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Autumn Statement 2016 Analysis
The Last Autumn Statement A shock in Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement yesterday was that it was to be the last! Following the spring 2017 Budget, the Budget will move to the autumn. Catch up with this and all the latest changes in the Autumn...
Social Functions and Parties Tax Exemptions
With Christmas fast approaching you may be about to start organising a party for your employees. But did you know that there is a reasonably generous tax exemption for employee functions? Employees and their guests are not taxed on benefits where the annual costs of...
Taxes Made Easy
Clear and Concise Tax Guide 2016/17 The S4B team has created a handy easy to read tax guide, helping you understand and hopefully minimise your tax liability.It covers areas such as capital gains tax,property matters and also business issues. It is important to make sure...
Business Words and Where They Come From
As many of you may already know our Managing Director, John O’Mahony, takes a keen interest in etymology; the history of words and their origins. We thought that we would give you a light hearted break with some business terms that you use and their...
Are Staff Your Greatest Asset or Your Biggest Headache?
“Train your people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” – Richard Branson Getting the right team for your business and ensuring that they perform to the best of their ability isn’t easy. Getting the best out of...
The Reason You Keep Running Out of Cash
How much cash you have is an inaccurate representation of how your business is performing. That said, effective cash management is fundamental to the success of any business. Cash flow pressures are faced for many reasons, the most common are: Poor trading Lack of investment...
Are You Struggling With Your VAT, PAYE or Corporation Tax Payments?
HMRC (VAT, PAYE and Corporation Tax) have been instructed to collect thousands of outstanding monies and are employing debt collecting agencies to do this on their behalf. This can result in constant harassment and phone calls, with the debt collecting agencies chasing the money and...
Quarterly Tax Reporting and Government U- Turn
In the Autumn statement, the chancellor, George Osbourne, announced that the government was to invest £1.3 billion in introducing digital filing and quarterly tax reporting. However, under pressure it looks like the government have listened and will exempt further very small companies. Initial intentions In...
What Qualities Does It Take To Be An Olympic Gold Medal Winner?
“Anything is possible – just hard work and grafting” – Mo Farah The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are now well under way and thousands of competitors from around the world have been training for their moment of glory. They have put in hours of intense...
Maximising Your Profit
“If you want to increase your profit, you need to do things better than you have before.” Profit is an outcome. Profit is the end result of the actions and inactions in your business. If you want to increase your profit, then you need...