The importance of record keeping In this blog and video we look at Why record keeping is key to your success . Bookkeeping, or keeping financial records is vital. More importantly you need to know what you are spending. You need to know where your money’s coming from. Making good judgements when you have complete […]
Business success Firstly, business success, and how you achieve it is often talked about. So, this blog will look at what helps you get business success. What is business success to you? In the beginning you need to think about what success looks like to you. Furthermore, you need ask this question in advance of […]
Tax-free benefits for you and your employees Certainly paying tax-free benefits to yourself and/or your employees is a great situation. Most importantly there is no tax or NIC to pay. In addition, your company can deduct the costs from business profits. Above all the benefit must be paid for. In other words, don’t provide the […]
Management reports: What’s best practice? Firstly, effective decision making requires Effective Management Accounting Reports. Management accounting tells your business story on a more regular, efficient and informed basis. For this reason you should design the layout and content of your management accounts to provide the most useful data to enable good business decisions. So when […]
Business growth Firstly business growth stories tell you: Your profitability What things cost Information on Controlling & managing cash Planning Returns and Information for the Tax authorities, sending in VAT and Tax returns Telling your business story mainly comes from your financial and business transactions. This includes what you’re spending, where money’s coming from, money […]
Your business plan plays a vital part in getting business success. Furthermore it not only helps you navigate an uncertain business landscape it can help reduce the risk of it all going wrong. First of all planning is a mindset approach to your business. It captures in words and numbers the results of clear thinking […]
Salary, dividends & benefits Salary, dividends & benefits and how to pay yourself. We will throw some numbers in to show the financial difference. Furthermore we will be looking at other options that can really ramp up the savings. Company owners and directors often ask us “do I pay myself salary and dividends, and how […]
Above all, profit & your break-even point are so important to businesses that we’ve dedicated this blog and clip to this subject. As a result you might be wondering why knowing about this is important. Stay with me as we look at break-even. In short the bottom line is knowing your gives you better […]
Firstly, property is a business. Secondly, run it as one, because it is not just an investment. There is money to be made in property. Therefore before money starts rolling in there’s lots to think about, including: Tax return- do you need one? Decide whether you’re going for capital growth, income or a mix Ownership […]
Business budgeting for success needs the solid foundations of sound financial management built into its overall strategy. For that reason finances should underpin every aspect of its work. Plan and cost your activities, so your resources are properly considered. “Failing to plan is planning to fail,” Benjamin Franklin Likewise Franklin’s words apply to budgeting. Hence budgeting is […]
First of all to budget in business you should have a “Personal Survival Budget” in place. What’s your minimum survival budget? Furthermore remember very few businesses make enough money in the formative years. So in order to find out how long you can continue trading, establish what your minimum survival budget is. Also look at how […]
Work life balance: Getting yours right Getting it right is key. Hi everyone, we hope you had a great Easter break & are refreshed and ready for the short business week. In today’s blog we’re adding a personal touch again and are sharing how we “rested and played” ( and Mahmood even managed to get […]
Ready for Making Tax Digital ? There has been a lot of news and noise about Making Tax Digital (MTD). The purpose of this short blog is to remind you of the key points about MTD, which becomes live on 01-Apr-19. Making Tax Digital MTD is compulsory if you’re VAT registered and over the VAT […]
Having a healthy business is like having a healthy you A healthy business is what we all strive for. This blog will outline a five point approach for getting and improving business health, and how the approach has a lot in common with getting and improving personal health. Firstly, objectives: It’s important to have objectives, […]
Property & Tax Five points Property Investors should take onboard when it comes to property and tax. 1 Consider the type of property and time frame of the investment, short term or long term. Property will either be commercial and/or residential property. Commercial properties include offices, hotels and warehouses.Regarding rental income, residential rent may […]
How to manage cash flow Firstly managing cash flow is paramount for all businesses. Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash is reality. Secondly cash, what gets paid into your banks or your wallets/purses is the life-blood of any business. Cash is needed for a whole variety of things, including from paying bills, buying […]
Today we’re looking at the importance of taking time away from your business. In other words switching off from your business. So we thought it’d be nice to have a bit of a personal touch today by sharing with you all how we switched off from our business for a few hours at the weekend. […]
Mental Health Here at I Hate Numbers we just wanted remind everyone to spare a moment and consider if you are looking after your mental health. From a business perspective we understand that we are all valuable business assets. That’s why you need to take care of yourselves and your staffs wellbeing. Talk about it […]
Work Life Balance Do you need “More Time”? Most of us do Do you have the right work/life balance?- Most of us do not Firstly it’s really important to try and make sure you do have both. Secondly we are happy to introduce our kitty Scampi as he’s truly mastered the art of his work […]