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Here are two sample questions submitted by accountants to the ICPA/Vantage helpline Question: I have just prepared my clients 2017 year-end accounts and have found that, during that year, his turnover crossed the VAT registration threshold. He should have been…
Welcome to Contractor Corner, the series written specifically by Qdos Contractor for accountants with clients who are contractors IR35 reform in the private sector set for April 2020 The Autumn Budget 2018 took place on 29 October, when it was…
Ian Vickers explains some of the challenges facing software developers preparing for MTD for VAT. I’ve been asked by Accounting Practice to shed some light on how accounting software developers go about evolving their software to meet ever-changing demands of…
Mark Lee offer five simple ways to build your relationship with new clients at the on-boarding stage. It’s one of those modern phrases that I don’t recall anyone using when I started training to be an accountant. Indeed, I don’t…
Here’s a sample question submitted recently by an accountant to Croner Taxwise’s tax helpdesk Question: After careful deliberation, my clients have decided to transfer their main residence to their daughter – partly for tax reasons. Do they have to transfer…
Now you can onboard new clients quickly, efficiently and effortlessly with AccountancyManager, says Phil Webb Growing an accountancy practice is an exciting prospect right now. With the fast-paced and ever-changing landscape you’ll be on your toes and working your fingers…
Debbie Cockerton explains the rules around solvent liquidations and Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) Well, the Budget has come and gone, and before it happened we had quite a few enquiries about Entrepreneurs’ Relief to shareholders in a solvent liquidations. There were…
Can accountants introduce business clients to finance providers? iwoca’s Richard Sutton has the answer One of the most common questions accountants ask me is whether they are legally permitted to introduce their business clients to iwoca for finance, without being…
Amanda Chadwick tackles the thorny issue of what happens when a staff member’s personal beliefs can reflect badly on a company’s reputation A client of ours recently received a complaint from a staff member who told her that a fellow…
New EU-driven legislation will affect how you can market your services via social media. Nick Lewis explains all The dust has not even begun to settle over GDPR and its impact on businesses’ processes, and yet there is another potential…