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Here is an article from the Sunday Times that shows who’s winning in cloud accounting market place for software. The clear winner is Intuit with Quickbooks Online. The numbers are quite illuminating. September 1 2019, 12:01am, the Sunday Times Sage’s offline software business evaporates into cloud Author: Ben Wood As he waxed nostalgic about his turnaround…Read More
Many business owners start a business to provide income for themselves and their families. As the years roll on, they may or not be as successful as they imagined at the game of business. If they do well, the income can be good but the tax cost can be horrendous. The real gold in a…Read More
In the world of marketing, everyone (including us accountants) and clients seems to be obsessed with PRICE. What price will get that client onboard? Having seen a number of clients over the years fixated on a low price as proof of their superior deal making skills, I have to conclude much of this is just…Read More
I am often talking to clients about the need to either renew their business or plan for succession. This year I am practising what I preach. I have chosen to renew my business to invest and improve it for the next few years. The past year was affected by staffing issues. In a full economy…Read More
If you have wondered if you have the right accountant for your business, please read on. A tax accountant can help with calculating your tax bills and filing your tax returns. That’s about it. There are so many people supplying businesses in this field that finding a good one is fraught with danger. If you…Read More
If a business has existed for a few years and it has grown steadily to the point where you have staff who need guiding and managing, then you are potentially missing a trick in not using your accounts information is a key tool in managing your business. Too many people look at the bank balance…Read More
The most common reason is NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU STAND with respect to your business. If you’re not getting reliable information on a regular basis in a format that you can understand, we can help! We’re experts at developing accounting systems and reports. Alternatively, we can prepare the figures for you, accurately and promptly, and…Read More
HMRC are sometimes in the position where the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. Many people have employed income, as well as, income from other sources such as property, investments, sole trades, pensions, etc. Such people are in the self-assessment system, subject to payments on account and tax finalisation for…Read More
I just saved client a few hundred pounds. After filing a tax return for 2017/18, HMRC decide to apply what they call an In Year Adjustment (a new system I was told), Here they take any income they can tax through the code system and apply a charge to tax on such income, even thought…Read More
I have attached a link to an article by Tim Price, an investment manager I follow that considers about how we see the world and how it conditions our actions. I found this to be quite profound and reflects some of my own experiences. These thoughts are framed within the Brexit debate (no opinion offered…Read More
I seem to have seen more people starting up in business this year than I can remember. As always the optimism is tremendous. People come to me to ask about tax. I am happy to answer them but I hope I send them away with so much more. I met Corinne this week, a young…Read More
I noticed this article in the Times over the weekend and thought it would appeal to any of our property investor clients thinking about incorporation for their property business. There is some good commentary on the issue and some good news on lenders working with the incorporated sector. I hope you find this helpful. If…Read More
Many companies become low margin operations through fear of competition with the result that a high proportion never achieve their owners hopes and aspirations. Why is this? One reason is failing to recognise what the business or the owner is good at and what they are not. They do not understand where they create value…Read More
Don’t you just love the UK Government? UK businesses are just getting over the huge cost and upheaval from the Automatic Enrolment regime and now we have another one to deal with. You’ll love this. They call it ‘Making Tax Digital’. Of course we don’t yet know exactly how it works, because as you know,…Read More
Here at Robert A Harris & Co, we have a very special idea for you. This one combines genuine tax relievable business expenditure with a system to reward you personally for doing business. There are some reasons for looking at this service: Once you join the online platform you can both advertise your business to…Read More