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A recurring invoice is an invoice that you send to the same customer at regular intervals, which has the same information on it every

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Factoring is available for B2B sales made on credit terms and provides fast – usually immediate – payment of your invoices. It allows you

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Many businesses struggle to come up with a fair and profitable pricing policy. After all, an increase in your selling price should translate into an

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The government announced back in September that the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self-Assessment (ITSA) is being delayed by one

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The rules for deciding whether a gift given in the course of business is deductible are complex. The rules for business gifts generally follow

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Burton Sweet’s virtual financial director (FD) service provides high level financial oversight and support to businesses that do not have the resources or infrastructure

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Most small businesses are built on the founder’s vision, enthusiasm and day-to-day involvement. That’s all well and good, but it will only take the

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Protect your business from cashflow crises by following these cash management tips. 1. Cash flow isn’t intuitive Don’t try to do it in your

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It is estimated that 20% to 50% of all purchasing decisions are made through word of mouth recommendation. So why not harness the goodwill

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Making big changes to your business can sometimes seem daunting, and can have unplanned consequences – for example, if you increase prices by 10%

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For many business owners, sitting back and watching their bank balances rise is a less common occurrence. COVID, Brexit, supply issues, lockdown and so

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The Government giveth, and the Government taketh away – or so it seems. Most COVID support grants paid out by central govenment or though

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Young persons who turned 18 on or after 1 September 2020 may have cash waiting in a dormant Child Trust Fund (CTF) account. This

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Maybe – maybe not! In certain circumstances special ‘transfer of a business as a going concern’ (TOGC) rules apply and the sale will not

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Your tax code is used by your employer or pension provider to work out how much Income Tax to take from your pay or pension.

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Employers use an employee’s National Insurance category letter when they run payroll to work out how much they both need to contribute. Most employees

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Having listened to stakeholder feedback from businesses and the accounting profession, the government have announced that they will introduce Making Tax Digital (MTD) for

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The assessment of self-employed or partnerships profits is usually relatively straight-forward if the accounting date – the date to which accounts are prepared – falls between 31 March and 5 April. However, overlap profits can arise where a business

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Would you like someone to take care of your company’s day-to-day financial challenges? Running a business can be complex enough without the additional concern

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Have you ever been pushed into buying something that you really didn’t want? Most of us have. Maybe it was a salesperson over the

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New health and social care Levy to be introduced across the UK to provide extra cash to reform the Health and Social care systems

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New businesses may come and go, but cash flow ultimately determines whether or not a business will be running long enough to see it

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Tiered and Volume Pricing models are often used interchangeably and look deceptively similar. However, both apply where customers buy quantities of the same items. 

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Business gurus will tell you that there are 5 or 6 – or maybe even 8 – ways to increase your profits. Whatever the

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