George Osborne opened this year’s budget by highlighting that economic recovery was taking longer than expected but stated that it is this government’s ‘aim to set free the aspirations of this nation’. In a rather hostile environment, that many viewers find amusing whilst others find it annoying, the chancellor continued by revising the growth expectations [...]
The flat rate scheme of VAT registration is often preferred by small businesses. Registering under the flat rate scheme instead of registering under the standard rate can reduce the amount of vat that your business has to pay to the government. The standard rate of VAT is currently 20% (2013) whereas the flat rate scheme [...]
Have you met all those important deadlines? Is there a deadline looming for you or your business that you need to keep on top of? Here we round up the latest deadlines that you may need to be aware of. This latest update on what deadlines are currently due for personal and business taxpayers plus [...]
Many people will tell you that forming a company is easy. In fact, you can form your company online with no advice or guidance from us right now. Unfortunately, mistakes are often made that are easily avoidable. If you enter your company formation details online today we will have your application completed in just a [...]
Business bank accounts with no credit checks required. It is now possible for anyone to open a business bank account irrespective of their credit history or personal circumstances. The only requirement is that the directors and shareholders of the company must be UK residents. The guaranteed bank accounts can be opened within 4 to 6 [...]
PAYE was first introduced over 70 years ago and the move to Real Time Information (RTI) is the biggest change to reporting taxpayer information to HMRC since it was started. The latest changes have been implemented to provide up-to-date information to HMRC instead of filing returns at the end of the financial year. It is [...]
At present Companies House send filing reminders by post to the registered office address of UK limited Companies. They have now introduced an option for companies to receive these filing reminders electronically by email. Receiving electronic filing reminders for your company is an ideal way to prevent missing important reminder notices from Companies House. Every year UK companies [...]
Small Firms services are an industry-leading business that specialises in starting new companies, Registered Office Services, Mail Forwarding Solutions and Filing Company Documents. That is why Small Firms Serviecs are right for you and your company. With nearly 20 years of experience creating companies for customers, we have the knowledge to support all types of [...]
Are you looking to start a new company in Scotland with a registered office in Edinburgh? We are pleased to provide a Scottish company formation service with our Edinburgh office as your company’s registered address. Using our online company formation service means you can select our Edinburgh office service. Furthermore, your new business will be registered [...]
Many business owners register and operate more than one limited company. This can be for several reasons including company name protection, establishing a group of companies, managing different business activities etc. One reason you should not form a second company is to evade tax or to artificially separate business activities to avoid registering for VAT. [...]
