If you’ve read our other blogs you’ll know the government has been planning quite a lot of finance changes which will impact those of us running small business. But last week some of these were quietly dropped as it tried to get the Finance Bill 2017 through Parliament without a fuss and ahead of the […]

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We’re well into the new financial year for a lot of clients, so here are a few things it’s worth us reminding you about:  – Changes to dividend taxation mean many directors will pay personal tax in January 2018.  – Watch out for our reminder about your 2017 self-assessment paperwork. You could win your tax […]

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It’s nearly the start of a new financial year and we’ve been thinking about ways to reduce costs in your business. The Government has provided a wide range of funding for small businesses if you meet certain criteria. Here are three from the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership to check out this month. 1. […]

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Last year, the Chancellor announced changes to the Flat Rate VAT scheme, which will be implemented on 1 April 2017. For many service-based businesses, it’s highly likely that the days of making a substantial saving out of the Flat Rate Scheme are over. If your VAT quarter ends in April it’s urgent you read, understand […]

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Whatever your business you’ll know that critical to your success is having the right tools for the job. You know we’re big Xero fans, so we’ve picked 4 top Xero plug-in apps to help your business run more smoothly. For tracking time and workflow mapping/project management 1. Harvest – perfect if your business needs to track […]

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Okay, we get it. Director’s loan accounts (DLAs) are confusing beasts and it’s pretty hard to keep track of the balance on a day-to-day basis (that’s why we let you know each quarter how your director’s loan account is looking). So what exactly is the director’s loan account? To put it bluntly, the DLA doesn’t […]

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You’ll probably have seen that we moved offices over the Christmas break and we had hoped to take our phone number with us. We’ve just found out that hasn’t worked so are beavering away getting new numbers sorted. If you need us in the meantime call Claire on 07790 596888 or James on 07494 508544. […]

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Happy New Year! Here are our tips for January, all about preparing now for your year end. Three things to do now to prepare for your year end The vast majority of our clients have their financial year end on 31 March. That’s just three months away, so now’s the time to do three quick […]

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We’re delighted to bring you this month’s blog from Sarah Shay of Eat Real and Heal, one of TLC’s lovely clients. We all know that January is a traditional time for making new resolutions – maybe about eating better or exercising more – so here’s Sarah’s take on how it’s totally possible to be busy […]

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We let you know in October that we were looking for new premises. It’s taken longer than we wanted, but we’re delighted to let you know that over the Christmas break we’ll be moving just a few blocks along to Parkhill Studio (yes, the lovely office in the picture above). There’s lots of room for […]

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