• Posted March 24, 2025

The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Filing Your First Tax Return

Filing your first tax return can feel like navigating uncharted territory. Whether you’ve recently become self-employed, started earning additional income, or received a notice from HMRC, understanding the basics of the Self-Assessment process is essential for compliance and peace of mind. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to confidently complete […]


  • Posted March 10, 2025

How to Set Effective Financial KPIs for Your Businesses

Introduction As your business grows from a solo operation to a small team with employees, tracking your financial performance becomes increasingly complex – yet even more critical. You can no longer rely on checking your bank balance to gauge your business’ health. At this crucial growth stage, implementing the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can […]


  • Posted March 5, 2025

How Do You Check Your Tax Code?

Introduction Your tax code may look like a random assortment of numbers and letters, but it significantly impacts how much tax you pay each month. At Whitesides Chartered Accountants, we regularly help clients discover they’ve been assigned incorrect tax codes. This straightforward guide explains how to check your tax code, understand what it means, and […]


  • Posted February 28, 2025

Top Tax Tips for Individuals as We Approach the Tax Year End

Introduction The current tax year end is rapidly approaching and now is a crucial time to review your financial situation and ensure you’re taking advantage of all available tax allowances and reliefs. At Whitesides Chartered Accountants, we’ve compiled our top tax-saving tips to help you make the most of the remaining weeks before the 5 […]


  • Posted October 2, 2024

Part-Time Payroll and Personal Tax Administrator Required – POSITION NOW FILLED

Part-Time Payroll and Personal Tax Administrator Required Job Description We are independent firm of Chartered Accountants based in Horsforth, due to continued growth we are now looking for a part-time payroll and personal tax administrator to join our team. We are looking for someone to work 25 hours per week across a minimum of 4 […]


  • Posted September 27, 2024

AAT Accounts Trainee Required – POSITION NOW FILLED

We are looking for a school leaver who is interested is starting an AAT accounting apprenticeship to join our team. Job Description We are a small friendly practice based in North Leeds are seeking an AAT Trainee Accountant to join the firm. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring financial professional. You will learn […]


  • Posted July 30, 2024

We are hiring! – POSITION NOW FILLED

Office Administration Assistant Location: North Leeds, Horsforth Hours: Part-time, 20-28 hours per week, 5 Days Mon-Fri Start: September 2024 Job description We are a small friendly accountancy practice based in Horsforth,  seeking someone on a permanent basis, initially to cover Maternity Leave, to join our team to support the Admin team with the day to […]


  • Posted September 21, 2023

Tax Deadlines for 2023/24 – Key Dates for Self-Assessment Tax Returns

6th April – Start of the Tax Year The tax year runs from 6th April to 5th April the following year, any income earned in this period needs to be reported on your self-assessment tax return. This is also the date any new tax rates or allowances announced in the budget are implemented. Fun Fact: […]


  • Posted March 17, 2023

2023 Spring Budget

On 15 March 2023, Jeremy Hunt announced his Spring Budget 2023, coined as the “budget for growth”, the latest budget aims to deliver long term, sustainable and healthy economic growth in several key areas. We have outlined below a summary of the main areas that will impact our clients. Investment Zones Following the regeneration projects […]


  • Posted March 3, 2023

We are hiring!

AAT Qualified Accountant/ Accounts Semi-Senior A rare chance to join a growing independent firm of Chartered Accountants, based in North Leeds. This friendly, family run firm was established in 1989 and is now into its second generation. The firm has a successful track record of providing opportunities for learning and developing home grown talent from […]