In many small companies, the owners are also the directors, and this gives importance to how income is extracted from the company. Important The declaration of a dividend has for many years been a strategy adopted by many small businesses. Traditionally, small...
Planning to minimise the liability to IHT is a team effort involving you and your professional adviser. To enable long-term planning to be set in place, it is important to carefully consider your planning options before making decisions about your financial planning...
What are your planning objectives? Key financial planning goals include: Making the most of your tax-free allowances Keeping your marginal tax rates as low as possible Maintaining a spread between your income and capital. Remember that all tax planning must: Save tax...
Real Time Information (RTI) is the system employed by HMRC for the reporting of payroll information, which requires employers and pension providers to provide detailed information to HMRC every time employees are paid. Under RTI, the employer is required to submit...
People don’t invest in ideas: they invest in people. You can have the world’s best business plan with a truly original idea that is guaranteed to make a fortune, but you could fail to attract investment if the people behind the idea do not inspire...
No business is the same as another even if the product or service is similar. If you are starting in business it is important to avoid the pitfall of underestimating your start up costs. Startup costs are limited to expenditure incurred before you are ready for...