Should I hire an accountant?

  Should I hire an accountant? This is a popular question for new business owners, and there is no simple yes or no answer. Sorting out and managing your incomings and outgoings in one thing but calculating your taxations can prove a little too difficult, that when an accountant comes in handy. Hiring an accountant […]

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Registering as self-employed

When we mention the term self-employed, its normal for many people to presume we’re talking about an individual who owns their own company and essentially runs their own business. That’s true in some cases, but the minute you start earning regular money outside of employment, you’re self-employed in the taxman’s eyes. That is why you […]

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Capitalising Assets

One of the fundamentals of business tax policies is making sure that you spread the cost of assets you acquire and develop over the useful life of the asset.  Stretching the cost over that period is a strategy which can increase your profit margin over the whole period, and keep your profit/loss in black. This […]

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