Bin your spreadsheets – How to improve profit & save time with Sage! Whitesides are delighted to be hosting a free event at Leeds Business Week along with Kevin Brown from Sage. Sage software is the most widely used accounting software in the UK and has over 6 million customers worldwide. In April 2019 HMRC […]
You wouldn’t normally associate your accountant with middle/long distance running, they are more likely to be chasing after receipts and tax codes! But here at Whitesides Chartered Accountants in Leeds we have been improving our fitness, losing weight and clocking up the miles in preparation for the Leeds 10k Corporate Challenge on 8 July, and […]
“Re-enrolment” means putting certain staff back into a pension scheme. Here is our pensions re-enrolment overview, and this must be done 3 years after your automatic enrolment staging date. Step 1 – Choose your re-enrolment date You have a 6-month window in which to set this, starting from 3 months before the 3rd anniversary of […]
Are you interested in joining our team of Accountants in Horsforth? POSITION NOW FILLED We are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Accountant for our busy Horsforth office. Ideally candidates should be either ACA or ACCA qualified, with a minimum of 4 years experience in practice. This is a great opportunity for someone to take that next step in their career, with the opportunity […]
HMRC have confirmed that from 14 February 2018 the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the current platform used to submit VAT Returns electronically, will be decommissioned and replaced with a new platform. From that date, all electronic Returns must be submitted via this new platform. Businesses that manually submit their VAT Returns using HMRC’s website and […]
As the 31st January deadline looms, we recommend paying your self assessment tax bill early to avoid missing the deadline due to unforeseen circumstances. The payment amount due for 31st January is available on your tax computation. This is a link to the HM Revenue & Customs website which details the various ways in which […]
The last month saw Tanis and myself, Adam, celebrate our first year anniversary working for Whitesides. It would be fair to say that it’s been quite an experience and learning curve for the both of us, both professionally and personally. Tanis – has recently completed her Level 3 Payroll Certificate (which is proudly mounted on […]
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 […]
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