MTD (Making Tax Digital) will require businesses to keep digital records and to make quarterly submissions to HMRC. Clearly using bookkeeping software will help businesses to comply with these requirements…
Improvements at HMRC?
There is a new facility for tax agents to escalate unresolved PAYE and self assessment queries after 4 weeks. You need to have exhausted the usual channels such as the…
Do you really believe your CSR?
Happy new year! Sustainability. Do you do anything about it or just talk about it? Current breakfast view is offices that have their lights on 24/7 (even over the Christmas…
Don’t call it ZERO!
One of my pet hates is people who call XERO Zero. I can understand it when business owners make the mistake but accountants and bookkeepers who claim to be expert…
No more Google!
Why are you googling when you have a dedicated accountant on tap? Someone who can give you good quality personalised advice. Whether it’s ‘my mate at the pub’ or ‘my…
We don’t take just anyone
It’s not that we don’t like you. Far from it. We like to serve people where we can provide the most value. At Hudson Business Advice we only choose clients…
Get your own house in order first
This week I received one of those spammy emails offering me accounts and tax services. As if the lack of research wasn’t bad enough the so-called accountant was nearly struck…
Courtesy calls, love them or hate them?
Personally, I hate them. The caller doesn’t know what I’m doing. In a business that often requires intense thinking that means that the phone usually interrupts my train of thought.…
Should I be a limited company?
There are all sorts of reasons for incorporating and most of these are unchanged but two things have changed or are about to change. 1.Corporation tax increases combined with National…
Becoming a proactive accountant
Many accountants promote themselves as being proactive but what does that mean? To me it entails regular conversations with our clients to ensure that they are getting the best out…