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April 24, 2014

If it sounds too good to be true… then look before you leap!


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The announcement of the Government’s plans in last month’s Budget to give savers more freedom over how they use their pension funds to finance their retirement years, has certainly attracted

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April 7, 2014

Ticking tasks off the to-do list


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Everything should fall into its own pockets….at least that’s how work should be. Believe it or not, we actually have a blog rota to make sure that our valued clients

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April 1, 2014

Stealth Tax – did you see it?


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The trick of ‘stealth’ planes is that they don’t get picked up on radar – before you know it bombs are falling and you’ve had no chance to prepare for

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February 28, 2014

Pensions – the worst investment?


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I attended an excellent event last night.  It was the Barnes Roffe LLP Directors’ Question Time.  We were hosted by HSBC in their tower in Docklands and we had an

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November 25, 2013

More assurance please


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So you’ve survived the worst that the recessions, both of them, have thrown at you and buoyed by the green shoots of recovery and a bulging order book, as predicted

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November 14, 2013

Big Brother is really watching you…….


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What do you know about your customers?  Contrast it with what companies know about you. Information is not only power, it allows you to make good decisions which benefit your

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November 11, 2013

Using the prompt payment code


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I was listening to Radio 5 recently when the debate changed, unexpectedly, to The Prompt Payment Code. During the ensuing discussion the startling statistic of £30 billion being overdue to

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October 24, 2013

Sage 50 Accounts – Selected tips and tricks


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Many of our clients use Sage 50 Accounts to maintain their accounting records. Sage has been around for a long time and has added a lot of features over the

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August 19, 2013

Cloud based (on-line) accounting systems


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The age of cloud based systems has come upon us. But what is a cloud based accounting system and how can it help you? What is a Cloud Based Accounting

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August 16, 2013

Real Time Information (RTI) – Extension Update


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Three months into the compulsory requirement of reporting PAYE information in real time, HMRC have announced the temporary relaxation of RTI reporting rules for small businesses will be extended from

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August 14, 2013

Directors’ Question Time


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Just a short note to say that we have an exciting new event coming up at the East London Office next month. Directors’ Question Time will adopt a similar format to

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August 12, 2013

Planning for progress


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This month the Wallace family, with dog, less cat, jumped into the car and headed north to Scotland for our summer holiday.  For the cat fans out there, the cat

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