by Neil O'Brien | Jun 3, 2016 | Our News
Let’s start by defining what a business system is…. A long definition is: A system is a procedure, process, method, or course of action designed to achieve a specific result. Its component parts and interrelated steps work together for the good of the...
by Neil O'Brien | May 20, 2016 | Our News
WHAT AT THE 5 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN AN ACCOUNTANT? To help you out, we’ve cribbed together five of the most important attributes your perfect accountant needs to have. 1.Knows more than just the basic numbers Let’s face it, all qualified...
by Neil O'Brien | May 13, 2016 | Individuals, Our News, Pensions
The State Pension changed on 6 April 2016. If you reach State Pension age on or after that date you’ll get the new State Pension under the new rules. The new State Pension is designed to be simpler than the old system, but there are some complicated changeover...
by Neil O'Brien | May 6, 2016 | Accounts, Our News, PAYE & NI, Payroll, Personal Tax, Tax
What is an overdrawn directors loan? Quite simply this is when a director has taken more money from the company than they were entitled to take via salary and/or dividends Why does an overdrawn directors loan account cause a tax issue? The amount could be treated as a...
by Neil O'Brien | Nov 25, 2015 | Budget, Our News
George Osborne today delivered his first Autumn Statement as Chancellor of a standalone Tory government. But he should be used to this by now as it was his third pronouncement of the year, the first being his pre-election Budget in March and then his summer Budget in...
by Neil O'Brien | Oct 16, 2015 | Our News
Do you have problem staff? I was in a meeting on Monday with a whole bunch of successful entrepreneurs. These, like any entrepreneurs, even successful ones have their ups and downs and a fellow entrepreneur who had recently taken on an apprentice faced one such down....
