However, a helpful client recently said that seminars are really 20th Century things and that I should look to presenting Webinars instead. It is true that Seminars are expensive to …
UK Minimum Wage Increases For 2014
This year the adjustment to the UK Minimum Wage seemed to slip through unannounced. It no longer even appears on the HM Revenue & Customs web site. If you want the full history and the current rates you can find it now on https://www.gov.uk website. For those that missed it this year, the hourly rates have increased again with effect …
Tax Challenge
Do you really want to give the taxman £521,700? It’s a lot of money, isn’t it? But, even before the current economic crisis, that’s how much someone earning £30,000 a year would have paid in taxes over their lifetime. While if you are lucky enough to earn more than £30,000, your lifetime tax bills will probably have been even higher. …
And About Time Too!
I know, I know…. It has been too long since I last posted here. I can’t explain why – I simply don’t know why. Maybe I lost my mojo… maybe I have been too busy… maybe I simply forgot. Anyway, over the past few months I have been tackling a new tax and accounts production suite, developing my long relationship …
National Minimum Wage Increase Imminent
As September slips quietly away the annual National Minimum Wage increase is just around the corner. From 1st October 2013 the new National Minimum Wage rates will apply. The new rates
What Are Subscribers For?
I was looking in the back end of this website yesterday and I was very pleasantly surprised about just how many people have actually bothered to subscribe to this site. Firstly then – thank you everyone for your support. Secondly – as there is now a substantial community registered – what about…