Are you striking out on your own and forging new ground in your career as a sole trader or as part of a new business? Do you have additional incomes, other than being an employee, and want to know what your tax requirements are? It has never been easier to set up as a...

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More and more people are going it alone when it comes to work. Whether it is for family reasons, or you have had enough of long commutes and working for others, setting up your own business is easier and more popular than ever before. There are a few choices that come with that and...

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Attempts to scam people out of their hard-earned money are an unfortunate reality. Despite efforts to raise awareness of scams and let people know what to look out for, fraudsters will find ways around them. We believe that scamming is very wrong, and we want to do our bit to help keep that awareness...

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Last month we took an in-depth look at finding the right successor when the time comes to retire from your own business. That is not your only option though, and we are keeping our promise of taking a look at your alternative options: selling or merging with another company. Let’s see how to go...

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For many of us, when it comes to retirement time all we have to think about is what our last day will be at work and how we will draw down our pension. However, as more and more people set up and run their own business, retiring becomes something that we need to think...

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This is a question we get almost on a daily basis. The simple answer is that it will always depend on your particular circumstances and whether you are referring to your personal ones, those of your business, or both. To help put things into some context, we are focusing on the key tax requirements...

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It turns out that 2016 was a record year for new business start-ups. According to an article published in the Telegraph, 80 new companies were born every hour last year. With the way in which we work becoming more and more flexible, it may be that 2017 is even more of a record breaker...

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