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Welcome to Contractor Corner, the series written specifically by Qdos Contractor for accountants with clients who are contractors. Covid-19 and its impact on contract roles All the way back in March 2020 we were plunged into our first national lockdown.…
New figures show that despite the pandemic the number of companies formed in the UK reached a new record high in 2020, writes John Korchak. In the whole of the UK, there were 780,766 new companies formed – somewhat of…
Graham Hambly explains how a new initiative could help kickstart a young person’s career with a traineeship. Employers can now apply for a £1,000 cash boost to help them take on new trainees, the government has announced. The new Traineeship…
Don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers – especially in the financial pages, warns Roddy Kohn Most accountants, I suspect, use the phrase ‘cash is king’ to their clients on an almost daily basis. Are they mad? In business,…
Tracy Ebdon-Poole explains the strategy and processes that drive TaxCalc’s product development and underpin its corporate ethos. We’ve all learned the necessity of compliance. Face masks, elbow handshakes, two-metre distancing, remote working, showing up for your jab – it may…
It’s been a tough, long and at times a seemingly never-ending year since last March, hasn’t it? We learnt the value of remote working and we marked out two meters all over the office. We bought the hand gel and…
Boost for SMEs as free and independent service for unresolved bank complaints goes live. Small businesses across the UK are now able to use a new, free and independent service to help them resolve disputes with their banks, in a…
Simon Palmer looks back at the extraordinary implementation of the CJRS and what we can learn from it. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been a lifeline for millions of employers and employees across the UK, protecting 8.9 million…
IR35 reform in the private sector is just around the corner. In this article Seb Maley outlines the current state of play and looks to the future. Two years after being announced by former Chancellor Philip Hammond, and with one…
Henry Catchpole explains how you can help clients manage share options. Introducing a share option scheme for a new start-up or existing business can bring a range of benefits for both company and employee. Advising clients on what’s available –…