Tax returns: Don't leave it too late!

They can be convoluted, confusing and take up many hours of your time but tax returns are important – and must be done to a deadline. And the cut off date for this financial year – 31 January 2017 – is quickly looming.  With Christmas and the party season on the horizon, employers and employees’ […]

Cloud bookkeeping – what is it?

Technology is constantly developing and with these advances come new words and terms. One of the latest phrases to start peppering conversations is “the cloud” which is now being applied to bookkeeping software. The cloud, in computing terms, is another word for the internet and relates to services that are delivered through the web, such […]

The new minimum wage: what you need to know

Thousands of workers across the UK are set to receive a boost in their October pay packets, after a new minimum wage kicked in. The hike was agreed by the Government in March and is a positive step in the world of payroll, after incidents of workers not receiving the minimum recently making national headlines. […]

Don’t delay when it comes to auto enrolment

The scheme may have been around for several years but small to medium sized firms need to start taking note of auto enrolment as deadlines are looming. All companies across the UK -whether they employ 1 person or 100 – must have enrolled their staff into a pension scheme by November 2017. But many businesses […]