AMR case study: Civils Contracting
We’re lucky to work with a variety of clients who operate in a diverse range of industries. Civils Contracting is a highly successful British company that designs and constructs all kinds of buildings including aircraft hangars, medical premises, retail centres and luxury apartments. We’ve been working with the firm since 2016, and asked Project Director, […]
Stay integrated with a Sage upgrade
We want to warn you of a little-advertised change to the way returns are submitted to HMRC and how this might affect your business. From 14th February this year, the current Government Gateway system will be decommissioned and replaced by a brand new system developed by HMRC. This new setup will not recognise certain older […]
A huge welcome to our new staff
As we look forward to another busy year, we’re delighted to welcome several new staff members to our talented team. Charlotte Field is our new payroll administrator based at AMR’s Tunbridge Wells office. Charlotte has worked in the finance industry for over a decade and has a vast amount of professional knowledge, with a specialism […]
It's holiday time – but we're still working for you!
Christmas is coming and for many of us that means a chance to splash out on gifts and celebrate with family and friends. It’s also a time when we’re most likely to relax and put all our admin and bookkeeping tasks on the back burner. But with important deadlines in the financial calendar looming […]
The most common bookkeeping mistakes – and how to avoid them
It may be perceived as a ‘backroom’ task, but bookkeeping can make or break a business. Effective bookkeeping enables companies to thrive and grow; when responsibilities such as VAT accounting or keeping track of petty cash are shunted to the back of the queue, you could be storing up costly problems for the future. Here […]
Important Changes About Paying HMRC
Over the course of the coming two months HMRC will be making some important changes to the way in which payments to them can be made. From 15 December 2017 the pay at Post Office service will be withdrawn and then from 13 January 2018 HMRC will no longer accept payment by personal credit […]
IR35 – what's your status?
Over recent months we’ve seen an increase in enquiries about the government’s changes to IR35 rules. Put simply, the rules are designed to stop ‘disguised employment’ – i.e. the practice of being paid as a contractor under favourable tax terms, rather than receiving taxable income as an employee on the staff payroll. To help […]
Christmas parties – beware a tax hangover!
Christmas is racing up and businesses all over the country are making plans for an annual festive bash. Many companies still like to treat their staff to an expenses-paid party in December, as a way of saying thank you for all their hard work throughout the year. But it’s worth remembering that there are […]
Reclaiming VAT – How to Claim Tax Back | AMR Bookkeeping
In our helpful VAT reclaim guide we’ll help you answer the following frequently asked questions: What is VAT in the UK? How VAT works? What are the current VAT rates? When does my business have to be registered for VAT? I want to reclaim input VAT When can’t I reclaim VAT? When we first meet […]
So you think you wouldn't fall for a scam? Read on …
Recently we have seen what appears to have been an explosion in the fraudulent use of emails and, due to this apparent epidemic; I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to this potentially hugely costly attack on businesses. Fraudsters have been cloning emails for some while now however, the number of attacks seem to be […]
