Paying dividends the tax-efficient way

When your limited company makes a profit, you can choose to pay a percentage of that profit to your shareholders. This is known as a dividend payment and

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Remuneration strategy – Salary vs Dividends

As an owner-manager, your chief concern will be making your business profitable and building up cash reserves in the company. But you’ll also want to be able to

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Business tips: Trading in a different country

To successfully set up your export business, you’ll need to do your research. This means talking to your accountant, advisers and other business owners in your network so

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Business tips: Have you achieved your goal for the business?

Founding, managing and growing a business is a BIG commitment. For most business owners, it will take years to build a customer following, turn a profit and create

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Taking out cash for Directors vs Sole Traders

Every business owner needs to take cash out of the business at some point. But if you’ve just moved from being a sole trader to a limited company,

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Have you got a strategy for a financially stress-free holiday period?

Holiday breaks are a chance to recharge for the year ahead especially after the year we have had. We look forward to warmer weather and finally setting up

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Business tips: Using forecasting to help your decision-making

Producing regular management information is one way to help improve your business decision-making. But looking at historical numbers can only tell you so much. In business, you want

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It’s time to submit your P11D forms

P11D submissions for the 2021/22 tax year are now due, together with payment of any associated National Insurance (NI) that’s due. The P11D form is used to report expenses or

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Why are some expenses not allowed for tax?

As a business owner, you’ll be looking for every opportunity to claim back expenses and minimise your tax liability. But not everything that falls under expenses is tax-deductible.

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Personal tax planning tips for year-end

1. Maximise free government money Whether it’s your pension, your Lifetime ISA or ensuring you claim tax breaks that you are eligible for, it’s important to get as

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