We are currently nearing the 31 July deadline for your second Payment on Account. But what does this mean and how does it work? Payments on Account are advance payments towards your self-assessment tax bill. Two of these payments are made each year, and each payment is half your previous year’s tax bill. They are […]
We are now Fairtrade at Whitesides! We decided that we will endeavour to buy as many products for the office that are Fairtrade as possible. After speaking with Linda from Fairtrade-Horsforth, who is very helpful,we decided that there is no time like the present to try and be a little better! Horsforth became a Fairtrade […]
Canada Day Celebrations! 1st of July is one of my favourite days of the year, it is Canada’s Birthday AKA Canada Day. Our Official National Pride Day where we celebrate the day we became a Nation in our own right. This year was a particularly big number at a whole 150 years old! If you […]
#GOHOMEONTIME Mental health at work can be one of the subjects that people are frightened to talk about, but there are many ways to get help should you need it (see some of the links below). It is estimated three in ten employees will experience a mental health problem in any one year, and as […]
Office Manager Adam travels to London! It’s not every day that accountants from Bradford travel to London, but as Bradford City made it to the League 1 play-off final after beating Fleetwood Town in the semi-finals I made the trip down with my wife (Stacey), her uncle (Adrian), her god son (William) and Joel our […]
ACA Trainee Required for Accountants in Leeds We are looking to recruit an ACA Trainee Accountant to join our office in Leeds in September 2017 (or earlier by agreement). What to expect As a trainee accountant, you will be given an insight in to a wide range of areas including financial and management accounts preparation, audit work(including Solicitors Accounts Rules Audits […]
There have been unprecedented number of tax changes affecting the contractor sector recently. Below we have considered some of the changes due to affect the contractor sector this year. IR35 and Public Sector Contractors From April, most contractors working with the public sector are likely to be caught under the new IR35 rules. This means […]
In his first Autumn Statement as Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced an introduction of a new 16.5% flat rate of VAT for businesses which have a very low cost base. These businesses will be known as a ‘limited cost trader’. From 1 April 2017, new and existing users of the Flat Rate Scheme will need to determine whether […]
The tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April to following year. You will need to complete a Self Assessment tax return if, in the last tax year any of the following applied to you: You were self-employed; You received more than £2,500 in untaxed income, for example from renting out a property or […]
Does your business have employees? Are you paying them enough? Not knowing the difference between the Living Wage, the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage could result in large penalties for failing to pay employees correctly. To help clarify, here is a summary of the three main terms relating to wages: National […]
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