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What is the Correct Employee Dismissal Procedure?
Dismissing an employee can be a tricky business and the correct procedures need to be followed. The dismissal must be fair and can include reasons such as inappropriate behaviour or inability to do the job.

Top 5 Things you Must Know as a Small Business Owner
Here’s our list of the top things to look our for when starting a business.

Do I Need Insurance For My Business?
Your business is always at risk from various angles. You need to consider the risks below and have policies. Contingency plans in place to tackle them.

How to Get a Business Grant? The Ultimate Guide
A grant is for a person or company to use for a particular cause or function where a sum of money provided. It only covers part of the cost or service with the balance paid for by the person receiving the grant.

How To a Handle Directors’s Loan Account?
It’s important to remember that companies hold different legal entities quite unlike directors. Shareholders need

Year end Accounts
Limited company accountants this help-sheet provides you with an overview of the information to provide to us to enable completion of your end of year accounts. Of course, the more you do, the less amount of time we have to spend on the routine compliance aspects of your affairs.

Employment Issues in Small Business
This blog covers Employment issues in small business. The working time and minimum wage regulations

National Insurance Rates – Your Way Around the Maze
All rates in this article are for 2012/13. NIC for Employees For employees, Class1 National Insurance (NI) primary contributions are deducted from their salary each month as part of the PAYE system.

Salary and Dividends – Dividends and PAYE/NI
You are no doubt aware of the potential advantages relative to the payment of salary

Pension Simplification & Rules
Pension Simplification & Rules have made it easier for people in the UK to understand

Factoring & Invoice Discounting
As many businesses do, you may find yourself operating perilously close to your overdraft limit

Non UK Resident and Domicile Status
In late 2006 there was a Special Commissioner decision in favor of HM Revenue &

What are the Company Secretary Requirement?
There is no longer a legal requirement for private companies to have a company secretary

Accounting software – Advantages and Disadvantages
When it comes to managing finances, understanding the accounting software advantages and disadvantages is crucial

PAYE/NIC Late Payment Penalties
As you may be aware, since May 2010, HM Revenue is charging penalties for late