As accountants, we often get approached by clients and the public with all sorts of tax questions. So over the next few articles, we continue to answer some of the more common questions. This issue we are looking at business expenses: Here is just a selection of recent queries: Now I’m trading, does…
BUDGET March 2016 Last week, the Chancellor, Mr Osbourne, outlined his Conservative Budget for the coming year and beyond. In this email, we have summarised the main points that we believe would be of interest to both business owners and individuals with personal tax requirements: Main points for individuals Tax-free allowance: The personal tax allowance…
This month, Jack Posner (principal) and Darren Stone (manager) of Leon and Company Chartered Accountants in Leeds write about the upcoming tax year-end and how you can plan for it. It only feels like five minutes ago since we were last asking our clients to start getting their records together in preparation for the tax…
Automatic Enrolment This issue, Jack Posner (principal) and Darren Stone (manager) of Leon and Company Chartered Accountants in Leeds write about Automatic Enrolment and how it is affecting businesses and employers. No doubt, those readers who own businesses will by now have heard of the new legislation obligating UK employers to set up a…
This month, Jack Posner (principal) and Darren Stone (manager) of Leon and Company Chartered Accountants in Leeds write about how to use accounts to improve business results. Not long after the recent election, a high-profile Baroness was being interviewed on Radio 4 about the economy, and during this she referred to accountants as being hard-headed…
Year-end planning for business owners. This month, Jack Posner (principal) and Darren Stone (manager) of Leon and Company Chartered Accountants in Leeds write how changing the structure of your business can pay dividends. With the new tax year finally under way, and Spring around the corner, it seems like a good time for…
Darren Stone, Manager and Chartered Accountant at Leon and Company in Leeds, blogs about the upcoming tax return deadline and what exactly is involved in completing a return. As printed in December’s JLife Magazine At the time of writing, the deadline for submitting our paper self-assessment tax returns for the year ending 5th April…
Last week, the Chancellor, Mr Osborne, outlined his Conservative Budget for the coming year. In this email, we have summarised the main points that we believe would be of interest to both business owners and individuals with personal tax requirements: Main points for individuals National Living Wage: This is the highly publicised change to the…